Still Unbelievable!
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
Welcome to Still Unbelievable!, where we examine Christianity. Sometimes we will discuss an episode of the Unbelievable? podcast, sometimes we will test how well Christian arguments stand up because, as sceptics, we think that all beliefs should be challenged.
Location:
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Description:
Welcome to Still Unbelievable!, where we examine Christianity. Sometimes we will discuss an episode of the Unbelievable? podcast, sometimes we will test how well Christian arguments stand up because, as sceptics, we think that all beliefs should be challenged.
Language:
English
Website:
https://reasonpress.net
Episodes
Episode 114 - Where is God when Cancer bites?
5/5/2024
In this Episode Matthew reviews a conversation between Christians as they discuss terminal cancer diagnosis. The original broadcast was on Unbelievable! in March 2024, see link below.
The original YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p146mw5AuQ4&t=6s
featuring Steve Legg and Allan Finnegan
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Duration:00:24:26
Episode 113 - Evidences for the Life of Jesus
4/14/2024
In this episode Matthew reviews an episode of Frank Turek's Cross Examined podcast, where he and Dr. Titus Kennedy discuss discoveries about Jesus that are outside of the biblical texts.
1) the original podcast episode
https://crossexamined.org/the-top-20-discoveries-about-jesus-outside-the-bible/
2) Biola University statement of faith
https://www.biola.edu/about/theological-positions
3) Birthplace of Jesus
https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/3212-beth-lehem-judah
https://theconversation.com/bethlehem-and-beyond-how-christianitys-earliest-sites-were-identified-151719
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1433
4) Celsus on the Virgin Birth
https://jamesbishopblog.com/2020/06/23/greek-philsopher-celsus-on-the-historical-jesus/
https://www.bluffton.edu/courses/humanities/1/celsus.htm#:~:text=%5BCelsus%5D%20accuses%20%5BJesus%5D%20of%20having%20%22%20invented%20his,by%20means%20of%20these%20proclaimed%20himself%20a%20God.
5) Herod
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariamne_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_the_Innocents
6) Peter's House
https://www.galaxie.com/article/bspade13-1-08#:~:text=While%20nothing%20found%20in%20the%20house%20proved%20this,pilgrims%20suggests%20they%20believed%20it%20was%20Peter%E2%80%99s%20house%21
7) rooster crowing commentary
https://acts242study.com/before-the-rooster-crows/#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%20the%203%20a.m.%20and,Jesus%20used%20that%20same%20phrase%20to%20describe%20it.
https://rsc.byu.edu/ministry-peter-chief-apostle/accounts-peters-denial-understanding-texts-motifs
https://news.ag.org/en/articles/news/2016/05/sometimes%20a%20rooster%20is%20not%20a%20rooster
8) Caiaphas Ossuary
https://cojs.org/ossuary_of_the_high_priest_caiaphas-_18-36_ce/
https://www.greatarchaeology.com/Caiaphas_ossuary.php
https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/burial-cave-of-the-caiaphas-family/
9) James Ossuary
https://www.antiquities.org.il/default_en.aspx
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-artifacts/the-troubled-return-of-the-james-ossuary/
https://www.livescience.com/50434-jesus-family-tomb-geology.html
https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2023/04/20/weighing-the-evidence-is-the-james-ossuary-authentic/
10) Caesarea Philippi
https://www.bibleplaces.com/caesarea-philippi-banias/
11) Justin Martyr
https://archive.org/details/firstapologyofju00just/page/n9/mode/2up
12) Celsus (again)
https://jamesbishopblog.com/2020/06/23/greek-philsopher-celsus-on-the-historical-jesus/#:~:text=On%20Christ%E2%80%99s%20miracles%2C%20Celsus%20argues%20that%20he%20worked,miracles%20are%20just%20fables%20invented%20by%20the%20disciples.
https://readingacts.com/2010/10/20/the-historical-reliability-of-jesus-miracles/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/heyj.12161
13) The Jesus Forgery: Josephus Untangled
https://stellarhousepublishing.com/josephus/
14) Sejanus
https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/ancient-history/sejanus/
15) Nazareth Inscription
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nazareth-inscription-origins-may-refute-ties-jesus-resurrection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_Inscription
https://biblearchaeology.org/research/chronological-categories/new-testament-era/4658-the-nazareth-inscription-proof-of-the-resurrection-of-christ
https://biblearchaeologyreport.com/2021/03/19/scholars-chair-interview-dr-clyde-billington/
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Duration:00:42:58
Episode 112 - Did Sy Garte convert because of Science?
