![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Apologia - Partners - Zachary Moore
Some of the partners of the regular Apologia participants get together for a "ladies' night" of sorts, and talk about their own religious experiences and interest in common ground.
Keywords: apologia; women
Downloads: 1,136 |
| NTCOF - Moment of Science - August 2008 - Zachary Moore
Global climate change has many unlooked-for consequences, including a reexamination of viticulture in Spain.
Keywords: moment; science; wine; viticulture; climate change; Spain
Downloads: 99 |
| Apologia - Request - Zachary Moore
A request to the Apologia listeners to consider joining the discussion, especially theists and women.
Keywords: apologia; request; theists; women
Downloads: 519 |
| NTCOF - Closing Remarks - November 2007 - Zachary Moore
The North Texas Church of Freethought November 2007 service.
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 177 |
| NTCOF - Closing Comments - September 2007 - Zachary Moore
The North Texas Church of Freethought September 2007 service.
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 197 |
| NTCOF - Reason Driven Life - February 2008 - Zachary Moore
No changes are permanent, but change is. A look at the intransigence of life and what it means to our experience.
Keywords: change; buddhism; reason; life; robert; price
Downloads: 175 |
| NTCOF - Welcome and Announcements - August 2008 - Zachary Moore
The August 2008 service of the North Texas Church of Freethought
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 174 |
| NTCOF - Welcome and Announcements - May 2008 - Zachary Moore
The North Texas Church of Freethought May 2008 service.
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 215 |
| NTCOF - Welcome and Announcements - November 2007 - Zachary Moore
The North Texas Church of Freethought November 2007 service.
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 206 |
| Apologia - Artificial Life 2 - Zachary Moore
A continuation of the discussion sparked by Tom Barbalet's appearance, delving into the question of whether artificial life forms would revere us as gods, and whether humans might fall in love and have sex with them.
Keywords: apologia; artificial; life; intelligence; star trek; futurama; love; sex; robots
Downloads: 1,191 |
| Apologia - Free Will - Zachary Moore
A discussion about the nature of free will and how it relates to ethical considerations
Keywords: apologia; free will; ethics
Downloads: 1,162 |
| NTCOF - Welcome and Announcements - January 2008 - Zachary Moore
The January 2008 service of the North Texas Church of Freethought
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 270 |
| NTCOF - Passing the Bolt - Zachary Moore
In Mike Sullivan's final regular appearance at a NTCOF service, a commemorative lightning bolt is passed to new Executive Director Zachary Moore
Keywords: lightning; bolt; north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 158 |
| NTCOF - Reason Driven Life Part 3 - Zachary Moore
Are we limited by a one-track mind that insists forgiveness can only be found by appealing to a deity?
Keywords: reason; driven; life; robert; price; forgiveness
Downloads: 216 |
| Apologia - Artificial Life 1 - Zachary Moore
Kevin Harris leads a discussion with special guest Tom Barbalet of the Biota.org podcast, on the subject of artificial life and the ethical implications it raises.
Keywords: apologia; artificial; life; biota; noble; ape; intelligence
Downloads: 1,040 |
| Apologia - Personal Relationship With Jesus 2 - Zachary Moore
A discussion about the concept of the personal relationship with Jesus, and what it means within Christianity.
Keywords: personal; relationship; Jesus
Downloads: 1,191 |
| NTCOF - Reason Driven Life - May 2008 - Zachary Moore
Does the concept of a divine creator make the mystery of being any more beautiful?
Keywords: reason; driven; life; mystery; creator
Downloads: 173 |
| NTCOF - Reason Driven Life Part 2 - Zachary Moore
Does it make more sense to assume that our lives are directed by a Cosmic Artist, or can we still find beauty and meaning in live without that concept?
Keywords: reason; driven; life; robert; price
Downloads: 214 |
| NTCOF - Welcome and Announcements - July 2008 - Zachary Moore
The North Texas Church of Freethought July 2008 service.
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 125 |
| Apologia - Atheist Ethics - Zachary Moore
A discussion among the atheist participants about how we can talk about ethics and arrive at very similar-sounding conclusions without appealing to a deity.
