Still Unbelievable!

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Welcome to Still Unbelievable!, where we examine Christianity. Sometimes we will discuss an episode of the Unbelievable? podcast, sometimes we will test how well Christian arguments stand up because, as sceptics, we think that all beliefs should be challenged.

  1. 3D AGO

    Episode 142 - Objective Moral Truth is a lie!

    In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew reviews an episode of J Warner Wallace's Cold Case Christianity podcast where he tries to make a case for objective morality being explained by his preferred god. J Warner Wallace is infamous for his cold case Christianity book, which allegedly claims to be his story of discovery by investigating god like a detective. His podcast is not a good example of honest detective work and in this review of his case for objective morality, we'll see why. Word of warning, there is so much to comment on in this episode that we have added more interjections than any other other episode. if this is too much for you as a lister, please do let me know. Feedback on what is good and bad is always useful, and on that note, please do add a review of still unbelievable to wherever you get your podcasts, it helps others and it certainly helps us. 1) the original episode https://coldcasechristianity.com/podcasts/podcasts-about-gods-existence/why-objective-moral-truth-is-best-explained-by-the-existence-of-god-podcast/ 2) Barna Poll : Survey Reveals Significant Shifts in Faith Allegiance and Growing Confusion about Moral Truth https://georgebarna.com/2025/05/confusion-about-moral-truth/ 3) Human Hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-hunting#cite_note-11 Still Unbelievable! book: https://amzn.eu/d/fmsN1Cw Apostate book: https://amzn.eu/d/9RIUZYx To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    31 min

  2. DEC 1 · BONUS

    2025 BONUS The Christmas Narratives

    In in this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew reads the Christmas narratives from the gospels. To show that as each gospel is written, the story gets embellished. Unlike the death and resurrection narratives, see our 2025 Easter bonus episodes for thoughts on those, link in the show notes. The birth story of Jesus is not told in all four of the gospels. Like the Easter episodes, we will be looking at each of the gospels in the order written, which means starting with Mark chapter 1. 1) Easter 2025 Bonus episodes on the death and resurrection of Jesus https://youtu.be/f31UpncgmQk https://youtu.be/wgZhMPE-kx0 https://youtu.be/bvtp-REH9oo 2) extra biblical account of the birth of Jesus https://earlychristianwritings.com/infancyjames.html#google_vignette Still Unbelievable! book: https://amzn.eu/d/fmsN1Cw Apostate book: https://amzn.eu/d/9RIUZYx To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    24 min

  3. NOV 23

    Episode 141 - Braxton Hunter 5 questions for atheists

    Matthew is joined by David from Skeptics and Seekers to answer Braxton Hunter's 5 questions for atheists 2025. Join us for answers, spattered with laughing and swearing! 1) original youtube video https://youtu.be/gsma6UT3rwk?si=2jdJVDlqIMjuuFxy 2) Robin Collins https://www.messiah.edu/homepage/1662/robin_collins https://www.messiah.edu/info/20003/faith_and_values/5/statements_of_faith https://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil201/Collins.pdf (1999) source of the freemon dyson quote https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=0d385016fc615624829568172ae73c5ac695155a https://spot.colorado.edu/~heathwoo/Phil383/collins.htm#N_1_ 3) Freeman Dyson Quote - (1979). Disturbing the Universe https://archive.org/details/disturbinguniver0000dyso/page/250/mode/2up?q=%22water+could+not+exist+as+a+liquid%22 https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-abstract/32/12/51/432255/Disturbing-the-Universe Freeman Dyson went on to say: "I conclude from the existence of these accidents ... that the universe is ... unexpectedly hospitable .... I do not claim that the architecture of the universe proves the existence of god. I claim only that the architecture of the universe is consistent with the hypothesis that mind plays an essential role in its functioning." 4) Science Proves There are More than Two Human Sexes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT0HJkr1jj4 5) How evolution gave us free will https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=how+evolution+gave+us+free+will&adgrpid=1175379657968595&hvadid=73461428254687&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=69110&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-73461487665568%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=24459_2219459&mcid=8a9d1f3c3e333d79aab99d6d9ab3256d&msclkid=bb7d0886990714ed0e9660e7a6a19fad&tag=mh0a9-21&ref=pd_sl_2myqx3bdnv_e Still Unbelievable! book: https://amzn.eu/d/fmsN1Cw Apostate book: https://amzn.eu/d/9RIUZYx To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    1h 32m

