In this episode Trent chats with Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy about atheism and Islam.

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00:00 Intro
02:21 Online apologetics shift
05:09 Charity and argumentation
06:56 Dawkins, cultural Christianity, and modern paganism
10:53 Talking with Muslims
14:19 The Quran is central to Muslim outreach
17:40 Debunking the “Quran is miraculous” argument
19:22 Muhammad's "miracles"
21:05 The Islamic Dilemma explained
24:19 How Islam arose
26:30 Bible contradictions and prophecy dilemma
30:49 Child marriage
39:29 Was Mary a minor?
41:40 Cousin marriage in Islam and Christian moral reform
44:31 How Christianity helped create science
49:16 Dan McClellan, scholars vs. apologists, and the documentary hypothesis
54:19 Homeric parallels, mythicism, and Caesar’s Messiah
58:58 Richard Carrier and whether something can come from nothing
01:01:24 Gen Z, outreach, and why ordinary people matter most
01:09:07 Is Islam uniquely linked to violence?
01:12:38 Best resources for responding to Islam
01:14:15 Final thoughts and where to find Michael Jones