#87 Yes, You Can be Gay and Christian - Matthew Vines

#87 Yes, You Can be Gay and Christian - Matthew Vines

Matthew Vines, author of God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships [https://www.amazon.com/God-Gay-Christian-Biblical-Relationships/dp/160142518X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VGCQ9E0VA3I6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.v0sDZExPBuQqeBa4QrLDSoMxMWOLMUGYwDW8alwCp7D0NbKyGWlu4hc83U7ziJ0rOXUjkGEe-E56wLgDVz_KIiVg9IS-aSDl8MP4hYxtNgcl5TV2aQkVbWaXVUtJnmOCn6fhtLEJKpUwyKvosqJVnapCAhs27-Oo6EP19di8Rq0wIWDakyTseNy6Gkfb6ij6TUU2TZTLZvGNfKxNW_FVTuooeR79viEoiZLGxKh-Hrc.8TSlaCfkWylb-wwfBRNWiFMcr63-ZoecbbLCsFAqC0o&dib_tag=se&keywords=God+and+the+gay+christian&qid=1780569649&sprefix=god+and+the+gay+chris%2Caps%2C413&sr=8-1], joins me to discuss the revised version of this now classic texts. Has Matt has changed his mind on any major issues? What, in the end, would Matt conclude if he determined that the Bible did prohibit same-sex relationships? Listen to find out! Video of this interview is available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/7cb4zYwkPMg]. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mileskdonahue] or Buy Me a Coffee [http://(https://buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue]. Follow me on X because you’re awesome [https://www.twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD]. EPISODE CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:05 What changed in God and the Gay Christian 00:03:28 Endnotes, footnotes, and writing for different audiences 00:05:02 How Matthew Vines’s views have changed 00:05:51 Romans 1 and female same-sex relations 00:07:48 Arsenokoitai, Malakoi, and Paul’s meaning 00:10:22 Same-sex marriage in the biblical world 00:13:45 To whom is the book written? 00:15:06 Expressive individualism and affirming theology 00:19:37 How the American church has changed 00:20:23 Affirming churches without guardrails 00:25:45 Conservative backlash and slippery slopes 00:27:55 Being between Christian and queer spaces 00:29:11 Queer theory, polyamory, and sexual orientation 00:30:55 Transgender Christians and biblical interpretation 00:34:48 Gender dysphoria, transition, and Christian ethics 00:39:08 What if the Bible prohibited same-sex marriage? 00:49:44 Moral intuition, inerrancy, and Jesus 01:00:05 Biblical authority, inspiration, and inerrancy 01:08:21 Where evangelical churches may be headed Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe [https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#86 From Toad Venom to Jesus: Cross-Examining Philip Goff

I discuss and debate the merits of drug-induced experiences for one's religious beliefs, the difference panpsychism makes, the distinction between God's essence and energies, and giant purple platypuses floating over New York City. Video of this interview is available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/azcNxuQtegA]. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mileskdonahue] or Buy Me a Coffee [http://(https://buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue]. Follow me on X because you’re awesome [https://www.twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD]. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:32 What is 5-MeO-DMT? 00:02:07 Why Philip Goff tried toad venom 00:05:02 What the experience was like 00:07:13 Can you experience yourself not existing? 00:13:00 Was ego death terrifying? 00:17:03 William Lane Craig’s reaction 00:19:57 What is a structureless claim? 00:22:52 The content of mystical experience 00:25:39 Does 5-MeO-DMT support panpsychism? 00:33:15 Why trust a drug-induced experience? 00:40:08 Experience versus interpretation 00:43:54 Is Goff projecting panpsychism onto the experience? 00:46:03 What would defeat the experience? 00:51:25 How does this fit with Christianity? 00:57:19 Divine essence, energies, and simplicity 01:04:19 Why Christianity specifically? 01:08:26 Why not deism or another religion? 01:14:23 Does Goff believe in an afterlife? 01:16:43 Near-death experiences and consciousness 01:18:37 What is Goff most uncertain of? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe [https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#85 What Is a Woman? - Talia Mae Bettcher And Tomas Bogardus