  4. NOV 2

    Episode 140 - Sean McDowell and WLC miss the point on Rhett's deconversion

    In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew reviews Sean McDowell and William Lane Craig being s****y about Rhett's deconversion. When Christian apologists review the deconversion of a high profile Christian, it's a given that they will miss the point on the things they say and misdirect their adoring Christian fans on the negative aspects of Christianity that cause the person to leave. This conversation is no exception and we're going to have fun highlighting all the predictable and unsurprising ways that Sean and WLC achieve this. Link 1 takes you to the Sean McDowell interview with WLC and Link 2 going to the Alex O'Connor interview with Rhett. It is very interesting that Sean does not provide a link to Alex's show in his YouTube notes. What is he afraid of? 1) original Sean McDowell conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75gT-lEgRRw 2) The original interview between Rhett and Alex O'Connor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wjVLKy8Xk 3) The Web of Belief - By W. V. Quine, J. S. Ullian https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/W.-V.-Quine-J.-S.-Ullian-The-Web-of-Belief.pdf 4) Biola statements of faith and evolution https://www.biola.edu/blogs/biola-magazine/2017/should-christians-evolve-on-evolution https://archive.chosenpeople.com/pdf/Doctrinal-Statement.pdf https://www.biola.edu/about/theological-positions 5) secular scholars on the history of christianity https://www.worldhistory.org/user/rdenova/ https://www.religiousstudies.pitt.edu/people/rebecca-denova https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Origins+of+Christianity+and+the+New+Testament-p-9781119759621 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Pagels https://www.elaine-pagels.com/books/ https://censamm.org/about/people/crossley https://www.librarything.com/work/1968245/book/10922499 6) Still Unbelievable! bonus episodes on the progression of the resurrection narrative https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/ucNqgubkpUb https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/s97AttbkpUb https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/B77lFsbkpUb Still Unbelievable! book: https://amzn.eu/d/fmsN1Cw Apostate book: https://amzn.eu/d/9RIUZYx To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    51 min

  5. OCT 12

    Episode 139 - Lee Strobel tries to make a case for heaven

    In this episode Matthew reviews a conversation that Lee Strobel had with Justin Brierley in April 2022. In that discussion Lee tried very hard to make a case for heaven, and Matthew examines the points he makes and revealing why his case is utter bunk. It literally is wishful thinking gone wild. The original you tube video of the conversation is at link 1, it's not long, about 20 minutes. Lee's Case for heaven movie is at link 2. It's longer at almost 2 hours. 1) Original conversation between Lee and Justin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Oeh8L-87U 2) case for heaven movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbkwdT3Tq40 3) hyponatraemia https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/hyponatraemia/ https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/hyponatraemia/background-information/complications/ 4) Being Close to Death can Transform Your Life. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/understanding-grief/202411/can-being-close-to-death-transform-your-life?msockid=312d907b5d7169080dc782295cba68f7 5) Sharon Dirckx https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/17-february/features/interviews/interview-sharon-dirckx-christian-apologist https://www.solas-cpc.org/book-am-i-just-my-brain-by-sharon-dirckx/ 6) the Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(01)07100-8/abstract 7) Failure to Elicit Near-Death Experiences in Induced Cardiac Arrest https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2017/01/NDE47.pdf 8) the maria story https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danpeterson/2019/07/the-shoe-on-the-ledge.html https://www.is-there-a-god.info/blog/life/whatever-happened-to-my-tennis-shoean-nde-story/ 9) Blind Vicky NDE https://ndestories.org/vicki-noratuk/ 10) Psychology today article on apparent evidence for a soul https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biocentrism/201112/does-the-soul-exist-evidence-says-yes 11) Pam Reynolds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Reynolds_case BBC report on the case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osfIY4B3y1U 12) science articles https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/peace-of-mind-near-death/ https://sciencebasedlife.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/near-death-experiences-science-after-all/ 13) Howard storm traumatic NDE https://thepurposeoflife-nde.com/howard-storm/ https://near-death.com/howard-storm/ To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    32 min

  6. SEP 21

    Episode 138 - Gavin Ortlund Shoots Christianity in the foot.

