A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar
Neil Newton and Phil Thompson have been talking about religion, philosophy, politics, music, sports, and pretty much anything they felt like talking about every since they became friends while working together at the University of Pittsburgh in the 20-teens. Though Neil is an Atheist and Phil is a Christian, they found that they agreed on more things than not, especially the evils of instant replay! ACAAAWIAB will explore topics like debt, heaven and hell, the Biblical Jubilee, philanthrocapitalism, and many others. Neil and Phil enjoy these conversations, so they figured there's a chance you will too. Original theme music written, performed, and produced by Neil Newton and Phil Thompson. christianathiest.pod@gmail.com
A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar
The Back Story
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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In the premiere of A Christian and an Atheist Walk into a Bar, Neil Newton and Phil Thompson talk about their back stories and how they came to hold their beliefs, the general idea of belief systems, common grace, Emmanuel Levinas, empathy, and more. For this episode’s “Should I really care about this?” segment, Phil and Neil will hold forth on VAR/Instant Replay.
Beers appearing in this episode:
Cinderlands Skydog IPA
Lucky Luke Millwright Oatmeal Stout
What we're drinking today
Why we're doing this
Phil on growing up Christian
Neil on growing up Atheist
Russell's Teapot, Ricky Gervais, and the limits of science
Common grace
Why there are no belief-neutral environments
Emmanuel Levinas - God as the recognition of the other
Empathy as moral foundation
Should I really care about this? VAR/Instant Replay