3/24/2024
Episode 112 - Sy Garte says Science is not Enough
In this episode Matthew reviews a conversion story from the podcast Side B Stories, the episode features the scientist Dr Sy Garte. Dr Garte has written a book called Science and Faith in Harmony so Matthew examines Dr Garte's testimony to see where science features in the story.
1) Dr Garte on the Side B stories podcast
https://sidebstories.com/podcast/science-is-not-enough-dr-sy-gartes-story/
2) Dr Garte's website
https://sygarte.com/
Review of another book by St Garte
https://www.equip.org/articles/journey-to-the-bottom-of-the-glass-a-review-of-the-works-of-his-hands-a-scientists-journey-from-atheism-to-faith-by-sy-garte/
3) My conversations with Mike D'Virgilio on the Unbelievable? and Still Unbelievable! podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foThkxnpHFY&t=2s
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/still-unbelievable/episodes/Episode-93---Mike-DVirgilio---Is-the-Bible-Uninvented-e20nu67
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Duration:01:00:36
Episode 111 - The Deconversion of Jake
3/10/2024
Episode 111 - The Deconversion of Jake
Matthew interviews Jake about his deconversion from Christianity.
links to feed your curiosity......
That Bill Nye - Ken Ham debate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6kgvhG3AkI
YouTube channels to start with
https://www.youtube.com/@skydivephil
https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalGnosis
https://www.youtube.com/@GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic
https://www.youtube.com/c/gutsickgibbon
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Duration:01:36:59
Episode 110 - Guns
2/25/2024
Episode 110 - Guns In this episode, Andrew and Matthew have a conversation with listener James about guns. Discussion on the second amendment and the right to bear arms - https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/2nd-amendment Supreme court McDonald decision - https://www.britannica.com/event/McDonald-v-City-of-Chicago - guns and violent crime (data and commentary might differ) https://fee.org/articles/guns-prevent-thousands-of-crimes-every-day-research-show/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/more-guns-do-not-stop-more-crimes-evidence-shows/ https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2022/debunking-myths-about-gun-violence https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jun/06/andy-biggs/no-government-data-does-not-say-defensive-gun-use-/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/fbi-misleads-americans-about-how-often-armed-citizens-stop-active-shooters-gun-violence-expert-claims/ar-AA1g3NSQ https://www.npr.org/2018/04/13/602143823/how-often-do-people-use-guns-in-self-defense - going postal phrase https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5pabb/the-legacy-of-going-postal - New York gun laws update https://ag.ny.gov/new-york-gun-laws https://www.npr.org/2022/07/08/1110477445/gun-applicants-social-media-accounts-new-york https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/gun-applicants-new-york-will-hand-social-accounts-rcna37251 To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonpress2901 Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/still-unbelievable/message
Duration:02:00:12
Episode 109 - Debating Evolution
2/9/2024
In this episode Matthew reviews a Creationist podcast that gives tips on how to debate evolution with an atheist. The podcast is from the Think Institute, by Joel Settecase, who is a Young Earth Creationist. We reviewed Joel's justification of this position back in Episode 80. In this episode, Joel has conversations with atheists with the intention of picking holes in evolution. There is some low quality dialogue in the exchanges, so Matthew will also be criticising things that are said to Joel, this won't be a one sided critique.
