Counter Apologetics

with Emerson Green

Episodes

CA138 The Demand of Theism – Is it immoral to believe in God?

May 11, 2025 • 10 mins

We shouldn’t be surprised by a world containing pointless suffering if it’s not set up with the welfare of conscious creatures in mind. But there’s a deeper problem with theism and its demands. Affirming theism requires moral judgments, as it entails endorsing the permissibility of suffering allowed by a benevolent God, which feels like a … Continue reading

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CA137 Why are autistics less religious? w/ Christianity on the Spectrum

April 22, 2025 • 87 mins

I’m joined today by Jonathan Machnee, an autistic researcher who has conducted the largest English language ethnographic study of Christians and ex-Christian autistics (autism 1, or what was formerly known as Asperger’s Syndrome or high-functioning autism). His research has included data mining over 26,000 autistics and conducting over 500 interviews with autistic Christians and ex-Christians … Continue reading

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CA136 Nobody Dies For A Lie

March 18, 2025 • 26 mins

I critique Mel Gibson’s claim on the Joe Rogan Experience that “nobody dies for a lie,” which many apologists have used in the past to argue that the martyrdom of Jesus’ disciples supports the truth of the resurrection, as they wouldn’t die for something they knew to be false. First, I challenge this by questioning … Continue reading Read more

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CA135 Why are theodicies so unconvincing?

March 9, 2025 • 67 mins

Do apologists actually believe what they’re saying? I’m joined by Counter Apologist to discuss his “Paradise Hell” thought experiment and to try to explain why theistic attempts to account for evil are so unpersuasive. What decision would you make if eternity were on the line? Linktree

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CA134 Philip Goff’s Conversion to Christianity

October 9, 2024 • 54 mins

We discuss Philip Goff’s conversion, the online reaction to it, and what his “heretical Christianity” involves. Is he a real Christian? What does he think about the resurrection, the ascension, the miracles of Christ, the virgin birth, the trinity, inerrantism, the atonement, and God’s nature? Amos Wollen – Conversion Review: Christianity gains a new smart person Randal … Continue reading Read more

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CA133 The Moral Argument for God – Have I Been Debunked?

July 2, 2024 • 215 mins

Two Christian apologists reviewed my series on the moral argument for God on their channel, Democracy of the Dead. I recorded my own counter-response shortly thereafter, but thought it was too profanity-laden and impolite to release. Generally speaking, it’s good to remain dispassionate in these online spaces, but I let my frustration get the better … Continue reading

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CA132 From Atheism to Agnosticism (w/ Adherent Apologetics)

June 30, 2024 • 45 mins

Zac (Adherent Apologetics) and I explore a few of the things that drew me to agnosticism. Religious ambiguity, disagreement among epistemic peers, the diversity of the theistic tradition (as well as the varieties of non-theism), the seeming inscrutability of the prior probability of theism, and my acceptance of the value-selection hypothesis have all played a … Continue reading

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Losing My Religion – with Fuad Abdullah Harahap (@fubilosophy)

April 4, 2024 • 56 mins

I’m interviewed by Fuad Abdullah Harahap (@fubilosophy) about my deconversion, the sad state of Christian apologetics, my issues with the skeptic community, free will, the afterlife, agnosticism, and a few other topics. Fubilosophy Linktree

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CA131 What would convince you?

March 4, 2024 • 16 mins

What would convince you of God’s existence? Specifically, the Christian God. What would change your mind and cause you to convert? I name three things: Christian aliens, miracles, and religious experience. That’s not an exhaustive list, but those things would dramatically raise my credence in Christian theism. I spend the most time talking about religious … Continue reading

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CA130 Am I Agnostic?

February 24, 2024 • 25 mins

The world is religiously ambiguous: It can be interpreted in various incompatible ways, and the interpreters are not necessarily violating any standards of rationality in doing so. As for me, I don’t feel any position being forced on me by the evidence. My best efforts to judge the total balance of evidence weighing for and … Continue reading

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CA129 Universalism Debate: John Buck vs. Emerson Green

January 28, 2024 • 107 mins

Returning guest John Buck joins me to debate universalism, eternal conscious torment, and other topics related to hell and the afterlife. My Playlist on Hell Linktree

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CA128 No, math does not prove God

January 14, 2024 • 35 mins

I respond to the wildly popular Redeemed Zoomer video about proving God’s existence with math. To see the open hangout that took place afterwards, you can watch the original livestream (unedited with no postscript) on YouTube Linktree

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CA127 What’s wrong with the moral argument?

