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#75 Does God Exist? | Four Philosophers Debate

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The Uncertainty Podcast
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Mar 12, 2026
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Summary

With the gracious hosting of Amos Wollen, myself and Noah McKay debated Alex Malpass and Nathan Bray on the question of God's existence - specifically, theism versus naturalism. Noah and I defended theism via appeal to a historical case for miracles and the fine-tuning of the universe for life. Alex and Nathan contended that theism was no better an explanation for these phenomena than naturalism, and that because naturalism is simpler than theism then, all thing being equal, we ought to prefer it to theism. This was an exciting, substantive exchange, and I hope you like it. Video of this interview is available on YouTube . To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee . Follow me on X-formerly-Twitter . EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 01:50 Miles's opening statement 07:15 Noah's opening statement 13:29 Nathan's opening statement 19:28 Alex's opening statement 25:58 Cross-examining Miles 46:39 Cross-examining Noah 01:06:48 Cross-examining Nathan 01:27:09 Cross-examining Alex 01:47:12 Closing statements Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe