#137 Debunking Arguments for God - Graham Oppy
January 4, 2026
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Episode 137 · January 4, 2026
#137 Debunking Arguments for God - Graham Oppy
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<p>Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University. An Australian philosopher of religion, he is often considered one of the most thoughtful and important academic atheists in the world.</p><p>Buy his book, <em>Arguing About Gods</em>, <a href="https://amzn.to/49EFuyQ" rel="noopener noreferer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Timestamps: </p><p>00:00 - Tour</p><p>00:31 - The First Cause Argument</p><p>14:14 - Can There be an Infinite Regress?</p><p>30:46 - The Modal Fatalism Objection</p><p>36:08 - The Kalam Cosmological Argument</p><p>51:12 - The Fine Tuning Argument</p><p>1:06:15 - The Multiverse</p><p>1:10:01 - Are the Constants of the Universe Just Necessary?1:15:37 - Was the Hole Designed for the Puddle?</p><p>1:20:20 - Anselm’s Ontological Argument</p><p>1:33:59 - The Modal Ontological Argument</p><p>1:38:23 - Closing</p>
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