Ep. 530 Responding to Dinesh D’Souza on the Alleged Problems of Calvinism
On Twitter and YouTube, Dinesh D’Souza has been criticizing Calvinism (i.e. Reformed theology) for weeks, leveling both scriptural but also philosophical and moral objections. Bob adopts his version of Molinism to argue that God’s sovereignty can be reconciled with man’s free will (and hence moral culpability). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:…
Ep. 413 The Primacy of Choice in Economics, Theology, Physics, and Even Math
Bob explains the fundamental role that subjective choice plays in various fields, suggesting there is something quite extraordinary about it. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Bob’s book Choice. A recent Human Action podcast episode with Jonathan Newman, discussing Bob’s introductory textbook and why action is so important in economic science. BMS…
Ep. 391 Was the Biden Administration Transing the Mice?
Adam Haman joins Bob (yet again) to discuss various topics, but most important: Was Trump right to say that the Biden Administration was funding research on transgender experiments on mice? Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this conversation. The reason article “debunking” Trump’s claim. Bob’s InFi episode on…
Ep. 390 The Elusive Connection Between Free Will, the Self, and Quantum Uncertainty
Bob samples from Alex O’Connor, Ben Shapiro, and Freeman Dyson to offer his latest understanding of the connection between free will, the self, and quantum uncertainty. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Alex O’Connor debates Ben Shapiro on God. Freeman Dyson on free will and quantum physics. The double-split experiment showcasing uncertainty…