
Real Seekers
By Real Seeker Ministries
I can be reached via email at realseekerministry@gmail.com


Shroud Wars: Panel Review Part 16E + Bayesian Balderdash + James Tabor & Allen's Proto Photo Theory
In this special update episode, I have three fan request related to the Shroud of Turin. First Giulio Fanti emailed me and alerted me to the newest update regarding the Ultimate Shroud Skeptic, Hugh Farey, and his "Quem Quaeritis" image forming hypothesis; this time around Hguh Farey has published a peer-reviewed paper on his method and Giulio Fanti gives his peer-reviewed response. Next, Hugh Farey has written his latest satirical Blog post about yours truly and my use of Bayes Theorem, I give a critical assessment of Hugh's Bayesian best. Finally, famous Biblical scholar, James Tabor, has been welcomed to the Shroud Wars and he thinks that Nicholas Allen's "Proto-Photo" hypothesis can explain the Shroud's images- in answering a question for fan Annette, I have photo expert, Barrie Schwortz, refute Allen's theory.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-16-follow-up-shows-luigi-garlaschellis-powder-rubbing-hugh-fareys-quem-quaeritis-image-forming-theories/

Harry Stark: Margaret Sanger
Harry Stark gives another short video on Sanger.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/harry-stark-shows-2025/

Welcoming James Tabor to the Shroud Wars- The "Tomb Shroud" vs. the "Turin Shroud"
I have recently had the pleasure of speaking with famous Biblical scholar and archeologist, Dr. James Tabor, on the Shroud of Turin. I was asked to provide my assessment of some of his recent videos on the historicity and image formation of the images on the Shroud of Turin from a skeptical position.In this video, I assess the historicity objections as disclosed in two of James' videos; the first dealing with the Shroud Man vs. archeological findings related to crucifixion victims and the second having to do with his work on the 1st century Jewish burial shroud found in one of the Akeldama tombs excavated by Tabor and Shimon Gibson.RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/welcoming-james-tabor-to-the-shroud-wars/
James Tabor's Shroud Videos;1. The Archaeology of Roman Crucifixion in 1st c. Judea and the Turin Shroud = • The Archaeology of Roman Crucifixion in 1s... 2. The ONLY Authentic 1st Century Burial Shroud Ever Found in Jerusalem! = • The ONLY Authentic 1st Century Burial Shr... 3. Is the Mystery Solved?--How the Shroud of Turin Was Produced [Nicholas Allen's Image formation presentation]= • Is the Mystery Solved?--How the Shroud of ... 4. History Valley's Version of Nicholas Allen's Presentation entitled, "The Shroud Fraud: How the Shroud of Turin Deceived Everyone! | Dr. Nicholas Peter Legh Allen" = • The Shroud Fraud: How the Shroud of Turin ...

Satan-induced Supernatural Skeptical Stupidity Syndrome (Part 2)- S&S Skeptics & The Rabyd Atheist
Alright, this is the 2nd and final part of the series whereby I review some of the stupidest skeptical objections to Christianity on the internet- these represent what the Bible refers to in 2 Corinthians 4:4 (spiritual blindness) or as I call it Satan-induced supernatural skeptical stupidity syndrome!!!Despite the polemical style, this show is meant for edifying purposes and not just to engage in ad hom attacks of Christianity's critiques. That said, I found that I did go too far with the first skeptic Matt Taylor from the Still Unbelievable podcast in so far as I had anger and dislike in my heart towards him. Regardless of any of Matt's faults, we are called to love our enemies as all are fellow image bearers of God and so in the middle of the show I realize my mistake and extend an olive branch to Matt.Enjoy :)RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/satan-induced-supernatural-skeptical-stupidity-syndrome-parts-1-3/

Harry Stark Video- Argai the Prophecy & Christianity
Harry Stark productions returns with another short video of Christianity's impact on pop culture; this time it is Argai the Prophecy.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/harry-stark-shows-2025/

Eucharistic Miracle Debate Review (Kevin Nontradicath vs. Matthieu Lavagna)
This was my follow up debate review where I'm joined by skeptic, Kevin Nontradicath, to discuss our impressions post debate and I give my own surprising evaluation; as a Protestant with a bias against Eucharistic miracles, I conclude that Matt won the debate and persuaded me that something supernatural happened here (at least within the strict perimeters of the info presented in the debate itself).Kevin and I go into great depth on these arguments and I give my final assessment at the end of this debate review where I conclude the opposite as I did based on the debate itself- the scientific evidence is probably against supernatural Eucharistic miracles!RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/eucharistic-miracle-debate-with-kevin-nontradicath-vs-matthieu-lavagna-debate-review-show/

