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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090: Toby Ord - Dealing with Moral Uncertainty
18/12/2011 Duration: 41minWhat do you do if you don't know which moral theory is correct?
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089: John Shook – Dewey, Quine, and Some Varieties of Naturalism
14/09/2011 Duration: 01h19minJohn and I discuss a variety of naturalistic perspectives.
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088: Eliezer Yudkowsky - Becoming a Rationalist
06/02/2011 Duration: 01h06minEliezer explains his journey from traditional rationality to BayesCraft.
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087: Nick Beckstead - Morality and Global Catastrophic Risks
30/01/2011 Duration: 47minNick Beckstead explains the moral issues involved in catastrophic risks.
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086: Peter Rollins - The Role of Atheism in Christianity
23/01/2011 Duration: 01h06minPeter Rollins explains the role of doubt and disbelief in Christian practice.
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085: Marcel Brass - The Neuroscience of Free Will
16/01/2011 Duration: 51minMarcel Brass explains some of the latest research on intentional action on free will.
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084: Eddie Tabash - Engaging Religion in Politics and Debate
09/01/2011 Duration: 26minEddie Tabash explains the importance of engaging religion in politics and debate.
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083: Richard Carrier - Historical Method and Jesus of Nazareth
02/01/2011 Duration: 01h07minRichard Carrier explains how to do history correctly, and the implications of these methods for our understanding of Jesus.
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082: Eric Schwitzgebel - The Unreliability of Naive Introspection
12/12/2010 Duration: 01h18minWe are not so good at perceiving our own internal states.
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081: Neil Sinhababu - The Humean Theory of Motivation
05/12/2010 Duration: 59minSinhababu defends a Humean theory of motivation.
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080: Robert Gressis - Christian Theism vs. Naturalism
28/11/2010 Duration: 02h21minGressis and I chat about our competing worldviews.
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079: Robert Price - The Crisis of Biblical Authority
21/11/2010 Duration: 44minPrice explains the current debate over Biblical authority in evangelical circles.
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078: Liane Young - How to Change Someone's Moral Judgments with Magnets
14/11/2010 Duration: 50minYoung explains recent moral psychology and its implications for moral philosophy.
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077: Valerie Tiberius - Wisdom and Well-Being
07/11/2010 Duration: 36minTiberius analyzes well-being and the notion of a wisely-lived life.
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074: Michael Bishop - An Epistemology for James Randi
17/10/2010 Duration: 49minMichael Bishop discusses Strategic Reliabilism.
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073: Wynne LeGrow - An Atheist Runs for U.S. Congress
13/10/2010 Duration: 29minWynne LeGrow is an atheist political challenger for Virginia's 4th congressional district.
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072: Tyler Wunder - Why Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology Fails
10/10/2010 Duration: 01h42minTyler Wunder explains why Alvin Plantinga's reformed epistemology fails.
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071: Lydia McGrew - The Probability of Christianity
06/10/2010 Duration: 01h17minLydia McGrew discusses evidentialist Christianity.