#90 A Heated Debate on Hell, Catholicism, and Fine-Tuning - Ethan Muse

Ethan Muse and I spar over the problem of evil, cosmic fine-tuning, infallible popes, and the doctrine of eternal conscious torment.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 Introduction00:01:44 Rutgers, philosophy, and Catholic apologetics00:05:08 Ethan’s path into philosophy00:09:52 The goal of doing philosophy00:13:52 Ethan’s conversion to Catholicism00:17:55 Doubts, confidence, and the problem of evil00:23:45 Miracle evidence and outweighing evil00:25:04 Fine-tuning and theism00:28:48 Frequency data, design, and Bayesianism00:33:43 Mini-verses and apparent design00:38:20 What fine-tuning means00:41:04 Apparent design and fragile harmony00:46:38 The infrared bullseye analogy00:51:29 Design, stalking horses, and naturalism00:59:56 Priors, bare theism, and Bayesian machinery01:04:53 Papal infallibility and alleged counterexamples01:11:36 Eternal hell and Catholic doctrine01:19:46 Moral intuition against eternal torment01:22:42 Saints, sin, and moral authority01:30:12 Moral progress and Catholic tradition01:32:57 Moral disagreement and final thoughts Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe