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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2025 · 11 MIN

Lewis's Argument from Desire and Why it FAILS w/ Erik Wielenberg

from The Socratic Sessions · host Samuel Devis

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Erik Wielenberg explains why evolutionary psychology better accounts for our innate desires than C.S. Lewis’s claim that unfulfilled desires point to a supernatural realm.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠God and the Reach of Reason: C. S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell⁠ by Erik Wielenberg⁠Godless Normative Realism⁠ | Erik Wielenberg | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #20Erik's⁠Website⁠⁠Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe⁠ by Erik Wielenberg⁠A Debate on God and Morality⁠: What is the Best Account of Objective Moral Values and Duties? by Erik Wielenberg & William Lane Craig⁠Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion⁠ by David Hume⁠The Problem of Pain⁠ by C. S. Lewis⁠Mere Christianity⁠ by C. S. Lewis⁠Miracles: a Preliminary Study⁠ by C. S. Lewis⁠Surprised by Joy⁠ by C. S. Lewis⁠A Grief Observed⁠ by C. S. Lewis⁠Hume: An Introduction⁠ | Benjamin Watkins | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #9⁠Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God⁠ by Marilyn McCord Adams⁠Why I am Not a Christian⁠, and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell⁠The Question of God⁠ by Armand Nicholi🌐 Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!)Camera (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sony A6400⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Lens (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sigma 16mm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Audio Interface (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Focusrite Scarlett 4i4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Microphone Amplifier (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cloudlifter CL-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Mic (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RØDE PodMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Lights (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elgato Key Light Air⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Colour Back Lighting (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Govee LED Floor Lamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Recording Software (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riverside.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding.🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications.📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions.🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going.#cslewis #davidhume #hume #desire #joy #psychology #miracles #lewis #theology #philosophy

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