Synopsis
Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot is an interfaith interview show, featuring experts from all religions and worldviews, but focusing on the divide between Christianity and atheism.
Episodes
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051: Neil Manson - The Design Argument
30/06/2010 Duration: 01h04minI interview philosopher Neil Manson about the design argument for God's existence, in all its forms.
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050: David Basinger - Miracles and Open Theism
27/06/2010 Duration: 45minI interview philosopher and theologian David Basinger about open theism, and also about the nature of miracles.
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049: Jesse Graham - The Morality of Liberals and Conservatives
23/06/2010 Duration: 50minI interview psychologist Jesse Graham about his research on how we make our moral judgments, and why liberals and conservatives have different moral values.
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048: Konrad Talmont-Kaminski - Naturalism and Supernaturalism
20/06/2010 Duration: 59minI interview philosopher Konrad Talmont-Kaminski about some varieties of philosophical naturalism and the differences between naturalism and supernaturalism.
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047: Darrel Ray - The God Virus
16/06/2010 Duration: 38minI interview psychologist Darrel Ray about how religion is like a virus.
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046: James McGrath - Bible Scholarship and the Golden Rule
13/06/2010 Duration: 01h12minI interview Bible scholar James McGrath about how he does history according to the Golden Rule.
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045: Richard Carrier - Is Christianity Responsible for Science?
09/06/2010 Duration: 01h03minI interview historian and philosopher Richard Carrier about the Christian apologist's claim that Christianity is responsible for modern science.
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044: Greg Ganssle - The New Atheism
06/06/2010 Duration: 49minI interview Yale philosopher Greg Ganssle about the new atheists: Richard Dawkins and company.
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043: Tim Mawson - A Fine-Tuned Universe
02/06/2010 Duration: 47minI interview Oxford philosopher and theologian Tim Mawson.
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B02: Luke Answers More Questions
31/05/2010 Duration: 21minI respond directly to the audio questions you submitted to me in response to Ask the Atheist... Audio Edition!
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042: Sean McDowell - Christian Apologetics
30/05/2010 Duration: 33minToday I interview Christian apologist Sean McDowell, the son of Josh McDowell.
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041: Jaco Gericke - Philosophy of Ancient Israelite Religion
26/05/2010 Duration: 53minI interview Bible scholar Jaco Gericke about the philosophy of Ancient Israelite religion, as revealed in the Hebrew Bible.
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040: Luke Barnes - 11 Responses to Fine-Tuning
19/05/2010 Duration: 01h16minIn one of my funniest and most useful episodes yet, I interview astronomer Luke Barnes about the plausibility of 11 responses to the fine-tuning of the universe. Frankly, once you listen to this episode you will be better equipped to discuss fine-tuning than 90% of the people who discuss it on the internet.
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039: Ashley Paramore and Jonathan Weyer - Atheists and Believers Working Together
12/05/2010 Duration: 31minToday I interview Ashley Paramore, an atheist who works closely with Christians, and Jonathan Weyer, a Christian who works closely with atheists. We discuss the value of getting atheists and believers working together and how to make that happen..
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038: Taner Edis - Science and Nonbelief
05/05/2010 Duration: 44minI interview physicist Taner Edis about science and religion.
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037: John Loftus - The Christian Delusion
28/04/2010 Duration: 36minToday I interview John Loftus, author of 'The Christian Delusion.
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036: Scott Sehon - The Problem with "God is Mysterious"
21/04/2010 Duration: 35minToday I interview philosopher Scott Sehon about the "God is Mysterious" reply to the problem of evil.
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035: Timothy O'Connor - Theism and Ultimate Explanation
14/04/2010 Duration: 58minToday I interview philosopher Timothy O'Connor about God as an ultimate explanation for why something exists rather than nothing.
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034: Robert Price - How to Study the Historical Jesus
11/04/2010 Duration: 01h08minToday I interview New Testament scholar Robert Price about historical method.
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033: Zachary Moore - Evolution 101
07/04/2010 Duration: 38minToday I interview Dr. Zach from the podcast 'Evolution 101' to discuss what evolutionary theory claims, and why it's true.