The Counsel of Trent

In this episode Trent reveals three Mormon doctrines that recently surprised him in spite of his lengthy study of Mormonism.

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In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about a controversial change in many bowling alleys and also gives an update on future free-for-all-Fridays.

In this episode Trent explains what critics of the doctrine of hell often forget when they claim no rational person would freely choose eternal separation from God.

Hell: The Logic of Damnation, Jerry L. Walls
https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268010966/hell/

“How to Go to Hell,” Edward Feser
https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-to-go-to-hell_29.html

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The Lindsay Clancy mistrial has reignited debate over insanity, criminal responsibility, and mental illness. In this episode, Trent examines the history of the insanity defense, the consequences of deinstitutionalization, and why some modern definitions of insanity risk excusing people who know exactly what they are doing.

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00:00 What Is Insanity?
01:20 St. Dymphna and Caring for the Mentally Ill
03:16 The Insanity Defense and Mental Asylums
05:05 Deinstitutionalization and Public Safety
07:52 How Modern Insanity Standards Expanded
09:51 Culpability, Impulses, and “Affluenza”
11:14 The Lindsay Clancy Case
14:38 Evil, Responsibility, and Mental Illness
16:33 Reforming the Insanity Defense

In this episode, Trent Horn responds to Joe Rogan’s interview with linguist Daniel Everett and the claim that ancient religious history is unreliable simply because we weren’t there to see it. Trent explains why this objection misunderstands history, applies a double standard to Christianity, and wrongly treats modern “immediate experience” as the only reliable way to know truth.

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00:00 The “Too Long Ago” Objection
01:03 Daniel Everett and the Pirahã View of History
03:57 The Noble Savage Myth
06:43 Cultural Relativism and Moral Blind Spots
08:39 Christianity Isn’t Just an American Thing
09:53 Science, Religion, and Rediscoverable Truth
11:45 Jesus, the Resurrection, and Historical Evidence
14:08 C.S. Lewis on Skepticism About History
15:42 Modern Miracles and the Real Jesus