Miracles, Evidence & Science Denial — A Rational Conversation with Pastor Will Duffy
This was a big one.
Pastor Will Duffy @The-Final-Experiment returns to the channel for a wide-ranging, honest conversation about belief, doubt, and two extraordinary claims found in the gospels: the virgin birth and the resurrection.. We touch briefly on young earth creationism, but the real focus here is whether claims of supernatural events should be accepted—or rejected as pseudoscience, or whether it crosses the line into science denial.
Will and I definitely don’t see eye to eye on these topics, but this wasn’t a debate. I genuinely wanted to understand how intelligent, thoughtful people can believe things that—to many—seem completely implausible. I appreciate Will for being open and engaging throughout.
Outline:
00:00 Teaser
0:37 Introduction & Guest: Pastor Will Duffy
3:52 How to Change Will's Mind
5:02 Flat Earth vs. Young Earth Belief
8:15 Is the Earth Really 4.5 Billion Years Old?
9:03 What Is Science Denial?
10:55 How Do We Date the Earth?
15:40 Why Will Believes the Earth Is 10,000 Years Old
19:38 Misconceptions About the Sun and Moon
23:26 Why Care What the Bible Says?
24:45 The Bible as a Historical Document?
28:14 Why Will Believes the Bible Is True
30:45 Are the Gospels Reliable Without the Miracles?
32:52 Do Extraordinary Claims Need Extraordinary Evidence?
34:21 How Do We Evaluate Claims From the Past?
35:36 Abiogenesis vs. Resurrection: Is It a Double Standard?
39:41 Thought Experiment: Would You Believe Your Wife?
42:14 Hindu Miracles: Sathya Sai Baba vs Jesus
44:05 Are Resurrections Scientifically Possible?
45:35 Thought Experiment: Virgin Birth
47:21 Why Will Believes Mary
50:59 Final Thoughts on Fallibility & Faith
51:20 Benediction & Farewell
As always, let me know your thoughts in the comments. What did you agree with? Disagree with? And who should I talk to next?
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Will Duffy & PhD Tony - A conversation on the age of the earth:
https://www.youtube.com/live/xu7pP0s4...
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