Keywords: apologia; atheism; ethics
Downloads: 1,288 |
| Apologia - Christopher Hedges - Zachary Moore
A discussion about Christopher Hedges' latest book, "I Don't Believe in Atheists."
Keywords: christopher hedges; sam harris; atheists; utopia; apologia
Downloads: 775 |
| Apologia - Common Myths 1 - Zachary Moore
An examination of some common myths about atheism and Christian theism.
Keywords: atheism; theism; Christianity
Downloads: 1,514 |
| Apologia - Debate - Zachary Moore
We welcome John Ferrer to the discussion to talk about and analyze the debate that he and Zach engaged in recently at the University of Texas at Arlington, entitled "Is God Good?"
Keywords: apologia; problem of evil; theodicy; ethics
Downloads: 1,408 |
| Apologia - Jesus Myth Discussion - Zachary Moore
A concluding discussion about the Jesus Myth Hypothesis, including some meta-issue questions.
Keywords: Jesus; myth; mythicism; mythicism; Earl Doherty; Robert Price; Richard Carrier
Downloads: 1,395 |
| Apologia - Rational Response Squad - Zachary Moore
A discussion about the recently aggressive atheism activists, especially the recent activities associated with the Rational Response Squad
Keywords: atheism; theism; Rational Response Squad
Downloads: 1,526 |
| Apologia - Sexual Ethics - Zachary Moore
A discussion about sexual ethics as both theists and atheists conceive them.
Keywords: sex; ethics; atheism; theism
Downloads: 1,241 |
| Jesus Myth - Part 3 - Zachary Moore
An examination of the collected arguments in favor of the Jesus Myth Hypothesis. This third part looks at the Arguments from Ahistoricity, including synoptic problem of the gospels, the instances of Biblical testimonies which suggest ahistoricity, and the existence of orthodox revisions of the scriptures,
Keywords: Jesus; myth; mythicism; mythicism; orthodox corruption; Paul; claudius lysias
Downloads: 2,101 |
| NTCOF - Mythmas Carols - December 2007 - Zachary Moore
'Traditional' carols cast in a freethinking context for the North Texas Church of Freethought.
Keywords: mythmas; carols
Downloads: 245 |
| NTCOF - Reason Driven Life - July 2008 - Zachary Moore
A serious, but not literal, assessment of the Noah's Ark myth from the Bible.
Keywords: reason; driven; life; noah; ark
Downloads: 149 |
| Apologia - Common Myths 2 - Zachary Moore
An examination of some common myths about atheism and Christian theism.
Keywords: atheism; theism; Christianity
Downloads: 1,600 |
| Apologia - Dr. Joe Barnhart - Zachary Moore
A special installment of Apologia, interviewing Dr. Joe Barnhart on the subject of ethical common ground, fundamentalism, and Dostoevsky.
Keywords: Joe Barnhart; ethics; theism; naturalism; Dostoevsky
Downloads: 1,379 |
| Apologia - Ethics of Food - Zachary Moore
A discussion of the ethical considerations that we all employ when we decide what we should and should not eat. With special guest Richard Spencer of the Faith and Freethought podcast.
Keywords: apologia; ethics; food; veganism; livestock; evolution; morality
Downloads: 1,249 |
| Apologia - Harris and Hitchens - Zachary Moore
A discussion about recent comments from Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens that have angered many atheists and freethinkers.
Keywords: sam harris; christopher hitchens
Downloads: 1,806 |
| Apologia - Homosexuality - Zachary Moore
An examination of the problems that arise from the intersection of homosexuality and Christianity. With special guest Reed Braden, of the "Unorthodox Atheism" blog and the "Two Smokin' Hot Freethinkers" podcast.
Keywords: homosexuality; religion; Christianity; atheism
Downloads: 1,693 |
| Apologia - Love, Sex, and Marriage - Zachary Moore
An impromptu discussion about love, sex, and marriage by some of the atheist participants.
