#124 The Real Reason Faith Survives Bad Evidence | Deep Drinks Podcast

#124 The Real Reason Faith Survives Bad Evidence | Deep Drinks Podcast

In this episode of Deep Drinks, I sit down with Professor Neil Van Leeuwen, author of Religion as Make-Believe, to unpack one of the most fascinating ideas I’ve come across in the psychology and philosophy of religion. We explore the difference between factual belief and religious credence, why some beliefs update with evidence while others seem untouched by it, and why so many conversations between believers, atheists and apologists end up going nowhere. https://posty.social/@deepdrinks MUSIC: @dcuttermusic

#123 Gay Pastor Comes Out (Ps Aaron Kelly) | Deep Drinks Podcast

In this episode of Deep Drinks, I’m joined by Aaron Kelly, a former pastor who came out publicly in 2020 after years of trying to “pray the gay away” and navigating church-led conversion practices. We unpack what the Bible does (and doesn’t) say about homosexuality, the “clobber verses”, Sodom and Gomorrah, purity culture, and what deconstruction looks like when your faith, community, and identity collide. Honest, messy, and surprisingly hopeful. https://posty.social/@deepdrinks MUSIC: @dcuttermusic

#122 Is There a God? A Conversation with Philosophy Professor Graham Oppy | Deep Drinks

I ask Professor Graham Oppy — one of the world’s leading philosophers of religion with 30+ years in the field — the blunt question: “Is there a God?” and we get into why he confidently says no, how atheism, agnosticism and naturalism actually work, why people believe in God in the first place, whether miracles and fine-tuning are good evidence, if morality and meaning collapse without religion, and what consciousness really is if there’s no soul. We talk problem of evil (why pray to a God who didn’t stop the Holocaust), deconstruction, raising kids without faith, and what keeps people holding on. We even rapid-fire the classic arguments for God — cosmological, design, morality, resurrection — and ask which religion, if any, is most likely to be true. https://posty.social/@deepdrinks MUSIC: @dcuttermusic

#115 We Tried Gay Conversion Therapy - Here's What Happened | Deep Drinks Podcast

In Episode 115 of Deep Drinks Podcast, I talk with Drew (Genetically Modified Skeptic) about whether gay conversion therapy works, focusing on its psychological harm and how experts have discredited it. We explore the clash between religious teachings and LGBTQ+ rights, emphasizing the importance of personal truth and human rights. https://posty.social/@deepdrinksMUSIC: @dcuttermusic #gayconversiontherapy #lgbt #deepdrinks

#121 I Debated a Christian Apologist Over Whiskey | Michael Jones (Inspiring Philosophy)

In this whiskey-fuelled Deep Drinks episode, David and Christian apologist Michael Jones (Inspiring Philosophy) debate everything from the honesty of apologetics to slavery in the Bible and the evidence for the Exodus. Using a “belief line” and placing their whiskey accordingly, the two spar over whether defending a worldview gets in the way of truth-seeking. David pushes back on faith claims, miracle testimony, and modern Bible interpretations, while Michael argues for cultural context, historical credibility, and the value of the Gospels. It’s sharp, funny, intense—and disrespectfully respectful. https://posty.social/@deepdrinks MUSIC: @dcuttermusic