Eucharistic Miracle Debate! (with Kevin Nontradicath vs. Matthieu Lavagna)
Originally, I had an agreement with Dr. Franco Serafini- world's expert cardiologist on Eucharistic miracles to debate with skeptic Kevin Nontradicath. Franco disrespectfully flaked out after agreeing to do it, but thankfully, one of his colleagues, Matt Lavagna, came on board to provide the positive case; he did a great job!Enjoy the debate :)RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/24/eucharistic-miracle-debate-with-kevin-nontradicath-vs-matthieu-lavagna-debate-review-show/

Fan Request Show: Genesis 6:1-4 & Chris Fisher's Open Theist Critique
In this episode I do two more fan request solo shows. In the first half I provide my take on the "sons of God" and "Nephilim" in Genesis 6:1-4 for Mark B from the UK and then in the second half, I turn my attention to Open Theist , Chris Fisher, who insulted my Blog post entitled the "Pink Tutu Defeater for Open Theism"- I provide Chris with a substantive education in basic logic and how to apply it to evaluating my argument.
RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/21/fan-request-show-genesis-61-4-chris-fishers-open-theist-critique/

Teddi Pappas the Shroud Shrink (Examining My Reasonable Doubts on the Shroud of Turin)
Buckle up Shroud fans, cause Teddi the Shroud shrink is here to psycho-analyze me and my reasonable doubts on the Shroud evidence. In this episode I’m forced to play the Shroud skeptic and explain why, despite being Pro-Shroud on the preponderance of evidence overall, I’m still have some reasonable amount of skepticism on the Shroud (5% or higher proven the Shroud is not miraculous).
RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/teddi-pappas-the-shroud-shrink-examining-my-reasonable-doubts-on-the-shroud-of-turin/

Satan-induced Supernatural Skeptical Stupidity Syndrome (Part 1)- Shroud Related Stupidities
OK, so I know what all you fundy lay Atheists and skeptics are thinking with this title.... nothing but pure ad hom from another Christian, right? Wrong!The humorous title aside, I think the Bible in 2 Corinthians 4:4 really does teach that Satan supernaturally spiritually blinds and/or stupefies unbelievers and skeptics who are hard of heart or entrenched in various respects so as to make them unable to recognize obvious or commonsensical truths. The following video highlights some such Satan-induced stupidities on the part of online Atheists and skeptics specifically related to the Shroud of Turin.Such skeptics shall include, the Ultimate Shroud Skeptic Hugh Farey, Shroud Neutral Mike, Dann (aka. Danny-boy) Porter, Jordan from Reasons to Doubt & nonother than "The Rabyd Atheist" himself!Enjoy :)RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/17/satan-induced-supernatural-skeptical-stupidity-syndrome-parts-1-3/

Shroud Wars Panel Review (Part 18)- Quantum Shroud Theories (Paul Bruney & Hugh Farey)
Paul Bruney and Hugh Farey agreed to come on the show to discuss Paul's newest Quantum tunneling explanation for how the Shroud's body images were formed on the Shroud. Unfortunately, only Hugh showed up, but we managed to have a deep dive on these quantum notions nonetheless.Enjoy :)RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-18-quantum-shroud-theories-paul-bruney-hugh-farey/

Jesus: The Scriptural Messiah & General Interview (w/ Charne Pienaar)
Charne of the "Jesus: The Scriptural Messiah" YouTube channel reached out to me to ask if she could interview me in appreciation of Real Seekers. We cover a lo of ground including our personal testimonies.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/jesus-the-scriptural-messiah-general-interview-w-charne-pienaar/
Charne's YouTube Channel = / @yehoshuascriptures

Gary Habermas Resurrection (S&S After Party Show)- 4 Atheists & 2 Christians in Discussion
After David Johnson and I did our debate on the case for Biblical Evidentialism and Jesus' Resurrection in honour of my Gary Habermas Celebration show, we did an After-show whereby more Atheists and fellow Christian Mak Attack join in the conversation. Enjoy!RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/gary-habermas-resurrection-follow-up-the-case-for-biblical-evidentialism-w-atheist-david-johnson/

