The Freethinking Podcast is a product of FreeThinking ministries featuring the work of Dr. Tim Stratton. Multiple hosts produce shows for FreeThinking Podcasts, Tim focuses on topics like metaphysics, free will and determinism and often cohosts with Scott Olson and Josh Klein focuses on Cultural issues and biblical theology.
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Arguments from Reason | FreeThinking EPS Presentation
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In this episode Dr. Tim Stratton gives the talk he gave at the 2023 Evangelcial Philosophical Society. In this presentation Tim delivers a knock down argument considering reason for Libertarian Free Will and why this entails that there is a God.द्वारा Tim Stratton
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Does Rationality Require Libertarian Freedom? S2 E1
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In this episode, together with Dr. John DePoe, we explore the relationship between rationality and libertarian freedom. Can rationality fully flourish in the absence of libertarian freedom? Is freedom an essential catalyst for logical thinking and informed decision-making? We will address fundamental questions about the human mind and libertarian f…
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Dissecting Jordan Peterson's We Who Struggle With God | FTMonthly #9
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In this episode of FTMonthly I (Josh Klein) am joined by the founder of FreeThinking Ministries, Dr. Tim Stratton, as we break down Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's appearance in Omaha, Nebraska on his upcoming book We Who Wrestle with God. We analyze the evening, ask questions about Jordan's faith and interpretation of scripture as well as his diagnosis o…
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Begging to Differ on Alistair Begg | W/ Josh Klein and guest Brady Cone
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Alistair Begg recently made evangelical headlines with some advice he gave to a grandmother on attending her grandson's wedding to a transgender person. The response has been mixed to say the least. Some supporting, others condemning, but it seems we've lost the ability to disagree and hash out why we disagree in the evangelical realm. In this epis…
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Critical Dilemma with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer | FTMonthly #8 W/ Josh Klein
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In this episode we interview Doctors Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer on their recent work Critical Dilemma. Critical Dilemma is an important work tackling the problems of Contemporary Critical Theory with a biblical perspective. In this interview Neil and Pat (authors of Critical Dilemma) outline the case against Critical Theory, some interesting ideas …
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What "He Gets Us" Gets Wrong and Right | W/ Josh Klein
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There's been a lot of commentary on a specific Super Bowl commercial from a group called He Gets Us - but what do we make of this? Josh Klein of FreeThinking ministries adds his perspective to the fray. Notes: He Gets Us Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94BqlDQ-Ppo McDowell and Stetzer Interview: https://youtu.be/lpD9up9XHPY?si=F3i2U9yix-_N9lDr …
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Dancing and Critical Race Theory | FTMonthly #7 W/ Josh Klein
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In this month's (December) episode we update the numbers for Give Where You Live (THANK YOU!), talk about the New Year and... what does CRT have to do with a recent response I got on Facebook? Also - how can the arts, like Dance help with evangelism and apologetics. I have a fantastic interview you will not want to miss. Donate to FTM (be sure to p…
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Affirmation Theology and Ali's Big Flip | FTMonthly #6 W/ Josh Klein
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This episode of FTMonthly focuses on Give Where You Live and how FreeThinking Ministries can exist and our mission. We also look at Porn Hub's scandal and why Porn should be illegal as well as a prominent atheist turning to Christ! For our Main Thing, Brady Cone of @CalibrateConversations joins Josh to discuss the damage of tacitly endorsing affirm…
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Big Issues, Big Answers | FTMonthly #5 W/ Josh Klein
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In this month's episode we explore the moral equivalence being pushed on the Israeli-Hamas conflict, Andy Stanley's equivocation on biblical sexuality, whether celebrating Halloween is a sin and special guest Tim Stratton joins us to discuss his supposed vendetta against Calvinism. Links: Andy Stanley Links Josh Klein on Andy Stanley: https://freet…
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Ballard and Demon Possession | FTMonthly #4 W/ Josh Klein
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On this episode we dive into new Tim Ballard accusations and take on @JustPearlyThings and @DailyWirePlus on marriage. We also explore whether or not men really do think so much about the Roman Empire and we take a look at normalizing mental illness or maybe even demon possession. Notes: Tim's talk at [un]apologetic conference: https://youtu.be/L-m…
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Aliens and Progressivism? | FTMonthly #3 W/ Josh Klein
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In this episode we look at the Church's preparation for our cultural future, aliens, a post-Christian culture and... Deconstruction that leads to progressivism. Links: Jessica's Story: https://youtu.be/ZRnaG9y5wK8?si=foLy5d0apSt5nhRg What if Aliens are Real (Tim Stratton): https://freethinkingministries.com/what-if-aliens-exist/ Do 60% of Christian…
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Shiny Happy People and Hell | FTMonthly #2 W/ Josh Klein
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On this episode we cover a letter about Christianity and its supposed "evils", recent Supreme Court decisions and how to think about them biblically as well as a foray into Trans ideology, analyzing an interview, and... Shiny Happy People. Notes: Contact Us: https://freethinkingministries.com/contact/ Rescuing Hell: https://freethinkingministries.c…
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An Introduction | FTMonthly #1 w/ Josh Klein
