Agnostish
Brothers Andy and TJ Ingrassia discuss various topics related to their Evangelical Christian upbringing, faith, worldviews, and all manner of things.
Episodes
15 episodes
Episode 15: The Problem of Evil with Emily McCarty
In this episode, we're joined by Emily McCarty, a doctoral student at St. Louis University studying Philosophy of Religion with an emphasis on the problem of evil. Her advisor is Eleonore Stump, one of the most well-respected Christian philosop...
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Episode 15
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1:22:19
Ep 14: Atheist Delusions
Andy and TJ are joined once again by the inimitable Rachel Ferguson. Rachel threw down the gauntlet, suggesting that they read David Bentley Hart's book "Atheist Delusions", then have her on to discuss it. Challenge accepted!In addition...
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Episode 14
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2:10:02
Ep 13: Ideologies and Stupid People
Andy and TJ are joined by Josh Hedlund, who was in the CHS class of 2006 with Andy. Josh pushes back on some of Andy's original Manifesto claims, they discuss the role that religious ideologies play in motivating humanity to not rape and pillag...
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Episode 13
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1:40:05
Ep 12: Sensus Moralitatis
Andy and TJ are joined by their first repeat guest, Sam Tunnell. They discuss a secular basis for morality, Sam Harris's "The Moral Landscape," and other topics.Other resources:Andy's main argument is based around Sam Harris'&nb...
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Episode 12
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1:42:55
Ep 11: Rachel Ferguson, Part 2
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Rachel Ferguson. She's the Director of the Liberty & Ethics Center and the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University. She was also Andy's college Philosophy professor.
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1:20:53
Ep 10: Rachel Ferguson, Part 1
This is Part 1 of our conversation with Rachel Ferguson. She's the Director of the Liberty & Ethics Center and the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University. She was also Andy's college Philosophy professor.
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Episode 10
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1:59:57
Ep 09: Godless Heathens... Unite!
Andy and TJ are joined by Brian Farmer, brother of Andy's high school flame. He's an atheist who's never really had an extended conversation about his atheism with other people, so hopefully it was cathartic and not too traumatizing for him.
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Episode 9
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1:39:51
Ep 08: Biblical Criticism With Dr. Alan Meyers
Andy and TJ are joined by Dr. Alan Meyers. Dr. Meyers is Professor Emeritus of religion at Lindenwood University as well as Parish Associate at Oak Hill Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. Andy and TJ both took classes with Dr. Meyers whi...
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Episode 8
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1:47:51
Ep 07: Properly Basic Beliefs
Andy and TJ are joined by Sam Tunnell, who was in Andy's grade at Christian High School (class of '06). Andy and Sam were also in the same "Christian Ministry" undergraduate program at Lindenwood University. Sam is a pastor in St. Louis. He als...
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Episode 7
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1:49:40
Ep 06: What Does TJ Actually Believe?
Andy and TJ are guest-less (thanks Covid!), which worked out well because they needed to clarify some things anyway. Andy attempts to figure out what the heck TJ actually is, and TJ raises some critiques of Andy's thinking.
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Episode 6
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1:41:52
Ep 05: A Really Good Story
Andy and TJ are joined by Andrew Stout, who was in TJ's grade at Living Word Christian School. After a brief homeschooling rebellion, Andrew returned to CHS. He got his bachelor's in Philosophy from Lindenwood (sharing many of the same professo...
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Episode 5
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2:14:43
Ep 04: The Grimm Reaper
Andy and TJ are joined by Justin Grimm, a pastor from Ohio. In high school Justin and TJ had overlapping friend/church groups and were vaguely acquainted. After hearing the first couple episodes of the podcast, Justin reached out with some push...
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Episode 4
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1:54:51
Ep 03: TJ and Rob Get Sorta Abducted in Guatemala
Andy and TJ are joined by their first guest, Rob Graham. Rob grew up next door to their dad and has been connected to their family for many years. TJ wants to be just like Rob when he grows up.In the first half of the episode, Rob share...
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Episode 3
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2:10:54
Ep 02: Andy Has Emotions... Apparently
Andy walks TJ through his "Some Thoughts on Faith" manifesto (found here) and gets pretty worked up in the process.TJ shares a story from his...
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Episode 2
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1:32:23
Ep 01: TJ Wants To Be A Good Boy
Andy interviews TJ about his experience growing up in the Fundamentalist Evangelical Christian sub-culture. They discuss their experiences growing up in a Christian home, going to a Christian school, their beliefs about God and hell, and other ...
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Episode 1
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1:50:32