1) https://thethink.institute/
2) Episode 80
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Ra7ULmbZ2Eb
3) https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/22-how-to-debate-evolution-with-an-atheist/id1462722483?i=1000582330068
4) EAAN:
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_argument_against_naturalism
5) EAAN Refuted
https://stephenlaw.blogspot.com/2012/12/plantingas-evolutionary-argument.html
6) https://humanorigins.si.edu/education/how-do-we-know/how-do-we-know-humans-are-primates
7) https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-13230.xml
8) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuated_equilibrium
9) https://royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rsfs/7/5
10) http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/polystrate/trees.html
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Duration:00:42:34
Episode 108 - Holy Hell A Case Against Eternal Damnation
1/19/2024
This is an episode we genuinely looked forward to recording. Andrew and Matthew talk with Derek Kubilus, author of the book Holy Hell, A Case Against Eternal Damnation. Derek is genuinely compassionate and that comes across in his writing. His acknowledgment of the harm that hell theology causes and his case against it presents a god that many will find more palatable or even attractive. If hell doctrine is something that bothers you or even if you only have a passing interesting in hell, then we highly recommend reading his book, it has the power the heal wounds. If you enjoy this conversation, Derek has also appeared on the Deconstructionists podcast.
Derek Kubilus
https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802883179/
Derek on The Deconstructionists podcast part 1 and 2
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/derek-kubilus-holy-hell-a-case-against-eternal/id1080170463?i=1000633172265
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/derek-kubilus-holy-hell-a-case-against-eternal/id1080170463?i=1000633945184
Terry Eagleton - Culture and the Death of God
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23360122-culture-and-the-death-of-god
Universalism
https://www.theopedia.com/universalism
Derek's Heaven Buddies Sermon
https://player.fm/series/the-united-methodist-church-of-uniontown/exilecast-heaven-buddies
Open Theism
https://iep.utm.edu/o-theism/
Devid Bentley Hart - The New Testament: A Translation
https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Testament-David-Bentley-Hart/dp/0300186096?ie=UTF8&tag=mh0a9-21&hvadid=&hvpos=&hvexid={aceid}&hvnetw=o&hvrand=&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7dy1f5hemb_e
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Duration:02:15:33
Episode 107 - Stories and Legends
1/5/2024
Episode 107 - Stories and Legends
In this episode Andrew and Matthew are joined by David from Skeptics and Seekers to talk stories and legends. There is hilarity and seriousness, legends and even demons! Enjoy.
Exploring The Allegedly Grisly Meaning Behind ‘London Bridge Is Falling Down’
https://allthatsinteresting.com/london-bridge-is-falling-down-meaning
The legend of St David and St Non
St David is patron saint of Wales and St Non is his mother.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/St-David-Patron-Saint-of-Wales/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David
https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/discover/history/St-Non
https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/23393540.history-look-life-st-non-mother-st-david/
https://woww.narberthmuseum.co.uk/st-non/
Gelert the saviour dog
https://www.beddgelerttourism.com/gelert/
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-legend-of-brave-Gelert/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelert
show me the toes
https://showmethetoes.com/
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Duration:02:02:25
Episode 106 - Over Confident Christianity
12/24/2023
Matthew reviews an episode of Unbelievable from October 2021. A promo for the Premier Christianity course Confident Christianity featuring William Lane Craig, John Lennox, Amy Orr-Ewing and Gary Habermas. As usual, there are references below.
1) Unbelievable podcast - Confident Christianity October 1st 2012
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confident-christianity-john-lennox-amy-orr-ewing-william/id267142101?i=1000537264086
2) Callumn Brown, death of Christian Britain
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203350423/death-christian-britain-callum-brown
https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/236
3) Language Truth and Logic
https://archive.org/details/AlfredAyer
4) Verification
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/160940690200100202
5) Tim Hull
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eFA0I31BLCb
6) God and other minds
https://antilogicalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/plantinga-gom.pdf
7) The Metaphilosophy of Naturalism
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271322119_The_Metaphilosophy_of_Naturalism
8) Sir Harry Kroto
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/may/02/sir-harry-kroto-nobel-prize-winning-chemist-dies-carbon
9) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/andrewbrown/2011/jul/04/harry-kroto-science-truth
10) Erwin Schrödinger
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger
11) ETS Walton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Walton#:~:text=Ernest%20Thomas%20Sinton%20Walton%20%286%20October%201903%20%E2%80%93,atom.%20This%20section%20needs%20additional%20citations%20for%20verification.
