Is atheism a "lack of belief"? Calum Miller, Paul Orton & Non Stamp Collector - Unbelievable?

Unbelievable?

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🗓️ 23 June 2014

⏱️ 82 minutes

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In the first show of 2013, three 'Unbelievable?' listeners join Justin Brierley to discuss their views of atheism. Calum Miller is a Christian medical student at Oxford with an interest in philosophy. He chats with atheist Paul Orton and agnostic Steve (aka Non Stamp Collector). They both define their atheism as a mere "lack of belief in God" rather than a positive belief that "there is no God". Why the distinction? Find out as we ask questions about where the burden of proof lies, the difference between agnosticism and atheism, and the God of the Bible. For Calum Miller http://dovetheology.com http://www.twitter.com/dovetheology For Paul Orton http://www.missinggodgene.com http://www.skepticule.com For Non Stamp Collector http://www.nonstampcollector.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/NonStampCollector Watch the video promo for Unbelievable? the Conference 2012 DVD http://youtu.be/6g-5jTMeZew Order it at http://www.premier.org.uk/dvd For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 20 August 2011 – Dialogue with an ex-Christian Rebekah Bennetch & Sheridan Voysey Unbelievable? 11 February 2012 - Should atheists be more religious? Alain de Botton & James Orr Join the conversation via Facebook and Twitter and http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable

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0:29.7	Hello welcome along to Unbelievable with with me Justin Briley. It's the first show of 2013.
0:36.0	So a happy new year to you and whether you're listening today on Saturday, the 5th of January,
0:41.0	or indeed via the podcast at some other point in the year.
0:44.7	You're very welcome along and I've got a really interesting show for you today.
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1:01.5	etc. Right now though I'd love to introduce you to my
1:04.7	guest today here on the show that gets Christians and non Christians talking.
1:08.4	You're unbelievable. Well today on the show I'm been joined by Callum Miller who's a clinical medicine
1:14.9	student at Oxford University with an interest in philosophy. Well he's our
1:18.9	Christian guest today. Paul Orton is an atheist he joins me in as well. They're going to tell us a little bit about themselves.
1:26.0	And on the line from Japan, no less today, we're going to be hearing from Steve who goes online under the pseudonym Non Stamp Collector.
1:36.0	What does he mean by Non Stamp Collector you may ask?
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