Yesterday, I had a long and enjoyable public discussion with Jason Thibodeau on the topic of The Euthyphro dilemma. Jason is a writer for the Secular Outpost and teaches philosophy at Cypress college in California. He also is the author of a recent article entitled “God’s Love is Irrelevant to the Euthyphro Problem” published in Sophia […]
Entries Tagged as 'MandM in the Media'
Matthew Flannagan (MandM) and Jason Thibodeau (Secular Outpost) Debate God and Morality
September 24th, 2018 4 Comments
Tags: Divine Command Theory · Euthyphro Dilemma · Jason Thibodeau
Is it Immoral to Believe in God? Matt responds to Michael Ruse
November 28th, 2016 1 Comment
The Christian Research Journal have published an online copy of an article I wrote for their journal last year: In a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, the distinguished philosopher of science Michael Ruse raises the question, Is it morally wrong to believe in God? Some skeptics maintain there is something irrational about […]
Tags: God and Morality · Michael Ruse · New Atheists · Publications
Dialogue on Unbelievable? Now Online
February 10th, 2014 Comments Off on Dialogue on Unbelievable? Now Online
I recently participated in a dialogue on the UK radio show Unbelievable?, which is hosted by Justin Brierley. The dialogue was with Ryan Bell, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor who made headlines recently when he announced that he is trying atheism for a year . The show aired in the UK on Saturday and is now online […]
Tags: Debates · Justin Brierley · Podcast · Ryan Bell · Unbelievable?
Madeleine speaking to Kerre McIvor on Newstalk ZB re Flannagan v ACC
September 12th, 2013 24 Comments
This morning on my way to work I turned on Newstalk ZB to find that Madeleine and her recent ACC victory were the topic of Leighton Smith’s morning show – Kerre McIvor was filling in. Madeleine ended up speaking to Kerre on air – you can listen here: Or download here: NewstalkZB have also reported on the […]
Tags: ACC · Car Accident · Disc Replacement Surgery · Newstalk ZB
Flannagan v ACC – Victory
September 12th, 2013 13 Comments
Long time readers of this blog will remember than 5 1/2 years ago I was in a car accident that saw me suffer a herniated cervical (neck) disc and require disc replacement surgery. Readers will also be aware that the pain I lived (live) with did not end after that surgery and that when the […]
Tags: ACC · Car Accident · Disc Replacement Surgery
Watch Matt on the GCSB Bill on Shine TV
August 1st, 2013 2 Comments
On 30 July 2013 Matt was interviewed on Shine TV about the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment (“GCSB”) Bill. The discussion on the issues of civil liberties, spying in times of threats against citizens is very good. The video is here:
Tags: GCSB · MandM on Video · Rights and Freedoms · Shine TV
Matt on Radio: Women tells Court of Appeal being pregnant with a defective baby is an injury
March 5th, 2013 3 Comments
A New Zealand woman has gotten her case against the Accident Compensation Corporation (“ACC”) into the Court of Appeal. The Herald carried the story. Matt was interviewed for his view on Radio Rhema last week. ACC claim mother: I would have aborted Woman says she would have terminated pregnancy had she been told baby was […]
Tags: Abortion · ACC · Court of Appeal · Feticide · Radio Rhema
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