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The Pilot episode of FTMonthly is a monthly program hosted by Josh Klein of FreeThinking Ministries to cover relevant topics on culture and theology. Links: Josh Klein Introduction Interview: https://youtu.be/1nY1VUQoiNY Ideas for Topics or Questions: https://freethinkingministries.com/contact/ Target article: https://freethinkingministries.com/a-b…
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S1 E7 The James White Debate - The Cross Examination and Concluding Thoughts
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look back on the cross examination and discuss some areas where Tim felt he could hav…
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S1 E6 The James White Debate - White's Problems with Molinism (Part 2)
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look at the rest of Dr. White's problems he has with Molinism and respond to them.…
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S1 E5 The James White Debate - White's Problems with Molinism (Part 1)
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look at some of Dr. White's problems he has with Molinism and respond to them.…
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S1 E4 The James White Debate - Examining White's Definition of Molinism
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss Dr. White's opening statement. In particular, we look at how he defined bibli…
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S1 E3 The James White Debate - The Rest of Tim's Opening Statement
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we recap the rest of Tim's opening statement and set things up for Dr. White's opening s…
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S1 E2 The James White Debate - More Definitions In Tim's Opening Statement
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, Tim continues through his opening statement by defining additional terms, and I provide …
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S1 E1 The James White Debate - Intro, Meaning of Biblical, and Defining Terms
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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we give a little background on how this debate came to be, as well as the differing defi…
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*john wick yeah i'm thinking i'm back dot gif*. We have a big announcement in this episode that you will want to know about! But first, we talk about what we've been up to these past couple of months without shows. Yes, Tim and I are still friends, life has just been busy! Excited for what's to come, and we hope you guys can join us along the way!…
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Ep. 162 Free Will and Determinism - Scott's Intro to Metaphysics
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In this episode of the FreeThinking Podcast Tim and I venture further into the world of metaphysics. We discuss the free will debate from a metaphysical perspective, including discussions on compatibilism, agent vs. event causation, and moral and rational responsibility. There's some new stuff in here we haven't necessarily covered before, so we'll…
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Ep. 161 Time and Persistence - Scott's Intro to Metaphysics
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In this episode of the FreeThinking Podcast Tim and I venture further into the world of metaphysics. We discuss two competing views regarding the nature of time: A-Theory vs. B-Theory. We also briefly talk about the debate between perdurantists and endurantists regarding persistence.
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Ep. 160 Concretism vs. Abstractionism - Scott's Intro to Metaphysics
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In this episode of the FreeThinking Podcast Tim and I venture further into the world of metaphysics. We discuss two competing views for regarding the nature of possible worlds: Concretism vs. Abstractionism. **NOTE** Apologies for the audio quality of my voice, I think I might have had the wrong mic recording. It's not unbearable, but it's not the …
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Ep. 159 Constituent vs. Relational Ontology - Scott's Intro to Metaphysics
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In this episode of the FreeThinking Podcast Tim and I venture further into the world of metaphysics. We discuss two competing views for Realists regarding the nature of exemplifying properties: Relational Ontology vs. Constituent Ontology. **NOTE** Apologies for the audio quality of my voice, I think I might have had the wrong mic recording. It's n…
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Ep. 158 Describing the Four Views of Cause and Effect - Scott's Intro to Metaphysics
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In this episode of the FreeThinking Podcast Tim and I venture further into the world of metaphysics. We discuss the many nuanced views of cause and effect, dispositional facts, and many other important topics.
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Ep. 157 Truth Isn't as Simple as it Seems - Scott's Intro to Metaphysics
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In this episode of the FreeThinking Podcast the roles are reversed! Tim interviews me about metaphysics and we break down some of the most basic principles of metaphysics.
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Ep. 156 Are Manipulated Beings Morally Responsible? Reviewing The Free Will Show
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Tim and I sit down to chat about a recent episode of the Free Will Show. In this episode, Tim and I continue to discuss the implications of human freedom and responsibility within Frankfurt cases.
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Ep. 155 You Have the Freedom to Love This Podcast - Reviewing The Free Will Show
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Tim and I sit down to chat about a recent episode of the Free Will Show. In this episode, Tim and I reflect on the necessity of freedom for true, loving relationships.
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Ep. 154 Does Anyone Think Free Will is Necessary for Rationality? Reviewing the Free Will Show
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Tim and I sit down to chat about a recent episode of the Free Will Show. In this episode, Tim and I react to a not-so-subtle nod to Tim's work and the Freethinking Argument on the Free Will show.