    Episode 138 - Gavin Ortlund takes 5 minutes to Shoot Christianity in the foot. This episode is the audio only of a video review that is available on the Still Unbelievable! YouTube channel. See show notes for a link. the original https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QWcKjIKf0k did the universe begin? https://youtu.be/4Ps9-u0KfG4?si=1ew1M2-TI8rODbkq apparent fine tuning does not mean a god did it https://youtu.be/jJ-fj3lqJ6M?si=CRVg4At1mXpK-qd6 consciousness https://youtu.be/MASBIB7zPo4?si=6JK-no1XeIdj1k9o prayer does not work https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-mar-31-sci-prayer31-story.html To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    16 min

  7. AUG 31

    Episode 137 - Religious Trauma with Anna Clark Miller

    1) Anna Clark Miller - services, podcast, and book https://www.empathyparadigm.com/martyrshewrote https://www.empathyparadigm.com/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Religious-Trauma-Survival-Guide-Professionals/dp/B0CHL5FGBM 2) Beyond Belief: the Coercive Power of High Control Religions https://www.questioninglds.com/lds-articles/g6m1k7bpggn42irn5oyoirpwb16wll 3) Reclamation Collective https://www.reclamationcollective.com/ 4) Anna on the Life Unwasted Podcast https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/life-unwasted/anna-Y5IWraHvF9i/ 5) What's the Relationship Between Neurodiversity and Trauma? https://welldoing.org/article/whats-the-relationship-neurodiveristy-trauma 6) Matthew on the Life Unwasted Podcast https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/life-unwasted/matthew-C4ZD9NcP_6T/ To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    1h 28m

  8. AUG 3

    Episode 136 - Transhumanism - with Revd Dr Stephen Goundrey-Smith

    Episode 136 - Transhumanism - with Revd Dr Stephen Goundrey-Smith In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew chats with an old friend about Transhumanism. Stephen and Matthew have known each other since they were in a church 18+ group more than 30 years ago. Stephen trained as a pharmacist and then as a minister for the church if England and now combines them both in his work at Ripon College Cuddesdon. We raise several topics in this conversation, so please as always check the show notes for essential links. And if you have any thoughts Steve and Matthew are both happy to receive them, reasonpress@gmail.com. 1) Revd Dr Stephen Goundrey-Smith - items and books https://www.rcc.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/revd-dr-stephen-goundrey-smith https://www.ethicsandmedicine.com/ethical-evaluation-of-new-biomedical-technologies-using-past-case-studies-in-pharmaceutical-medicine/ https://amzn.eu/d/8lW8qvM 2) Transhumanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism 3) CRISPR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR 4) Upload TV_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upload_(TV_series) 5) Humanity + https://www.humanityplus.org/ 6) Co-creation spirituality https://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/co-creation-spirituality 7) Brent Waters - Bioethicist https://www.cbhd.org/people/brent-waters https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/this-mortal-flesh/289601 8) Leon Cass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Kass 9) Michael Sandel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sandel 10) Anti-Natalism https://www.thecollector.com/what-is-anti-natalism/ 11) Lynn White - The Historical Roots of our Ecological Crisis https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/energy-government-and-defense-magazines/historical-roots-our-ecological-crisis 12) The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement https://www.vhemt.org/ 13) Alasdair MacIntyre - After Virtue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Virtue 14) Bernard WIlliams - The Makropulos case https://www3.nd.edu/~pweithma/Readings/Williams/Williams%20on%20Immortality.pdf To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/

    2h 23m
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Welcome to Still Unbelievable!, where we examine Christianity. Sometimes we will discuss an episode of the Unbelievable? podcast, sometimes we will test how well Christian arguments stand up because, as sceptics, we think that all beliefs should be challenged.

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