The Atheist Experience

00:00 Intro02:33 Adam-(EN) | Contingency Argument For Necessary Entity55:41 Mike-SC | What Level Of Natural Disaster Is Okay?1:37:03 Michael-FL | Dealing With Observable PhenomenonSHOW NOTESIn today’s episode of the Atheist Experience, Justin and Allegedly Ian, take calls ranging from philosophy to phenomena. Adam in England has a contingency argument for a necessary entity. Why should we believe that there was ever a point in time where things were selected? Prior to god creating the laws of physics, did god believe that he created the laws of physics? Was there a state that the universe did not exist? How can something exist and not exist at the same time? What causes something to be true?At what point does the universe become god?If part of god is contingent, then god is not fully necessary. How can god be all benevolent if not all parts of god are good?Why did god not create a world with no natural disasters? What is god’s intention when making people suffer?Mike, a theist in SC, wants to know what it wou