Ep. 286 Scoring the Debate Over God Between William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens, Part 2
After having parsed William Lane Craig’s opening statement making the case for theism, Bob now evaluates Christopher Hitchens’ opening. He concludes that Hitchens hardly responded at all to Craig, and spent most of his time criticizing Christianity rather than theism. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The April 4, 2009 debate between…
Ep. 265 Do the Apostles Show Christians They Should Live as Socialists?
Bob recently appeared as the first guest in a marathon livestream of Lambda Conversations, hosted by Luke Avery. They cover all sorts of interesting topics in the intersection (or possible lack thereof) between Biblical Christianity and modern libertarianism. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The YouTube channel for…
Ep. 261 Prayer, Free Will, and Miracles: How to Think Rationally About Christianity
Bob answers a listener email asking how to think rationally about vexing problems in Christianity. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: C.S. Lewis on miracles. Richard Feynman on physical laws. Science: Meditators have younger brains. Help support the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.
Ep. 214 Explaining Libertarianism to Skeptical Christians
Doug Stuart and Dick Clark of the Libertarian Christian Institute talk about the book they co-authored (with 2 others) that answers tough questions. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. The book Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Answers to Tough Questions, by the guests and co-authors. #Commissions Earned…
Ep. 206 “What Did Bob Learn?” Part 3 of 3
Bob concludes his series on areas where he’s changed his mind. This episode covers the economics of climate change, fractional reserve banking, the US gold standard, his notorious inflation bets, Nelson Nash’s Infinite Banking Concept, and the God of the Bible. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s chapter on the gold standard.…