{"podcast":{"title":"The Uncertainty Podcast","slug":"the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022","podcast_index_feed_id":7089022,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2770715.rss","website_url":"https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2770715/103a86bed70977c39ac1021809009112.jpg","author":"Miles K. Donahue","episode_count":89,"summary":"I am a philosophy graduate and host of the Uncertainty podcast, featuring discussions with Tim Maudlin, William Lane Craig, Graham Oppy, Robin Collins, and others.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T18:17:12.802461+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022"},"episode":{"title":"#80 Something Exists; Therefore, God Exists - Josh Rasmussen","slug":"80-something-exists-therefore-god-exists-josh-rasmussen","published_at":"2026-04-16T18:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/80-something-exists-therefore-god-exists-josh-rasmussen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022","url":"https://mileskdonahue.substack.com/p/80-something-exists-therefore-god","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194432125/03020e81ef15c85ccf4ffba56d50778c.mp3","summary":"Joshua Rasmussen explains his cosmological argument for God's existence: the existence of contingent things requires an explanation, and God fits the bill. Roughly stated, for sure, but that's the idea. 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 because you’re awesome . EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:57 Why the question matters 00:10:29 Is ultimate reality beyond logic? 00:14:55 Contingent vs. necessary things 00:20:44 Stage #1 - From contingent things to a necessary being 00:26:38 What is an \"explanation\"? 00:36:23 Why should there be an explanation of all contingent things? 00:47:37 Should we trust what intuition tells us? 00:55:56 Conflicting empirical generalizations - a la Joe Schmid 01:04:04 Stage #2 - From a necessary being to God 01:12:52 Even a limitless God requires explanation 01:23:37 Graham Oppy's necessary initial state of nature Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Joshua Rasmussen explains his cosmological argument for God's existence: the existence of contingent things requires an explanation, and God fits the bill…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5450,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/episodes/80-something-exists-therefore-god-exists-josh-rasmussen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-uncertainty-podcast-7089022/80-something-exists-therefore-god-exists-josh-rasmussen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}