Problems with Open Theism Part 2 (with Phil Bair)
Alright guys, well this is posted out of order as I will be posting Part 1 of this discussion back and forth later on, but I originally did a show with my fellow Molinist Phil Bair (of Freethinking Ministries) on some of the Problems we had with Open Theism (see on Phil's channel here = • Random Thoughts on Open Theism ). Little did Phil and I know that our show would then be reviewed by two famous Open Theists, Warren McGrew (the Idol Killer) and Chris Fisher on his channel (see here = • Omniscience - Crystal Ball Sold Separately ). Thus, Phil and I needed to do this response video to their response video to our original video- lol!RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/problems-with-the-god-of-open-theism-w-phil-bair-me-vs-warren-mcgrew-chris-fisher/

Problems with Open Theism Part 1 (with Phil Bair)
This is Part 1 of the series on Open Theism whereby we go over our issues with this view of God. Warren McGrew and Chris Fisher responded to our video here from an Open Theist perspective on the Idol Killer channel (see here = • Omniscience - Crystal Ball Sold Separately ) and we then did a third show responding to that (see here = • Problems with Open Theism Part 2 (with Phi... ).Enjoy :)RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/problems-with-the-god-of-open-theism-w-phil-bair-me-vs-warren-mcgrew-chris-fisher/

Gary Habermas Resurrection Follow Up: The Case for Biblical Evidentialism (w/ Atheist David Johnson)
Atheist David Johnson from the Skeptics and Seekers Podcast, watched my Gary Habermas Celebration show along with fellow Atheist, Paulogia's response show. David wrote a Blog arguing that Christian apologists are wrong to employ Evidentialism because the Bible endorses a blind faith perspective. I begged to differ. And so we debated the issue- enjoy :)RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/gary-habermas-resurrection-follow-up-the-case-for-biblical-evidentialism-w-atheist-david-johnson/

Shroud Wars: The Shroud as the Receipt of Resurrection (w/ Russ Breault)
We've got the Resurrection receipt! Pro-Shroud expert, Russ Breault, joins me one on one to be interviewed on his unique take on the Shroud of Turin. He is much more interested in how to use the Shroud to present Christ in a unique and compelling way regardless of whether we can absolutely prove its authenticity. In his own words, "debating the details is for someone else. I see the Shroud as a tool given to the church as a kind of mantle passed to us as Elijah passed his cloak to Elisha. If we are called to be fishers of men, then I see the Shroud as the net".RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/shroud-wars-the-shroud-as-the-receipt-of-resurrection-w-russ-breault/Russ' Main Shroud Encounter Website = https://shroudencounter.com/

Shroud Wars Panel Review (Part 16D)- Giulio Fanti's NEW Published Refutation of Hugh Farey's Theory
SURPRISE!!! After the shock fades, tune in to listen to Pro-Shroud expert Giulio Fanti who has written yet another peer-reviewed paper going into technical details responding to and refuting various skeptics, but most importantly, he provides substantive counters to Hugh Farey's Blog post "How Was it Done?" on his Quem Quaeritis image forming hypothesis based on Giulio's original peer-reviewed paper analyzing Hugh's experimental results. This show was unexpected, but Giulio asked me to read his paper for the fans as there are important details revealed in this paper that you need to know. Don't worry, there will be a Part 16E which will be a debate/discussion format with Hugh himself involved, the details are being worked out next week hopefully!RSM Blog (with Giulio's peer-reviewed paper and other free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-16-follow-up-shows-luigi-garlaschellis-powder-rubbing-hugh-fareys-quem-quaeritis-image-forming-theories/

Shroud Wars: Oh Danny Boy!- Radiation as a Denial of God’s Omnipotence (Refuting Skeptic Dan Porter)
Dan Porter is a well known Shroud skeptic online and is famous for his Shroud Story Blog posts. One of his Blogs entitled, "Shroud of Turin: Radiation as a Denial of God’s Omnipotence" caught my fancy as a philosopher and so I tackle and refute his objections to various Radiation theories pertaining to the Shroud.
RSM Blog (with my slides & sources for free) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/05/26/shroud-wars-oh-danny-boy-radiation-as-a-denial-of-gods-omnipotence-refuting-skeptic-dan-porter/

Judaism vs. Christianity w/ Courtney Smith
Fan of the show, Harry Stark, recommended that I touch base and invite on Courtney Smith. She has an expertise in arguing for the truth of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah with Jewish counter-missionaries like Rabbi Tovia Singer!
We go over various theological, practical and Messianic prophecy objections from Jews as well as Courtney's own unique take on following the Torah as a Gentile believer in the New Testament today.
RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/05/22/judaism-vs-christianity-w-courtney-smith/

