Isn't "smorgasbord" a great word? Amos Wollen, my friend and fellow Oxford graduate student, discusses his novel argument for the compatibility of God's love and an eternal Hell, a theodicy involving our consenting to suffering prior to our births, a case for the Baha'i faith, a fine-tuning argument from beauty, and the real reason that I take so many bathroom breaks.

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Amos has a great Substack that you should absolutely read.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:50 A new argument for Hell

39:43 A pre-existence theodicy

01:04:52 A fine-tuning argument from beauty

01:25:02 A case for the Baha'i faith

Two philosophers come together to debate the question of whether objective, mind-independent moral facts exist. Mike says yes, Matt says no. They discuss whether we can ever have reason to go against our desires, whether beliefs about morality make any difference to our behavior, how we know things about the world, and the relevance of intuitions.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:45 Dr. Matt Lutz opening statement

00:11:49 Dr. Michael Huemer opening statement

00:24:43 Do moral obligations involve impossible kinds of reasons?

00:41:40 Can the error theorist make sense of doing something against one’s desires?

00:56:08 If moral facts disappeared, would we live our lives differently?

01:14:34 What’s wrong with intuition as a ground for moral knowledge?

01:29:05 How do we know logical and mathematical truths?

01:35:46 Dr. Matt Lutz closing statement

01:36:54 Dr. Dr. Michael Huemer closing statement

Emerson Green walks through three powerful objections to attempts to reduce consciousness to the brain: phenomenal transparency, philosophical zombies, and vagueness.Check out Emerson's YouTube channel.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:05 What are you a YouTuber?

00:19:08 Objection #1 - Phenomenal transparency

00:29:22 Why physicalism cannot tolerate transparency

00:32:31 What if consciousness is translucent?

00:38:36 Maybe there are no mental states at all

00:49:52 Objection #2 - Philosophical zombies

01:00:57 Different types of conceivability

01:12:29 What about modal skepticism?

01:17:32 Objection #3 - Vagueness

01:24:40 When do we go from non-conscious to conscious?