The Don Johnson Show Discussions with Skeptics
Are All Religions Basically the Same?
Don fills in on the Right Here Right Now Show and discusses Morgan Freeman’s new mini-series, The Story of God.
Discussion with Henri of the Baha’i Faith
The Don Johnson Show, 11-22-13 Don talks with caller Henri, a convert to the Baha'i religion.
Discussion with Atheist Blogger and Author Bob Seidensticker
The Don Johnson Show, 9-19-13 Don talks with Bob Seidensticker, a popular atheist blogger at Patheos. Bob is also the author of Cross Examined: An Unconventional Spiritual Journey and Future Hype: The Myths of Technology Change.
The Loneliest Man at the Funeral: A Discussion with Aaron the Atheist
The Don Johnson Show, 9-17-13 Don talks with caller Aaron about "the atheist dilemma": what are we to do with the universal human desire for the transcendent?
Discussion with Brett the Atheist
The Don Johnson Show, 9-6-13 Don talks worldviews with caller Brett from New York.
Discussion with Naturalist Matthew Ferguson Part 2
The Don Johnson Show, 4-5-13 Don compares worldviews with metaphysical naturalist blogger Matthew Ferguson, a doctoral student at UC Irvine. In this part of the conversation, Don and Matthew discuss science and miracles. Some links to go with the show: Miracles...
Discussion with Naturalist Matthew Ferguson Part 1
The Don Johnson Show, 4-5-13 Don compares worldviews with metaphysical naturalist blogger Matthew Ferguson, a doctoral student at UC Irvine. In this part of the conversation, Don and Matthew discuss the "mind-body" problem faced by reductionistic materialism. Some...
Discussion with Wesley the Atheist Ex-Pastor, Part 2
The Don Johnson Show, 9-9-12 Don talks with atheist caller Wesley. Wesley grew up Christian and attended Dallas Baptist University and Dallas Theological Seminary, receiving a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy. He then worked as a pastor for several years before giving up...
Discussion with Wesley the Atheist Ex-Pastor, Part 1
The Don Johnson Show, 9-9-12 Don talks with atheist caller Wesley. Wesley grew up Christian and attended Dallas Baptist University and Dallas Theological Seminary, receiving a B.A and M.A. in Philosophy. He then worked as a pastor for several years before giving up...
Discussion with Fahran the ex-Muslim Agnostic
The Don Johnson Show, 4-30-12 Don and Brandon talk with Farhan Qureshi of beliefrevision.com. Farhan is an ex-Muslim who now is part of a Unitarian Universalist congregation. He describes himself as a truth seeker, a free thinker, an agnostic theist, a relativist, a...
Conversation with Bill the Naturalist
The Don Johnson Show, 3-21-11 Don and Brandon talk with Bill, an atheist caller from Virginia. In a discussion that ranges from bears to objective morality, each man presents and defends some evidences for their worldview.
Naturalism, Morality, and Free Will
The Don Johnson Show, 3-9-12 Scott from Oregon calls in to talk to Don and Brandon about a naturalistic framework for morality that he finds reasonable. The discussion focuses largely on free will and includes references to the new book by Sam Harris of that title.
An Atheist’s View of Heaven
The Don Johnson Show, 11-28-11 Don and Brandon talk with Emery Wang of the A Christian and an Atheist podcast. Emery called in to talk about heaven, specifically his article about why there won't be any flowers there.
Does Taoism Have a Better Answer to the Problem of Evil than Christianity?
The Don Johnson Show, 10-26-11 David Moser calls into the program from Beijing, China to talk about how Taoism deals with the issues of pain, suffering, and evil in the world. Mr. Moser is the Academic Director at Capital Normal University in Beijing. He holds a...
Discussion with Jason the Ex-Christian
The Don Johnson Show, 8-1-11 Don and Brandon take a call from Jason, who abandoned a version of Christianity after 25 years of belief and ministry to become a "secular humanist." A key line from this conversation occurs at around the 1:15 mark: After Don explains what...
Discussion with Cameron the Atheist
The Don Johnson Show, 5-9-11 Don gets a call from Cambridge, England and spends the hour comparing worldviews with Cameron.
Debate with Jared the Atheist
The Don Johnson Show, 4-4-11 Don and Brandon take a call from Jared, who thinks that belief in God is a stupid leap into irrationality.
Discussion with Atheist Emery Wang
The Don Johnson Show, 2-21-11 Don talks to Emery Wang, founder of losingmyreligion.com and co-host of the podcast A Christian and an Atheist.
Discussion with Justin the Atheist
The Don Johnson Show, 1-31-11 Don and Brandon compare worldviews with caller Justin. They discuss, among other topics, why Don thinks Justin's understanding of Christianity is faulty and whether the accuracy of the scientific method is actually evidence for atheism.
Conversation with Jeremy Beahan of Reasonable Doubts
The Don Johnson Show, 5-24-10 In response to listener requests, Jeremy Beahan of Reasonable Doubts comes on the show to address the issues we brought up in our April 19th broadcast and try to clarify his position regarding naturalism and determinism.
Can One be Talked Out Of Being a Christian?
The Don Johnson Show, 2-22-10 Don and Brandon talk with caller Brian about whether it is possible to be "talked out of" being a Christian. More on the Dark Ages in which we currently live, including a reference to a NY Times piece on kids and boredom and a story about...
Morality and Meaning According to an Atheist
The Don Johnson Show, 11-16-09 Don and Brandon talk with caller Aaron about whether atheism or theism better accounts for the data our senses provide. Specific topics include how to explain the Fort Hood shooting and whether or not life has any ultimate meaning.
Debate with Aaron the Agnostic about The Problem of Evil
The Don Johnson Show, 8-3-09 Don and Brandon talk again with caller Aaron, this time about what the existence of evil in the world tells us about whether or not God exists and what he is like if he does.
Discussion with Aaron the Agnostic
The Don Johnson Show, 5-18-09 Don and Brandon talk to caller Aaron about whether or not you can approach a topic like the resurrection without some presuppositions about the nature of reality.
Discussion with a Caller who Would Like to Import Ideas from Other Worldviews into Christianity
The Don Johnson Show, 5-11-09 Don and Brandon talk with David, who wishes more Christians would look to the New Age movement (among other places) for spiritual guidance.