#93 Your Favorite Philosopher Answers All Your Questions - Miles K. Donahue

This week's interview features...me! I have finally gotten around to answering all the questions you sent me when we hit 3,000 subscribers. Yes, this video is v late. Yes, it is v worth the watch. Prepare for a more informal, cheeky side of me.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 Introduction00:00:20 Which guest has challenged you the most?00:01:12 Are the fundamental constants independent?00:02:44 What are your hobbies outside philosophy?00:03:49 Were you ever an atheist?00:03:52 Why is there something rather than nothing?00:05:18 Have you ever considered becoming a model?00:05:22 How much do you think about modality?00:05:52 Have you ever had a religious experience?00:06:13 What are the best arguments for theism?00:07:27 What are the chances that universalism is true?00:08:16 Were you always smart?00:08:19 Paul Draper’s understated evidence objection00:10:50 Will theism grow among philosophers?00:11:43 An empirical approach to religion00:12:42 The aesthetic argument for God00:13:55 Will philosophy ever abandon materialism?00:15:08 How have your views on theism evolved?00:17:45 Is universalism true or theism false?00:18:44 What is your journal acceptance rate?00:18:57 What do you think about TAG?00:19:27 How can someone find their life’s purpose?00:20:00 Does universalism weaken the problem of evil?00:21:56 What makes you doubt Christianity?00:23:50 Has Paul Draper weakened your theism?00:25:34 Which dead philosophers would you speak to?00:27:46 Do theistic arguments depend on modality?00:29:30 Where do you hope to be in ten years?00:29:38 What if fine-tuning gave no support to theism?00:29:54 Why does God exist?00:31:02 Can you publish without a philosophy degree?00:31:19 What does it mean to exist?00:32:09 Are theistic arguments more technically vulnerable?00:34:32 Who are you? Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe