Episode 140 - Sean McDowell and WLC miss the point on Rhett's deconversion

Episode 140 - Sean McDowell and WLC miss the point on Rhett's deconversion

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November 2, 2025 · 51 min · Season 1 · Episode 140

About this episode

Matthew reviews the responses of Sean McDowell and William Lane Craig to Rhett's deconversion.

In this episode of Still Unbelievable!, Matthew reviews Sean McDowell and William Lane Craig being shitty about Rhett's deconversion. When Christian apologists review the deconversion of a high profile Christian, it's a given that they will miss the point on the things they say and misdirect their adoring Christian fans on the negative aspects of Christianity that cause the person to leave. This conversation is no exception and we're going to have fun highlighting all the predictable and unsurprising ways that Sean and WLC achieve this. Link 1 takes you to the Sean McDowell interview with WLC and Link 2 going to the Alex O'Connor interview with Rhett. It is very interesting that Sean does not provide a link to Alex's show in his YouTube notes. What is he afraid of? 1) original Sean McDowell conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75gT-lEgRRw 2) The original interview between Rhett and Alex O'Connor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wjVLKy8Xk 3) The Web of Belief - By W. V. Quine, J. S. Ullian https://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/W.-V.-Quine-J.-S.-Ullian-The-Web-of-Belief.pdf 4) Biola statements of faith and evolution…

People in this episode

Host: Matthew

Topics covered

  • deconversion
  • Christianity
  • apologetics
  • religious criticism
  • interviews

Keywords

  • deconversion
  • Sean McDowell
  • William Lane Craig
  • Rhett
  • Christianity
  • apologetics
  • Alex O'Connor

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Books & works: The Web of Belief

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