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Alex is a Navy veteran, studying in exercise science, a rock climber, and holds to the philosophical theory of absurdism. We talk about that and religion as well.
In the conversation I mention Alex O’Connor (atheist), Gavin Ortlund (theist) as well as Alvin Plantinga (philosopher). This video on animal suffering mentions all 3, for anyone interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxUu4ncP-JM
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Ed is a Christian apologist, meaning he gives a defense for why it’s reasonable to believe in God. Dan use to be a Christian, but all of that has fallen away for him. They both give a summary of how they got to where they are now. Then there’s a bit of debate about if it’s reasonable to believe in God.
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Toni grew up in Christianity but began questioning that in her teens and early 20’s. She is now an atheist and involved in anti-religion activism. We talk about all that, what Toni thinks of the biblical God, and biological sex.
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Bas and Pieter are brothers, both from the Netherlands. Bas has been in the US for about 10 years and his brother, Pieter, is currently visiting. We talk mainly with Pieter about Dutch culture and also about his personal move toward secularism.
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Dr Rich grew up without belief in God but became a Christian as an adult through the influence of some friends. After a 12 year stint in Christianity, he left Christianity. We talk about that and his thoughts about God, science, and related things.
