Why atheists can blame Trent Horn for his bad arguments
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Trent Horn ( @TheCounselofTrent ) recently argued that atheists cannot blame Christians for anything. In this video, I explain why he's wrong.Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreasonIf you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmidOUTLINE0:00 Intro1:00 Definitions1:48 Trent’s video4:24 Are atheists blaming Craig?6:05 ‘Should’ implies alternative possibilities?8:14 Power to change the future8:50 Linguistic incaution10:39 Sapolsky11:49 Trent’s core argument16:11 What’s the difference???20:12 Leeway freedom24:22 Atheism and reductive physicalism25:51 Humans vs. animals28:24 Libertarianism and laws of nature32:55 Does theism preclude moral responsibility?38:56 Luck objection42:43 Punishment and moral responsibility47:07 Old Testament God = North Korea48:53 Clarifying compatibilism51:54 Trent contra compatibilism54:19 Trent’s second argument57:21 Frankfurt cases1:04:20 Flickers of freedom1:11:02 Resources and conclusionCORRECTIONS(1) In the section entitled "Should’ implies alternative possibilities?", I contest the idea that 'S should φ' implies 'S could do something alternative to φ-ing'. I think my counterexamples to that idea are correct, but I don't think they actually address Trent's claim in the preceding clip. In particular, Trent's claim was instead that 'S should φ' implies 'S could φ'. Importantly, though, many of my examples can be modified to motivate denying this claim too. For instance, just imagine the boulder-trapping-arm case to be one in which you're compelled *not* to hack off your arm by your psychology (maybe you're very queasy). Still, it seems like you *should* hack off your arm!LINKS(1) My Response Videos playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkaNtpoOwEZm9fuJq423BUrW(2) My Free Will playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXka4SMFOH-KH-hdJoTz6fG5F(3) My Common Mistakes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkY8lCiJY7XZFkfBChK1VdMK(4) The Majesty of Reason: A Short Guide to Critical Thinking in Philosophy: https://www.amazon.com/Majesty-Reason-Critical-Thinking-Philosophy/dp/B086FW6XV4(5) My Springer book: (a) https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs/dp/3031193148/ (b) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2THE USUAL...Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvHJoin the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreasonMy website: https://josephschmid.comMy PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid