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reasonable doubts skip to main skip to sidebar wednesday august 10 2011 we have moved reasonable doubts has moved to its new home on at freethought blogs a new place a new look and a new community but besides that not much has changed hope to see you there also the doubtcasters wanted to express thier thanks to rd listener jim tuckwell for creating the logo and banner for the new website posted by jeremy 4 comments episode 88 summer genocide series part1 rd kicks off its summer genocide series with a critical review of paul copan s book is god a moral monster copan argues that the holy war waged against the canaanites was not the blood soaked genocide that critics of the bible make it out to be it was a limited relatively humane campaign that was morally and spiritually justified thom stark disagrees he s written a massive point by point refutation of copan s book entitled is god a moral compromiser free pdf available here we ll take a look at copan s arguments and stark s response for this weeks counter apologetics segment also on this episode the doubtcasters discuss the religion and politics of anders breivik and for a new segment of god thinks like you we share new data which proves fundamentalists are kind and helpful except towards people who are different from them posted by jeremy 6 comments thursday july 21 2011 rd extra deceived into thinking this episode features the lecture deceived into thinking teaching students to think critically through the study of deception presented by jeremy beahan to cfi michigan on may 11th 2011 description after trying unsuccessfully to get young students excited about learning informal logic jeremy beahan began flirting with a different strategy perhaps a better way to convey the value of fair minded critical thinking would be through the study of its intellectual opposite deception this simple idea had a surprisingly strong impact on how students engaged with the material instead of endlessly rehearsing procedures for analyzing arguments students delight in examining real case studies in deception everyday instances of fraud distortion manipulation self deceptio n and group think through class activities and assignments students can imaginatively step into the role of the deceiver by learning how to fake psychic powers perform classic street cons or twist logic in order to defeat an opponent also when students witness the harm done to individuals and society by deception they can come to see the value of thinking skeptically and work to expose deception in their own community to download this or any previous reasonable doubts episode click here find the episode you want and right click the play now link and select save target as posted by jeremy 24 comments tuesday july 5 2011 episode 87 the unintelligent design of sex the design argument may be the most intuitively appealing argument for the existence of god creationists often point to organs such as the human eye as examples of complex systems that could not have arisen by chance but take a closer look at nature and one will find several instances of unintelligent design design flaws which reveal the blind processes of natural selection at work for this episode justin schieber kicks the design argument in crotch when he brings the debate over design into the arena of human reproductive biology also in this episode will rejecting belief in free will make you a bad person we ll look at the latest attempt to discredit determinism for a new installment of god thinks like you plus dr galen gives his book review of american grace and zeus makes his debut on polyatheism check back soon for links to articles and research from this episode posted by jeremy 31 comments thursday june 23 2011 episode 86 the man who didn t sell his soul on ebay hemant mehta author of the friendly atheist blog was only looking to expand his horizons and raise a little money for a local freethinking student group when he came up with the idea that made him a media sensation he started a page on ebay where he offered to attend the church of the highest bidder stories quickly spread in the media of an atheist selling his soul on ebay which drove the bid higher and higher soon mehta was traveling across the country visiting different churches to make good on his commitment these church visits became the basis of his book i sold my soul on ebay which gave christians a chance to see church through the eyes of a friendly but critical atheist for this episode hemant joins us in the studio to talk about what he saw and how christian readers reacted to his book to download this or any previous reasonable doubts episode click here find the episode you want and right click the play now link and select save target as posted by jeremy 18 comments tuesday june 7 2011 episode 85 they had it coming life isn t always fair sometimes good people suffer needlessly while immoral people prosper nevertheless belief in a just world persists deep within the human psyche is a strong urge to believe people get what they deserve and while this mentality may bring some comfort to the individual it can also result in victim blaming or turning a blind eye toward real injustice unfortunately religion often bolsters just world belief especially when the believer is forced to reconcile the idea of a righteous god with the reality of suffering also on this episode the doubtcasters remember jack kevorkian and argue in favor of allowing physician assisted suicide the myan goddess of suicide and a stranger than fiction that will make you loose your head to download this or any previous reasonable doubts episode click here find the episode you want and right click the play now link and select save target as posted by jeremy 26 comments thursday may 19 2011 episode 84 armageddon outta here on may 22nd 2011 dozens of people will be disappointed to find that the world is still spinning hundreds of billboards across the world will look ridiculous and harold camping will struggle to find an explanation for how he could have gotten it wrong once again yes yet another judgement day draws nigh the doubtcasters take the opportunity to discuss end of the world prophecies past and present and what happens to the true believers when their dreams of leaving us behind are inevitably dashed in counter apologetics justin takes on the moral argument from a new perspective and asks the question if yahweh is so moral how come people like abraham and moses need to remind him to do the right thing then in god thinks like you luke looks at a study that reveals how your view of god affects your moral choices we offer props to yet another godless institute of higher learning and making the shit list is a southern baptist minister playing a part in a case of anti gay international parental kidnapping posted by fletcher 22 comments thursday april 28 2011 episode 83 exodus pursued by pharaoh the biblical account of the jewish slavery in and exodus from egypt is regarded by many as a historical fact give or take a few miracles but what does modern archaeology have to say on the subject we dive into the evidence or lack thereof for this ancient tale luke and justin take on recent criticisms concerning the roots for morality and the sacrificial practices of ancient jews and early christians dave takes a look at another springtime resurrection god in a polyatheism segment and the doubtcasters discuss terry jones trip to michigan a miraculously healed child and some people in the philippines who take their easter celebrations very serisously also more bad news and some potentially good news out of the on going catholic sex abuse scandal posted by fletcher 13 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom winner of the peoples choice podcast award for best religious inspirational podcast of 2009 reasonable doubts is a production of reality radio wprr grand rapids mi subscribe to the reasonable doubts podcast podcast blog please support 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