The Ultimate Resurrection Panel- Celebrating the Legacy of Gary Habermas
It's finally here, the Ultimate Resurrection Panel! I'm joined by scholars Mike Licona, Ben Shaw, Tony Costa, Sean McDowell and Craig Keener to help me celebrate the profound legacy of Gary Habermas and his research on the historical evidence for Jesus' Resurrection. Gary has finally completed his massive 4-volume Magnum Opus detailing his life's work on this front and today Volume 3 has just today been released.Listen in as the Panelists and I engage with Gary about his important work and service to the Kingdom of Christ.Enjoy the show, I know I sure did :)RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/the-ultimate-resurrection-panel-celebrating-the-legacy-of-gary-habermas/
Gary's Volume #1 Book on Jesus' Resurrection = https://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-1...Gary's Volume #2 Book on Jesus' Resurrection = https://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-2...Gary's Volume #3 Book on Jesus' Resurrection = https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087778646/...

Real Seekers May 2025 Updates- Shroud, Orthodox & Future Plans
Alright all you Real Seekers, my guest had to cancel out this week due to illness and I couldn't find a replacement in time, so here is your RSM Update show.I cover future plans of the show, discuss whether Hugh Farey (the Ultimate Shroud skeptic) is a liar or not, announce a Shroud Wars full on debate (not Response show) on Hugh's image forming method & respond to an Eastern Orthodox suggestion that I read St. Hilarion.Enjoy :)

Another OrthoFail: Orthodox Tyler Fowler Says I Was Right, Jay Dyer Was Wrong!
I was once accused by Jay Dyer and his Orthodox fans of appealing to the logical fallacy of appeal to majority/consensus based on an argument I gave regarding Protestantism and the Canon of Scripture.
Without realizing it, Orthodox apologist Tyler Fowler now admits I was right the whole time and Jay Dyer was just plain wrong and irrational!!!
RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2023/06/17/faith-unaltered-shows-june-16th-2023-to-end-of-2023/

Shroud Wars Panel Review (Part 16C)- Refuting Hugh Farey (w/ Ken Stevenson & Brian Donley Worrell)
In this third installment of Shroud Wars Panel Review Part 16, I'm joined by Chemist Brian Donley Worrell and STURP scientist Ken Stevenson (as well as Giulio Fanti via written statement) who respond to and refute Hugh Farey's Quem Quearitis image forming hypothesis and his recent response Blog to Giulio Fanti's peer-reviewed paper on his proposed medieval method.RSM Blog (with free scholarly level sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-16-follow-up-shows-luigi-garlaschellis-powder-rubbing-hugh-fareys-quem-quaeritis-image-forming-theories/
Ken & Brian's Main Shroud Website = https://theshroudofturin.org/Their free Book on the Shroud = https://theshroudofturin.org/freebook.html

The Best & the Worst of Atheism vs. Christianity (w/ David Johnson & the Vulture)
Atheist David Johnson and Christian The Vulture return to discuss the best and worst arguments for Christianity vs. Atheism.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/26/the-best-the-worst-of-atheism-vs-christianity-w-david-johnson-the-vulture/

Shroud Wars Panel Review (Part 16B)- Evaluating Hugh Farey's Quem Quaeritis Image-Forming Theory
This is the first of three planned follow up shows responding to ultimate Shroud skeptic, Hugh Farey and his Quem Quaeritis image formation hypothesis. In this show, I read over Giulio Fanti's peer-reviewed journal paper directly evaluating Hugh's own experimental results and finds them wanting!In other words, according to Giulio Fanti, the science demonstrates a total failure of Hugh's method to reproduce the Shroud's images and their various remarkable properties.RSM Blogs (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-16-follow-up-shows-luigi-garlaschellis-powder-rubbing-hugh-fareys-quem-quaeritis-image-forming-theories/
& Alternative Blog with more relevant sources & shows = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2020/03/14/shroud-solo-shows-part-1-my-300-page-shroud-chapter-ss-lectures/

Shroud Wars: Divine Testimony- Hidden References to the Holy Shroud in the Bible (w/ Larry Stalley)
It's April 15th and that means Larry Stalley's new book entitled "Divine Testimony for the Resurrection: Hidden References to the Holy Shroud in the Bible" is out!!! Larry gives us a glimpse of his newest research contained in the book using the "Sign of Jonah" in the Gospel of Matthew as proof for a cryptic mention of the Shroud of Turin.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/divine-testimony-for-the-resurrection-hidden-references-to-the-holy-shroud-in-the-bible-w-larry-stalley/
Get Larry's New Book (30% Off) = https://www.theincredibleshroud.com/author-s-book

