We discuss the commonly held idea that care/harm is a good basis for moral decisions. Clare shows why this is not such a solid foundation and why Christianity offers a better answer when it comes to slavery and its evils. #Christianity #morality #slavery --- About the channel --- Dan and Phil are mates who like talking apologetics, philosophy, ethics and theology. They interview Christians who are evangelists, authors, scientists, apologists, comedians or simply interested in talking about big topics. In the future, we're looking to interview people from other faiths and atheists in a non-confrontational format. We put all interviews on a podcast. We aim to update the podcast every other week: https://criticalwitness.uk/podcast If long form interviews aren't your thing and you just want short, digestible videos, subscribe for our #shortconvos from our longer conversations that come out every Monday and Friday. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Parler and let us know what you think of the conversations. Find: @CritWitnessUK Finally we're looking to feature other writings on our website. If you write on the topics above get in touch! https://criticalwitness.uk/blog Want more content? Support what we do on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/criticalwitness

Today we're talking with Mike Austin about his book God and Guns. We'll also be discussing a bit about his lecturing in philosophy and the importance of character in the Christian faith. Mike is a philosophy professor, author, and speaker focused on ethical questions related to character and human flourishing. Mike has also been a speaker for the Kentucky Humanities Council, and contributes to a blog for Psychology Today, “Ethics for Everyone.” You can also follow a Facebook page dedicated to discussing issues related to his latest book with Eerdmans, entitled God and Guns in America: https://www.facebook.com/GodandGunsinAmerica/ Find out more about Mike here: https://www.michaelwaustin.com/about/ --- About the channel --- Dan and Phil are mates who like talking apologetics, philosophy, ethics and theology. They interview Christians who are evangelists, authors, scientists, apologists, comedians or simply interested in talking about big topics. In the future, we're looking to interview people from other faiths and atheists in a non-confrontational format. We put all interviews on a podcast. We aim to update the podcast every other week: https://criticalwitness.uk/podcast If long form interviews aren't your thing and you just want short, digestible videos, subscribe for our #shortconvos from our longer conversations that come out every Monday and Friday. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Parler and let us know what you think of the conversations. Find: @CritWitnessUK Finally we're looking to feature other writings on our website. If you write on the topics above get in touch! https://criticalwitness.uk/blog Want more content? Support what we do on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/criticalwitness

Islamic apologists will often argue that the Quran has been preserved from Muhammad through to modern day. We discuss why this is most likely not the case and is a very difficult claim to defend. The website to analyse the Quran by Dr Andy Bannister: https://info.qurangateway.org/ Dan Brubaker's youtube channel Variant Quran is helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlLHO-7tZ90 If you haven't come across Jay Smith, Pfander is also useful: https://www.youtube.com/c/pfanderfilms #islam #quran #Christianity --- About the channel --- Dan and Phil are mates who like talking apologetics, philosophy, ethics and theology. They interview Christians who are evangelists, authors, scientists, apologists, comedians or simply interested in talking about big topics. In the future, we're looking to interview people from other faiths and atheists in a non-confrontational format. We put all interviews on a podcast. We aim to update the podcast every other week: https://criticalwitness.uk/podcast If long form interviews aren't your thing and you just want short, digestible videos, subscribe for our #shortconvos from our longer conversations that come out every Monday and Friday. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Parler and let us know what you think of the conversations. Find: @CritWitnessUK Finally we're looking to feature other writings on our website. If you write on the topics above get in touch! https://criticalwitness.uk/blog Want more content? Support what we do on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/criticalwitness