Richard Bauckham and the Distribution of Names
My work with Kamil Gregor on the reexamination of the analysis of names from Richard Bauckham's Jesus and the Eyewitnesses has been published:
Gregor, K., & Blais, B. (2023). Is Name …
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Miracles with Brian Blais
Matthew and Andrew welcome me back to talk about miracles. Andrew gives an update on the failed prayer to heal his eyesight, and towards the end of the show, there …
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A long discussion about miracles
Here I summarize the (9 hour!) conversation that I was a part of here: Bad Apologetics Ep 20 - Miracles & even MORE even NEWER Resurrection evidence where we respond to the …
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Bad Apologetics Ep 18 - Bayes Machine goes BRRRRRRRRR
In this YouTube episode, Bad Apologetics Ep 18 - Bayes Machine goes BRRRRRRRRR I join Nathan Ormond, Kamil Gregor, and James Fodor to discuss Timothy and Lydia McGrew's article in The …
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Bayes vs Apologetics
In this episode, David (the Graceful Atheist and I explore how Bayes theorem can structure our thinking. We bounce ideas off each other, talk about injecting information into arguments, and …
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Talking Bayes
In this episode, Andrew and Matthew invite me back to talk about Bayes, what it is and how to apply it. We explore the structure of Bayes, when it can …
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Jonathan and Brian in conversation
Matthew hosts a conversation between myself and Jonathan McLatchie to further the conversation on why Jonathan is confident that the resurrection of Jesus can be accepted as an historical event …
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Advocating for Bayesian Inference
In this episode I discuss my approach to teaching statistical inference including taking the Bayesian approach first instead of delegating it to an advanced or elective topic. We talk about …
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What is Panpsychism?
In this episode, Andrew and Matthew invite myself and Prof. Philip Goff to discuss Panpsychism. What is it, why should we take it seriously and can we test it? I …
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Unbelievable? Is faith about belief or trust? And why does it matter? Travis Dickinson with Brian Blais
In this discussion/debate, I talk with Travis Dickinson about the concept of faith. Travis is the author of "Stand Firm: Apologetics and the Brilliance of the Gospel" and says …
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Why Christian Apologetics is Faulty Science and Faulty History
In this episode I join Andrew and Matthew to discuss The Fine Tuning Argument, The Second Law of Thermodynamics, contingency, evidence for the Christian claim of a historical resurrection of …
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Bryant Faculty Spotlight
This video is part of the Bryant Faculty Spotlight series. In this episode I speaks about his book Statistical Inference for Everyone, an open textbook that approaches introductory statistical inference …
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Your Lack of Imagination Can Kill You — But You Can Be Saved by Math TEDx Bryant
Here I present how our cognitive biases -- confirmation bias, innumeracy, either-or bias -- can lead to significant problems, but also can be solved with the proper use of probability theory. Essentially …
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