Stephan KINSELLA on Atheism, Objectivism & Artificial Intelligence | Hn 119

Brilliant patent attorney, philosopher, legal theorist and libertarian anarchist Stephan Kinsella comes back on the show to take Adam to task for not defending atheism with enough vigor!

00:00 – Intro. Adam and Stephan reminisce about the Tom Woods Cruise! Also: proof that Stephan has a wife.
02:30 -- Stephan's intellectual history about the "God issue".
11:30 -- What is "sound epistemology" on this subject? What are good arguments for or against the existence of God? How should we think about the arguments of Thomas Aquinas et al?
19:55 -- What is a good definition of "atheist"? How about "agnostic"? Plus more epistemology applied to metaphysical claims such as the existence of God. Also, our nature as humans is that we must act in the world even though we lack certainty and our knowledge is contextual.
32:38 -- Adam asks Stephan: how would you react if you met a god-like being? Or Jesus Himself? A discussion of intellectual humility ensues. How does knowledge relate to human action? How do we acquire knowledge in the first place? Does this relate to AI?
47:09 -- Adam admits he really doesn't know how anything works. Vinyl records are magic!
53:15 -- Outro. It is agreed that Adam and Stephan are "the good atheists". Thank you for watching Haman Nature!

Stephan's website: https://stephankinsella.com/
Stephan on X: @nskinsella

Book by George Smith mentioned: Atheism: The Case Against God - https://amzn.to/4jfCuLW

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