Keywords: love; sex; marriage; apologia
Downloads: 765 |
| Apologia - Personal Relationship With Jesus 1 - Zachary Moore
A discussion about the concept of the personal relationship with Jesus, and what it means within Christianity
Keywords: personal; relationship; Jesus
Downloads: 1,280 |
| Apologia - Skepticism - Zachary Moore
An examination of the concept of skepticism, its benefits, and its pitfalls.
Keywords: apologia; skepticism
Downloads: 1,328 |
| Apologia - Stump the Atheists - Zachary Moore
A slightly different format- the theists moderate and ask questions of the atheists, with the goal of stumping them.
Keywords: apologia; stump; atheist
Downloads: 1,355 |
| Apologia - The Mind-Body Problem - Zachary Moore
A discussion about the ways we attempt to resolve the seeming contradiction between a metaphysical mind inhabiting a physical body. Featuring Rodrigo Neely and Dr. Ian Norris as special guests.
Keywords: mind; body; problem; psychology; neuroscience; dualism; monism
Downloads: 1,426 |
| Apologia - The Problems with Atheism - Zachary Moore
The atheists in the discussion gather together to share some of their problems, whether they be intellectual, emotional, or cultural, with atheism.
Keywords: apologia; problem; atheism
Downloads: 1,288 |
| Apologia - What the Devil? - Zachary Moore
A discussion about Satan, and how he relates to both orthodox Christianity, atheism, and Satanism.
Keywords: apologia; satan; devil; halloween
Downloads: 1,402 |
| Jesus Myth - Part 2 - Zachary Moore
An examination of the collected arguments in favor of the Jesus Myth Hypothesis. This second part looks at the Arguments from Similarity, including the existence of dying and rising deities, legendary men, works of ancient fiction, and Jewish literary figures which existed prior to or contemporaneously with the Gospel writers.
Keywords: Jesus; myth; mythicism; mythicism; Osiris; Dionysus; Tammuz; Odyssey; Elijah; Moses; Joshua; Chaereas; Callirhoe; Apollonius; Asclepius; Romulus; Pythagoras
Downloads: 1,912 |
| Jesus Myth - Part 1 - Zachary Moore
An examination of the collected arguments in favor of the Jesus Myth Hypothesis. This first part looks at the Arguments from Silence, including the lack of any historical details about Jesus in the works of Paul, as well as the lack of any direct attestations of a historical Jesus is contemporary non-Christian writers.
Keywords: Jesus; myth; mythicism; mythicism; Earl Doherty; Robert Price; Richard Carrier
Downloads: 1,991 |
| NTCOF - Closing and Summary - January 2008 - Zachary Moore
The January 2008 service of the North Texas Church of Freethought
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 234 |
| NTCOF - May 2008 - Welcome and Announcements - Zachary Moore
The May 2008 service of the North Texas Church of Freethought
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 79 |
| NTCOF - Moment of Science - July 2007 - Zachary Moore
"Moment of Science" by Zachary Moore. The macaque genome has recently been sequenced, and has great importance for medical research and evolutionary theory.
Keywords: macaque; evolution; science
Downloads: 439 |
| NTCOF - Moment of Science - September 2007 - Zachary Moore
Richard Dawkins interviews a psychologist who studies people who believe they can dowse for water. Can science be used to test the efficacy of superstitious claims?
Keywords: Richard Dawkins; dowsing; superstition; freethought
Downloads: 370 |
| NTCOF - Naturalistic Morality - Zachary Moore
An examination of the best possible naturalistic explanations for morality, and the relevant evidence that points to a workable non-superstitious moral system.
Keywords: naturalism; morality; freethought
Downloads: 315 |
| NTCOF - Reason Driven Life Part 1 - Zachary Moore
An examination of the book, "Reason Drive Life" by Dr. Robert Price, which suggests how rationality and freethought can be used to find purpose and meaning in life.
Keywords: reason; driven; life; robert; price
Downloads: 291 |
| NTCOF - Welcome and Announcements - March 2008 - Zachary Moore
The North Texas Church of Freethought March 2008 service.
Keywords: north; texas; church; freethought
Downloads: 257 |