Talia Mae Bettcher and Tomas Bogardus join me to debate the question, "What is a woman?". Is gender biologically grounded, socially constructed, or something else entirely? If you're looking for a cordial and substantive exchange from two thinkers who fundamentally disagree on these issues, look no further. Video of this interview is available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/gD6GSfWoaRE]. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mileskdonahue] or Buy Me a Coffee [http://(https://buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue]. Follow me on X because you’re awesome [https://www.twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD]. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:17 Bogardus opening statement 00:02:03 Dictionaries and ordinary usage 00:03:41 The ambiguity view 00:07:09 The resistant concept of woman 00:08:12 Circularity and self-identification 00:11:23 The relevance objection to ambiguity 00:13:47 Non-human men and women 00:16:17 Bettcher opening statement 00:18:29 Woman as a philosophical question 00:19:44 Folk concepts and biological definitions 00:22:13 Folk concepts vs. theoretical concepts 00:24:45 Adult, human, and female 00:28:14 Open discussion begins 00:28:57 Bettcher on the ambiguity thesis 00:30:28 Family resemblance and trans womanhood 00:35:16 Political concepts and same-sex marriage 00:52:25 Are folk concepts biological? 00:57:47 Souls, bodies, and female identity 01:04:31 Twin Earth, Superman, and non-human men 01:13:13 Stone lions, Batman, and conceptual analysis 01:26:44 The husbandry argument 01:29:44 Sex, function, and biology 01:34:35 Why the question matters 01:39:44 Closing statements Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe [https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#84 Continental Philosophy: Genius or Gibberish? - Keegan Kjeldson

Keegan Kjeldson of the Untimely Reflections YouTube channel returns to the podcast to discuss the merits of continental philosophy. While he is largely in favor and I am not, we both agree that Hegel is abysmally obscure. Video of this interview is available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/QxIxXzOgLcI]. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mileskdonahue] or Buy Me a Coffee [http://(https://buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue]. Follow me on X because you’re awesome [https://www.twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD]. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:18 Hegel vs Plantinga: obscurity and clarity 00:03:07 Keegan’s defense of continental philosophy 00:08:38 Why continental philosophy feels impenetrable 00:11:15 Spinoza and intuitive knowledge 00:14:25 Nietzsche, style, and philosophical insight 00:18:07 Logical positivism and ethics 00:22:21 What is metaethics? 00:27:17 Utilitarianism and moral intuitions 00:30:17 Do arguments bottom out in intuition? 00:36:39 What is philosophy for? 00:44:41 Moral realism and objective moral truth 00:48:59 Judith Butler and the charge of gibberish 00:54:10 Clear continental thinkers 00:55:57 Heidegger and justified obscurity 01:02:00 Is clarity always a virtue? 01:06:49 Can poetry give us rational grounds? 01:12:52 Moral knowledge vs moral persuasion 01:15:29 Motivated reasoning in ethics 01:25:21 Ethics, emotion, and objectivity 01:28:14 The Nazi example and moral realism 01:32:26 Abortion, personhood, and moral disagreement 01:38:44 Objective truth in morality and science 01:41:17 Has humanity made moral progress? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe [https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#83 Answering (Almost) Every Objection to the Fine-Tuning Argument

The great, the one, the only Joseph C. Schmid returns to the podcast to offer a comprehensive reply to (almost) every objection to the fine-tuning argument for theism. Ever worried about puddles? Inverse gamblers? Stalking horses? Boltzmann Brains? Alex Malpass? Well, fear no more: we define, describe, and dispel (or defend!) all these concerns and more. Not gonna lie guys, this is one of my favorite discussions so far. Hats off to Joe for being 10/10 great. Video of this interview is available on YouTube [https://youtu.be/wrwWLz6Duww]. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mileskdonahue] or Buy Me a Coffee [http://(https://buymeacoffee.com/mileskdonahue]. Follow me on X because you’re awesome [https://www.twitter.com/PhilosopherMKD]. EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:45 #1 The puddle analogy refutes the FTA 00:05:49 #2 Other forms of life are possible! 00:08:58 #3 The multiverse explains fine-tuning 00:53:08 #4 Electrons in love 01:16:06 #5 We couldn't have observed a non-fine-tuned universe 01:21:09 #6 Maybe the constants are metaphysical necessary! 01:33:38 #7 Our universe is hostile to life 01:42:00 #8 Alex Malpass and the stalking horse objection 01:47:54 #9 We cannot get a grip on divine psychology Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe [https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]