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Ep. 153 Frankfurt Cases and Libertarian Freedom - Reviewing the Free Will Show
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Tim and I sit down to chat about a recent episode of the Free Will Show. We discuss the thought experiments known as Frankfurt Cases and their implications for divine determinism and libertarian freedom. *EDIT 7/8/21* The wrong file was posted originally but has since been corrected. If you've listened already, try redownloading.…
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Ep. 152 What Exactly is Meant by Exhaustive Determinism? Reviewing the Free Will Show
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In this episode, Tim and I sit down to chat about a recent episode of the Free Will Show. We discuss contra causal powers and respond to the idea that libertarian freedom requires supernatural power.
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Ep. 151 Does Free Will Require Supernatural Power? Reviewing the Free Will Show
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In this episode, Tim and I sit down to chat about a recent episode of the Free Will Show. We discuss contra causal powers and respond to the idea that libertarian freedom requires supernatural power.
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Ep. 150 Molinism's TRUMP Card (Part 2)
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Provocative title so I'm sure you'll want to listen. We discuss Tim's proposed acronym for the Molinist. After all, if the Calvinists get an acronym, why can't we? Seems only fair. This episode is the second of two episodes that follow along with Tim's article on the subject which is linked below. Hope you enjoy! https://freethinkingministries.com/…
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Ep. 149 Molinism's TRUMP Card (Part 1)
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Provocative title so I'm sure you'll want to listen. We discuss Tim's proposed acronym for the Molinist. After all, if the Calvinists get an acronym, why can't we? Seems only fair. This episode is the first of two episodes that follow along with Tim's article on the subject which is linked below. Hope you enjoy! https://freethinkingministries.com/t…
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Bonus Ep. 148 Tim and Scott Debate Definitions (behind the scenes)
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While recording our podcasts discussing Tim's response to Guillaume Bignon, I realized I'd disagreed with something I'd written down on our notes. Rather than cut off recording to discuss it, I decided to keep the cameras rolling so-to-speak, and both Tim and I liked the free flowing discussion that ensued. So I figured, why not make it into a bonu…
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Ep. 147 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Apologetic Significance (Part 2)
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If you haven’t heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It’s a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim’s book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we’re talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 146 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Apologetic Significance (Part 1)
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If you haven’t heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It’s a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim’s book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we’re talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 145 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Theological Issues
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If you haven’t heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It’s a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim’s book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we’re talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 144 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Philosophical Objections (Part 2)
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If you haven’t heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It’s a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim’s book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we’re talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 143 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Philosophical Objections (Part 1)
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If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 142 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Historical Eisegesis
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If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 141 Answering Guillaume Bignon: Definition of Determinism
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If you haven't heard by now, Tim wrote a book. It's a good book. You should buy it and read it. However, some people thought it was a not good book. One person in particular, philosopher Guillaume Bignon, wrote a 50 page refutation of Tim's book. Tim wrote an article as a rejoinder to this refutation. Now we're talking about it. In this episode, we…
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Ep. 140 Tim and Scott Discuss their Epistemological Leanings
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Finally, in this episode, Tim and I stake out where we tend to lean in the epistemological debates I've been talking about. Spoiler alert: neither of us takes a particularly strong position, but we point out what we believe to be the biggest issues in both sides. We'd like to revisit this topic again in the future, hopefully with some special guest…
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In this episode, we take a closer look at some of the skeptical theories of knowledge (if it's accurate to call them that). We talk about pure skepticism and weaker forms of skepticism, and see that it likely isn't a live option, particularly for the Christian, to maintain such a strong form of skepticism.…
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Ep. 138 Internalism vs. Externalism: An Epistemological Discussion
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In the second episode in our series discussing epistemology, we take a look at two opposing views on the nature of justification: internalism and externalism. I lay out what each of these views looks like and place it in the broader context of the epistemological project. Fun ep!
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Ep. 137 Gina Carano & Epistemology
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No, those two topics are not related, but Tim and I start out this podcast talking about the Gina Carano controversy. If you're not interested in that, feel free to skip to about the 10 minute mark for our discussion on epistemology. In these next couple of episodes, I'll be laying out some various views and problems in epistemology that I learned …
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Ep. 136 We're Back! Tim Discusses the Response to His Book
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I know, I know, we have not done a podcast in awhile. And by that I mean our last episode was August 27th of 2020! There's no real interesting story as to why we took such a long break, other than the fact that I (Scott) started my M.A. in Philosophy and Tim published a book. As it turns out, this takes up a lot of time. Well, fortunately (or perha…
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Ep. 135 Freethinking About Reason, Knowledge, & Current Events
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Dr. Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton is an epistemologist (a philosopher who studies knowledge) who has authored the books "Reason and Proper Function" and "Retrieving Knowledge: A Socratic Response to Skepticism." Tim Stratton believes her work in epistemology has strengthened his FreeThinking Argument and also provides a platform to speak about what we c…
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Ep. 134 War on Campus: Iranian-American vs Cultural Marxism
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Adam Mehdi Mahdavi is an Iranian-American college student who has had enough of being inundated with Critical Theory and cultural Marxism on his college campus. He has decided to fight for freedom and to fight back against this "Goliath." Mahdavi shares his story and his experience in this interview. Don't miss it!…
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