12) Ghillean Prance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillean_Prance
13) George Kline Quote
https://www.compellingtruth.org/scientists-believe-God.html
14) Lee Rigby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Lee_Rigby
15) textual criticism
https://www.britannica.com/topic/textual-criticism
16) Richard I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
17) Maurice Casey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Casey
18) Alexander the Great in legend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great_in_legend
19) Historiography of Alexander the Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historiography_of_Alexander_the_Great
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Duration:01:05:45
Episode 105 - Questions to engage an Agnostic Atheist
12/8/2023
Episode 105 - Questions to engage an Agnostic Atheist In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew goes through a podcast from Stand to Reason. The show is hosted by Amy Hall and Greg Koukl. The specific episode being addressed is one where they give questions to ask someone who says they're agnostic atheist. This is a label we're happy to apply to ourselves. So it is only fair to engage with the questions they suggest. Lets see what they say. 1) https://www.str.org/w/-strask-what-questions-would-you-ask-to-engage-an-agnostic-atheist- 2) Michael Shermer https://michaelshermer.com/articles/are-you-an-atheist-or-agnostic/ 3) Agnostic https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/agnostic 4) Doug Geivett https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/douglas-geivett https://douggeivett.wordpress.com/about/ 5) Atheist https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/atheist 6) https://www.str.org/w/do-atheists-lack-belief-in-god- To contact us, email: reasonpress@gmail.com Our Theme Music was written for us by Holly, to support her and to purchase her music use the links below: https://hollykirstensongs.com/ https://hollykirsten.bandcamp.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/still-unbelievable/message
Duration:00:25:08
Episode 104 - Evidence for the Resurrection?
11/24/2023
Episode 104 - Can Christians convince us of the resurrection? In this episode Matthew responds to a Christian podcast addressing atheist arguments against the resurrection. Can the things they say get us to reconsider our denial of the resurrection as an historical event?
Original YouTube video
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxsonUSCKcc
Paulogia on YouTube
2) https://www.youtube.com/@Paulogia
3) Seam McDowell video
https://youtu.be/elXMJoJA3cQ
4) Sean McDowell 480 page document on martyrdom on the apostles
https://repository.sbts.edu/handle/10392/4857
https://repository.sbts.edu/bitstream/handle/10392/4857/McDowell_sbts_0207D_10221.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
5) Polycarp
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Martyrdom-of-Polycarp
https://discerninghistory.com/2016/01/polycarp-the-man-the-flames-would-not-touch/
6) Gospel names
https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Gospels/
7) Brant Pitre is classic apologist
https://vridar.org/2016/02/09/why-the-anonymous-gospels-failure-of-scholarship-in-pitres-the-case-for-jesus/
https://vridar.org/2016/03/08/the-arguments-for-and-against-the-anonymity-of-the-canonical-gospels/
https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Gospels/
https://jameshiscoxblogs.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/apologetics-vs-real-scholarship-on-the-dating-and-authorship-of-the-gospels/
http://www.humanreligions.info/gospels.html#Anon
https://brill.com/view/journals/nt/50/2/article-p120_2.xml
8) Origen
https://brill.com/view/journals/scri/12/1/article-p181_11.xml?language=en
9) Swoon Hypothesis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swoon_hypothesis
10) Miracle of the sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Sun
11) Martyrs deaths
http://www.equip.org/PDF/JAF1392.pdf
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Duration:00:32:10
Bonus 3 - A Perspective on Palestine
11/11/2023
Andrew and Matthew have a conversation with Daniel, a Palestinian Christian.
An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians
https://www.change.org/p/an-open-letter-from-palestinian-christians-to-western-church-leaders-and-theologians
Daniel on the New Evangelicals podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CeHsj52D0tqgda0kJBpuS
Across the Divide Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/across-the-divide/id1714814860
https://open.spotify.com/show/5PrVCyafdQdh8Jpz5gZNyR
A fitting metaphor for Gaza
https://www.dawn.com/news/1787145
Gaza: Israel’s ‘Open-Air Prison’ at 15
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/14/gaza-israels-open-air-prison-15
Half of Gaza's population is under 18. Here's what that means for the conflict
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206897328/half-of-gazas-population-is-under-18-heres-what-that-means-for-the-conflict#:~:text=Of%20the%20more%20than%202%20million%20people%20living,bracing%20for%20an%20Israeli%20ground%20invasion%20are%20children.
