Episode 22, Divine Simplicity and the Conversation at Theopolis, with Steven Nemes
11/20/19 • 57 min
In today’s episode, I sit down with Steven Nemes. We discuss a recent debate that I had over at the Theopolis website on the doctrine of divine simplicity. Why are we discussing this? Well, because some of you theology nerds love to discuss obscure medieval doctrines that the vast majority of Christians have never heard of. Steven and I give you the break down on everything that happened with this debate at Theopolis. We give you the gossip. We give you the drama, and we give you all of the theology related to the doctrine of divine simplicity.
Credits:
Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a research and teaching fellow in analytic theology at the University of St Andrews.
Guest: Steven Nemes is a PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Scientific Adviser and Show Manager: Ema Sani (PhD, University of Glasgow) is a postdoctoral fellow in biology at the University of Edinburgh.
Music by Rockandmetal_domination – Raising-questions
In today’s episode, I sit down with Steven Nemes. We discuss a recent debate that I had over at the Theopolis website on the doctrine of divine simplicity. Why are we discussing this? Well, because some of you theology nerds love to discuss obscure medieval doctrines that the vast majority of Christians have never heard of. Steven and I give you the break down on everything that happened with this debate at Theopolis. We give you the gossip. We give you the drama, and we give you all of the theology related to the doctrine of divine simplicity.
Credits:
Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a research and teaching fellow in analytic theology at the University of St Andrews.
Guest: Steven Nemes is a PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Scientific Adviser and Show Manager: Ema Sani (PhD, University of Glasgow) is a postdoctoral fellow in biology at the University of Edinburgh.
Music by Rockandmetal_domination – Raising-questions
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Episode 21 God, Evil, and the Multiverse with Max Baker-Hytch
Have you ever wondered why God would create anything at all? Or perhaps you have asked why God would create a universe like this one. You might think that out of all the possible universes that God could create, surely He could have created one with less evil than what we find in our universe. In today’s episode, I sit down with Max Baker-Hytch to discuss problems related to God, evil, and the multiverse.
Credits:
Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a research and teaching fellow in analytic theology at the University of St Andrews.
Guest: Max Baker-Hytch (PhD, University of Oxford) is tutor in philosophy at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.
Scientific Adviser and Show Manager: Ema Sani (PhD, University of Glasgow) is a postdoctoral fellow in biology at the University of Edinburgh.
Music by Rockandmetal_domination – Raising-questions
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Episode 23, Divine Simplicity and Modal Collapse with Steven Nemes
In today’s episode, I sit down with Steven Nemes to discuss something called the modal collapse argument against divine simplicity. The modal collapse argument has been defended by myself and many other philosophers over the years. It is an argument that some people love, and that other people love to hate. In today’s episode, I ask Steven to explain how he understands the argument, and why it is a serious problem for the doctrine of divine simplicity. After that we chat about his strategies for avoiding the modal collapse.
Check out Steven's paper at:
https://www.academia.edu/41975414/Divine_simplicity_does_not_entail_modal_collapse?fbclid=IwAR38yV_6D5e8PvEcGhwYiajYGNGb4YFp5P5Zya27zbsJ3he3NIyTJfvQ_DE
Credits:
Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a research and teaching fellow in analytic theology at the University of St Andrews.
Guest: Steven Nemes is a PhD candidate at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Scientific Adviser and Show Manager: Ema Sani (PhD, University of Glasgow) is a postdoctoral fellow in biology at the University of Edinburgh.
Music by Rockandmetal_domination – Raising-questions
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