YOUTUBE Starters AS Philosophy of Religion
August 25, 2015
AS P of R |
You tube clip |
Plato’s Forms |
Three minute Philosophy – background, change / permanence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNjmPyHIoOc
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The Cave |
Three minute Philosophy – Cave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q34MHpBu0Oo Peter Dobbing explains the allegory of the cave using two cartoon figures having a conversation: scroll down to item 10 on the right hand menu (9 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9rllfokNzk&list=PLC8C5EFD053FE2E8A |
Aristotle |
Three minute philosophy – Aristotle (4 mins) |
Goodness of God |
A two minute defence of God’s goodness |
Cosmological Argument |
For a brilliant introduction (peter Dobbing) to the cosmological argument (Aquinas) got to (9 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CVq2m_rhbg Three min philosophy – Aquinas Five Ways (4 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz_iGGGMddw Debunking the three classic arguments for God. (follow Cosmological argument 6.16 mins in for 5 mins) NB This film uses the f-word so may be unsuitabe for class use, but is very clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRulK_ePLKM |
Teleological Argument |
Peter Dobbing overviews the Telologcial Argument – very clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5rCiJMB-Fk Keith Ward considers arguments against the existence of God and considers the origins in Aristotle of the arguments from design and the physical nature of the world. Quantum physics points us to a world much stranger than Quantum Physics suggests. The surplus intelligence argument from the existence of consciousness is considered – why an appreciation of beauty? (8 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8uuSGa8rM8 Teleological argument debunked (rudely with the f-word) first 6mins. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRulK_ePLKM |
Moral Argument Introduction |
Peter Dobbing explains the moral argument in another brilliantly clear clip (right hand menu). (9 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfdTC6YhACQ&list=PLC8C5EFD053FE2E8A William Lane Craig explains the moral argument in two minutes |
Moral Argument |
Four short films on the moral argument includes euthyphro’s dilemma http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCinpJLxMHo&list=PLBA9DC2EC053771E5 |
Problem of Evil |
Peter Dobbing introduces the Problem of Evil (9 mins). Highly recommended. Scroll down the right hand menu to find the film. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbphE23XjIw&list=PLC8C5EFD053FE2E8A Richard Swinburne considers why God allows suffering (8mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hwuUBFRTus |
Religion and Science |
Can something come from nothing? http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/07/how-the-universe-appeared-from-nothing.html How big is the Universe? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1bWKZFP2Tc Peter Dobbing reviews all the issues in this animated film. (9 mins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9h5ZtiD-5U&list=PLC8C5EFD053FE2E8A
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Infinity – Horizon |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlFkLz_LmE4 (9.50mins, clips either side also available) |
Irreducible complexity |
In Behe’s own words: |
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