The argument that Israel practices apartheid, explained
https://www.vox.com/23924319/israel-palestine-apartheid-meaning-history-debate
Balfour Declaration: Theresa May hosts Israeli PM for centenary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41819451
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi review – conquest and resistance
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/07/the-hundred-years-war-on-palestine-by-rashid-khalidi-review-conquest-and-resistance
International Poverty Line: Definition, Criticism, Uses
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/international-poverty-line.asp#:~:text=The%20international%20poverty%20line%20is%20a%20monetary%20threshold,poverty%20line%20is%20%242.15%20per%20person%20per%20day.
An Israeli ministry, in a 'concept paper,' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israeli-ministry-concept-paper-proposes-transferring-gaza-civilians-104487924
Debating Israei Ethnocracy and the Challenge of Secular Democracy:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/230811/pdf
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Duration:01:33:03
Bonus 2/2 - Israel, a History
11/4/2023
In this second episode, Andrew and Matthew continue their discussion with Eric, this time talking about the current conflict in Gaza and the modern history that contextualises it.
Profile: Mahmoud Abbas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-20033995
Hamas Covenant 1988
The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp
The story about beheaded babies is probably false.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/decapitated-babies-claim-intent-dehumanization.html
The hospital bombing was probably not Israel and the number of casualties is likely overstated
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67144061
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/21/middleeast/cnn-investigates-forensic-analysis-gaza-hospital-blast/index.html
Hamas takes control of Gaza - 2007
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/15/israel4
What is a human shield and how has Hamas been accused of using them?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/human-shield-israel-claim-hamas-command-centre-under-hospital-palestinian-civilian-gaza-city
Israel claims Gaza's largest hospital is a Hamas command centre, but Palestinians and others reject claim
https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-27-23/h_acdbf216cc4de120872cf48b55541c63
UN Conflict Casualties
https://www.ochaopt.org/data/casualties
1948 Palestine war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Palestine_war
THE WEST BANK WAS ANNEXED ONCE BEFORE. IT ENDED IN REGRET.
https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/martinkramer/files/the_west_bank_was_annexed_once_before._it_ended_in_regret._.pdf
Ernest Bevin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Bevin
Memri TV Archives
https://www.memri.org/tv/archives
Israeli disengagement from Gaza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_disengagement_from_Gaza
2006 Palestinian legislative election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Palestinian_legislative_election
Battle of Gaza (2007)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007)
Netanyahu Accused of 'Genocidal Intentions' in Gaza After 'Holy Mission' Speech
https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-genocide
Gaza’s food system has been stretched to breaking point by Israel
https://theconversation.com/gazas-food-system-has-been-stretched-to-breaking-point-by-israel-188556
How Jenin battle became a 'massacre'
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/may/06/mondaymediasection5
Explainer: When are attacks on civilian infrastructure war crimes?
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/when-are-attacks-civilian-infrastructure-war-crimes-2022-12-16/
Hamas Quietly Admits It Fired Rockets from Civilian Areas
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/hamas-quietly-admits-it-fired-rockets-from-civilian-areas/380149/
The United Nations — From Ally to Antisemitic
https://www.newsweek.com/united-nations-ally-antisemitic-platform-opinion-1636252
UN Watch
https://unwatch.org/en-observant-les-observateurs/
Hamas commits war crimes
https://jcpa.org/the-gaza-war-2014/legal-aspects-hamas-war-on-israel/
Israel war crimes
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/
UNRWA STRONGLY CONDEMNS PLACEMENT OF ROCKETS IN SCHOOL
https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/press-releases/unrwa-strongly-condemns-placement-rockets-school
UN resolutions against Israel compared
https://unwatch.org/2022-2023-unga-resolutions-on-israel-vs-rest-of-the-world/
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Duration:02:06:10
Bonus 1/2 - Israel, a History
10/30/2023
In this special bonus Episode, Andrew and Matthew welcome Eric to talk about the history of Israel.