December 26, 2023 • 22 mins

We wrap up our series on the moral argument for theism, summarize several problems with the argument famously associated with William Lane Craig, and discuss two other moral arguments for God that are not abysmal failures like the standard moral argument. Linktree

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CA126 Euthyphro’s Revenge

December 24, 2023 • 57 mins

Today, we continue our series on the moral argument for theism. We discuss the Euthyphro dilemma, Hume’s Law, and explore a back-and-forth between William Lane Craig and Michael Huemer on the question, “Why obey God?” Common Mistakes about the Moral Argument | Majesty of Reason Majesty of Reason – Moral Arguments for God: An Analysis … Continue reading

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CA125 The Moral Argument for God

December 18, 2023 • 40 mins

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And morality. The standard moral argument popularized by William Lane Craig and others goes as follows: (1) If God does not exist, objective moral values do not exist. (2) Objective moral values do exist. (3) Therefore, God exists. Today, we cast some doubt on the … Continue reading ...

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CA124 Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Conversion to Christianity

November 20, 2023 • 21 mins

Ayaan Hirsi Ali recently announced her conversion to Christianity. But has she only adopted a form of cultural Christianity? I examine her reasons for becoming a Christian and draw some parallels between Ayaan and another political convert: Andrew Tate. I think her reasons for adopting Christianity are quite clearly explicated, even though some Christians have … Continue reading

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AMA

November 18, 2023 • 202 mins

I recently asked for your questions, and I posted my responses on YouTube here. We touch on compatibilism, NDEs, aliens, euthanasia, abortion, death anxiety as an atheist, idealism, incest, Islam, Mormonism, subjectivism, psychophysical harmony, and more. (For those listening via podcast, I left the introduction in to preserve the timestamps for those who want to skip … Continue reading

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CA123 Christian Universalism w/ Andrew Hronich

October 14, 2023

I’m joined by Andrew Hronich, author of Once Loved, Always Loved: The Logic of Apokatastasis. We discuss universal reconciliation, eternal conscious torment, annihilationism, and much else! Watch the interview here Linktree

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Where New Atheist Epistemology Goes (Very) Wrong – Interview on Adherent Apologetics

September 5, 2023 • 69 mins

Here’s my appearance on Adherent Apologetics to talk about the recent series of Counter Apologetics episodes on epistemology. Where New Atheist Epistemology Goes (Very) Wrong | @EmersonGreen | Ep. #259 5 Mistakes Atheists Make About Epistemology 4 Things I Learned About Epistemology Epistemology playlist on YouTube Linktree

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Debate: Is God Finite?

September 5, 2023 • 139 mins

Alex Strasser (Protestant) and John Buck (Catholic) debate the merits of finite theism, the view that God is limited in power. Theistic finitism is less vulnerable to the problem of evil than perfect being theism, but are there other trade-offs that make the notion of a finite God less defensible overall? John is defending the … Continue reading

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Episodes

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CA136 Nobody Dies For A Lie

CA135 Why are theodicies so unconvincing?

CA134 Philip Goff’s Conversion to Christianity

CA133 The Moral Argument for God – Have I Been Debunked?

CA132 From Atheism to Agnosticism (w/ Adherent Apologetics)

Losing My Religion – with Fuad Abdullah Harahap (@fubilosophy)

CA131 What would convince you?

CA130 Am I Agnostic?

CA129 Universalism Debate: John Buck vs. Emerson Green

CA128 No, math does not prove God

CA127 What’s wrong with the moral argument?

CA126 Euthyphro’s Revenge

CA125 The Moral Argument for God

CA124 Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Conversion to Christianity

AMA

CA123 Christian Universalism w/ Andrew Hronich

Where New Atheist Epistemology Goes (Very) Wrong – Interview on Adherent Apologetics

Debate: Is God Finite?

Popular Podcasts

CA138 The Demand of Theism – Is it immoral to believe in God?

CA137 Why are autistics less religious? w/ Christianity on the Spectrum