
Adherent Apologetics
Welcome to Adherent Apologetics, where I talk with leading thinkers about Christianity.
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Aug 18, 2021 • 1h 10min
187. Is Naturalism Simpler than Theism? A Response to Emerson Green (w/ Tim Howard & Kyle Alander)
Atheist Emerson Green recently released a video titled "Why I am an Atheist." In this video, Kyle Alander ( @Christian Idealism ) and Tim Howard ( @Invoking Theism ) join me to discuss his fourth point where he claims, "Theism is more metaphysically profligate than naturalism as an explanation."
Original Video: https://youtu.be/bPDkaWpuTgE
Christian Idealism: http://bit.ly/35FeM7Y
Invoking Theism: http://bit.ly/2LZWwzr
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Aug 14, 2021 • 54min
186. Lydia McGrew: Is the Gospel of John History?
Dr. Lydia McGrew is a widely published analytic philosopher and author. She received her PhD in English from Vanderbilt University in 1995. She has published extensively in the theory of knowledge, specializing in formal epistemology and in its application to the evaluation of testimony and to the philosophy of religion.
In this conversation, we talk about your recent book, The Eye of the Beholder and the reliability of John's Gospel.
Dr. McGrew's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSwh...
Testify video on unnecessary details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzRws...
Testify video on unexplained allusions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5mF9...
Purchase link for Hidden in Plain View: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Plain-V...
Purchase link for The Mirror or the Mask: The Mirror or the Mask: Liberating the Gospels from Literary Devices: McGrew, Lydia: 9781947929074: Amazon.com: Books
Purchase link for The Eye of the Beholder: The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage: McGrew, Lydia: 9781947929159:Amazon.com: Books
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Aug 12, 2021 • 42min
185. Godless Engineer & The Cosmological Argument (w/ Josh Yen)
Josh Yen (Apologetics for All) joins me to respond to Godless Engineer on the cosmological argument for God. We take a look at John's objections and give our responses.
Original Video: https://youtu.be/IZ6UzNyDW9o
Apologetics for All: http://bit.ly/2L2SXbi

Aug 7, 2021 • 56min
184. Physicist Michael Strauss Responds to Holy Koolaid 'Debunking' the Fine-Tuning Argument
Dr. Michael Strauss joins me to respond to Holy Koolaid on the Fine-Tuning argument. In this video, we respond to his original video!
Dr. Strauss' Website: https://www.michaelgstrauss.com/
Original Video: https://youtu.be/t10fDLfSV88

Jul 20, 2021 • 51min
183. Debate Review: Is Evil Strong Evidence Against God (Me vs. Emerson Green) w/ Apologetics Squared & Plantiga's Bulldog
I recently participated in a debate with atheist Emerson Green on the problem of evil. In this debate review, I am joined by Kyle Vollmar and Apologetics Squared to talk about indifference, teleological evil, strong evidence, and more!
The Debate: https://youtu.be/yRXqWGWrzaE
Apologetics Squared: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqAw3_J8ZdXpujkSh0C06CA

Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 8min
182. Bram Rawlings: Debate Review: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Captian Dadpool vs Bram Rawling
In this video, Bram and I review his debate with Rick (Captian Dadpool) on the resurrection. Original Debate: https://youtu.be/ASnIoQ_JzJ0
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Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 40min
181. Is Evil Strong Evidence Against Theism? Emerson Green vs Adherent Apologetics
This is a recent debate that I participated in. The question being discussed was "Is Evil Strong Evidence Against God?"
Many thanks to the Non-Alchemist who hosted this debate: https://www.youtube.com/user/dman441000
And Emerson Green for agreeing to debate: https://linktr.ee/emersongreen

Jul 10, 2021 • 51min
180. Justin Mooney: How to Solve the Problem of Evil
Justin Mooney is a Ph.D. student in the philosophy department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In this conversation, we talk about his new paper on how to solve the problem of evil.
Justin's Paper: https://philpapers.org/rec/MOOHTS
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Jul 7, 2021 • 47min
179. Paul Barker: A Scholar Explains the Book of Deuteronomy
Dr. Paul Barker's PhD was published as The Triumph of Grace in Deuteronomy. He has written books and articles on Amos, Psalms, Deuteronomy, and preaching. In this interview, we talk about big questions surrounding the book of Deuteronomy.
Dr. Barker's Work: https://www.amazon.com/Deuteronomy-God-Who-Keeps-Promises/dp/1783681225
Big Questions in EVERY Book of the Bible: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj8S949x_pmR9brHqG0K9CyK5ovdI_X9V
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Jul 5, 2021 • 33min
178. Christian Apologists Critique 3 Apologetics Arguments (Morality, Meaning, & Science) w/ Josh Yen
Josh Yen joins me to critique three apologetic arguments offered by Ken Ham, William Lane Craig, and Frank Turek. Josh and I have respect for these three individuals and do this video out of the hope of trying to help further the dialogue.
Apologetics for All: http://bit.ly/2L2SXbi
Turek Video: https://youtu.be/0SH0m37lqZs
Craig Video: https://youtu.be/xV4oIqnaxlg
Ham Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU9UxZSD4Xc
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