History of Israel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel
History of Palestine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Palestine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_State_of_Palestine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine
British Mandate on Palestine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine
Gaza is not friendly to the LGBT+ community
https://epgn.com/2019/08/22/some-palestinians-don-t-forget-to-kill-the-homosexuals/
Dreyfus Affair
https://jewishunpacked.com/what-was-the-dreyfus-affair/
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN Sept 21, 2023.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141237
Abraham Accords
https://www.abraham-accords.uk/
https://georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2020/10/23/the-abraham-accords-a-peace-deal-in-name-only/
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2023-09-14/debates/7F307569-9A0D-40F0-9863-53806E19349E/AbrahamAccords
https://mei.edu/publications/two-pillars-abraham-accords
The 2002 Arab Peace Initiative
https://israeled.org/resources/documents/2002-arab-peace-initiative/
US ambassador Phillip Lader on BBC question time 2001-09-13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of6fsC9mOyU
Animated History of the Israel Palestine conflict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m19F4IHTVGc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYZjOuUnlU
Animated History of the Jews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIYHMdOr5Aw
A Brief History of Palestine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DadVT2Ux_4
A longer History of Palestine (which tells a different perspective to the video above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUCeQt8zg5o
Merneptah Stele
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneptah_Stele
The Origins of the Ancient Israelite States
https://vdoc.pub/documents/the-origins-of-the-ancient-israelite-states-jsot-supplement-series-7dm6fak708e0
Tel Dan stele
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Dan_stele
Maccabean Revolt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabean_Revolt
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan
Bar Kokhba Revolt
https://www.britannica.com/event/Bar-Kokhba-Revolt
How Christian Europe created anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/how-christian-europe-created-anti-semitism-in-the-middle-ages/47800164
The Shock of the Black Death
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/persecution-and-toleration/shock-of-the-black-death/F8E3957BC21A02DA40E0DDEB50696D77
Ion Mihai Pacepa, Romanian spy
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/02/25/ion-mihai-pacepa-romanian-spy-star-defector-revealed-sordid/
Israel and Gaza maps: How the borders have changed throughout history and where Palestinians live
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/israel-gaza-maps-borders-changed-history-where-palestinians-live-2690900
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54116567
PLO History
https://remix.aljazeera.com/aje/PalestineRemix/plo.html
http://palestineun.org/about-palestine/palestine-liberation-organization/
Hajj Amin al-Husayni meets Hitler
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/film/hajj-amin-al-husayni-meets-hitler
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/hajj-amin-al-husayni-wartime-propagandist
Operation Barbarossa
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-operation-barbarossa
The Holocaust as Seen by Its Perpetrators and Bystanders
http://www.faculty.umb.edu/lawrence_blum/courses/290h_09/readings/klee_pushed_to_their_psychological_limits.pdf
Himmler visits Minsk
https://www.holocausthistoricalsociety.org.uk/contents/einsatzgruppen/himmlervisitsminsk.html
Allied forces knew about Holocaust two years before discovery of concentration camps
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/holocaust-allied-forces-knew-before-concentration-camp-discovery-us-uk-soviets-secret-documents-a7688036.html
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Duration:02:50:20
Episode 103 - Featuring Stephen from Ravel podcast
9/24/2023
In this episode Matthew chats with Stephen from Ravel podcast. Stephen admitted on a recent episode that he no longer considered himself Christian, so naturally we wanted to have a conversation with him. As it turns out, we had a fabulous one. we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Ravel Podcast
https://www.instagram.com/ravelpod/
https://www.owltail.com/podcast/1AdkF-Ravel/episodes
Beer Christianity
https://www.beerchristianity.co.uk/
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Duration:01:42:38
Episode 102 - Brian and Philip talk Panpsychism
9/10/2023
This episode of Still Unbelievable is a replay of a conversation that Andrew and I had with Philip Goff and Brian Blaise. The original conversation is Episode 3 of the Proscenium podcast, if you have not already listened to that, then this episode is a conversation where we invited philosopher Philip Goff to discuss Panpsychism and his book Galileo's Error, which I recommend.
We invited Brian Blaise to join the conversation because we though that Philip and Brian would have a conversation worth listening to. I think you'll find we made a good call.
Buy Philip's book here:
https://amzn.eu/d/03FTqYs
Brian's response to Philip's 'black and white Mary' thought experience can be read here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2crwv2jcv0b33hr/Response%20to%20Goff%20on%20Black%20and%20White%20Mary.pdf?dl=0
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Duration:01:41:56
Episode 101 - In Conversation with William Gretton
8/25/2023
In this Episode of Still Unbelivceable! Andrew and Matthew chat with Christian listener, William Gretton, who contacted us proposing a conversation. As a result we had a genuinely enjoyable discussion. Of course we didn't agree on everything. But we did agree with grace and William showed us that it is possible to have these conversations and to part with a respect and liking for our fellow humans. May we all have more of these.
Matthew's music video appearance: Green Brick Pub
https://youtu.be/FO7acv-4abw
William's book: No Deals Mr President
https://amzn.eu/d/as9XEua
William's Granddaughter is also an author (and a former Olympic Swimmer).
To read Ellie's book, follow this link.
https://amzn.eu/d/0nyUb7s
Matthew on the Unbelievable? podcast with Mike D'Virgilio
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/uninvented-are-the-stories-of-jesus-too-unusual-to/id267142101?i=1000597920064
https://youtu.be/foThkxnpHFY
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Duration:01:22:48
Episode 100 - One Hundred Episodes of Hate
8/6/2023
Episode 100 - One hundred episodes of hate.
To celebrate Still Unbelievable! reaching 100 episodes over four years, Andrew and Matthew invite Clint and Darren to chat about why they do what they do and to address the very specific accusation that they hate Christians.
The BITE model of control
https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-bite-model-of-cult-mind-control-explained/
Clint's Mindshift Podcast
https://mindshiftpodcast.co.uk/
I was a Teenage Fundamentalist Podcast
https://www.iwasateenagefundamentalist.com/podcast/
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Duration:01:11:03
Episode 99 - Trustworthy with Heather Wells
7/19/2023
in this episode of Still Unbelievable Matthew is joined by David from Skeptics and Seekers to interview Heather Wells, author of the book Trustworthy, a Journey from American Christianity to Freedom. Heather writes powerfully about her life experience and that comes across as David and I describe our reactions to her book. Heather has also been interviewed by David, the Graceful Atheist, see the show notes for a link to that episode and for other links to resources helpful to the those journeying away from Christianity.
Buy the book here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trustworthy-Journey-American-Christianity-Freedom-ebook/dp/B0BD18FZ12
https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/trustworthy-a-journey-from-american-christianity-to-freedom
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1319756
Heather on the Graceful Atheist podcast:
https://gracefulatheist.com/2022/11/06/heather-wells-trustworthy/
Recovering From Religion
https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/
Journey Free
https://www.journeyfree.org/
Janice Selbie
https://twitter.com/Wise_counsellor
https://www.religioustraumaconference.org/
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Duration:01:40:41
Episode 98 - Armageddon with Bart Ehrman
6/24/2023
Bart Ehrman
https://www.bartehrman.com/
Armageddon on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=bart+ehrman+armageddon&adgrpid=1184175078655947&hvadid=74011170480282&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=69110&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-74011193619739%3Aloc-188&hydadcr=11904_2290925&tag=mh0a9-21&ref=pd_sl_215yrdn1k9_e
Olivet Discourse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivet_Discourse
Preterism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preterism
Bart Ehrman on the Graceful Atheist podcast
https://gracefulatheist.com/2023/04/09/bart-d-ehrman-armageddon/
Bart Ehrman on I was a Teenage Fundamentalist
https://iwasateenagefundamentalist.podbean.com/e/074-armageddon-isn-t-coming-with-bart-ehrman/
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Duration:01:45:36