Was Paul Inspired?- Refuting Red-Letter Only Christianity (w/ Dr. Craig Blomberg & Phil Bair)
Real Seekers fan Fyre Rayne asked Dale to respond to Douglas Joseph's Jesus-Words Onlyism arguments against Paul.Join Dr. Craig Blomberg, Dale Glover, and me for a discussion on whether the writings of the apostle Paul are inspired scripture.
RSM Blog (with free sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/11/was-paul-inspired-refuting-red-letter-only-christianity-w-dr-craig-blomberg-phil-bair/

A Protestant Look at the First Council of Nicaea
Join Dale Glover and me for a look at Nicaea through the eyes of the Protestant Reformation.
RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/a-historical-logical-biblical-evaluation-of-the-ecumenical-councils-w-phil-bair/

The Ecclesia: What is the NT Church? (Authoritarian Eastern Orthodoxy vs. Biblical Protestantism)
Phil Bair joins me to discuss the issue of what the church/ecclesia is in the New Testament. We discover that the Eastern Orthodox notion of "The Church" is Biblically false and Satanically authoritarian in nature compared to the true Biblical model consistent with Protestantism.

Massimo Paris: Our Lady of Guadalupe (Part 2)
Massimo finishes his presentation on this Marian apparition going over the theological symbolism on the tilma.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/03/29/conversations-with-kevin-nontradicath-shroud-miracles-more/

Trinity Monotheism (Part 3): Discussing Jesus w/ Unitarian Andrew Griffin
This is the third and final part of my show with Biblical Unitarian Andrew Griffin; this time we look at 3 Bible verses proving Jesus was divine.RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/trinity-vs-unitarian-shows-march-december-2025/

Grill a Biblical Unitarian (w/ Carlos Xavier)
Now it's my turn to take the reigns and probe Biblical Unitarian Carlos Xavier on his own Unitarian views and the reasons he has for it.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/grill-a-trinitarian-guest-starring-on-unitarian-carlos-xaviers-podcast/

Trinity Monotheism (Part 2): Discussing the Holy Spirit w/ Unitarian Andrew Griffin
In Part 2, I discuss the Biblical evidence for the divinity of the Holy Spirit as the new Shekinah and thus, He is a essential and personal part of Yahweh.RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/trinity-vs-unitarian-shows-march-december-2025/

Trinity Monotheism: Discussing the Logic w/ Unitarian Andrew Griffin (Part 1)
This is Part 1 on the philosophy related to the Trinity Monotheism model. I guest star on Unitarian Andrew Griffin's Podcast.RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/trinity-vs-unitarian-shows-march-december-2025/

Romans 1: Are God Deniers Without Excuse? (Christian David S. vs. Atheist David Johnson from S&S)
David and David are back! This time they tackle the meaning of Romans 1 and in particular, Romans 1:20, are those who deny the existence of God damned to Hell without an excuse or is this just, as David J. puts it, a "factually incorrect, hateful and divisive" teaching????Tune in to find out!RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/romans-1-god-deniers-without-excuses-christian-david-s-vs-atheist-david-johnson-from-ss/

Is the Trinity True- Discussion with Dale Tuggy (Unitarian) vs. Dale Glover (Trinitarian)
Dale Tuggy and myself were invited onto Luis Dizon and Michael Lofton's "1P3" Podcast to discuss the philosophical/logical coherence of the Trinity.
RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/03/01/trinity-vs-unitarian-shows-march-december-2025/

Oakwood Bible Study: Historicity of the Resurrection #7- Reaffirming Your Resurrection Knowledge
In the grand finale, I show the first segments of a Resurrection debate between Dr. William Lane Craig (Christian) and Gerd Ludemann (Atheist) and the class gives their assessment of their cases based on what I taught in the previous 6 weeks of our Bible Study.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/oakwood-wesleyan-church-bible-studies-2025/

The Scientific Truth about Eucharistic Miracles (w/ Dr. Kelly Kearse & Kevin Nontradicath)
Immunologist and blood experts Dr. Kelly Kearse joins me and former Catholic, now skeptic, Kevin Nontradicath (aka Kevin O'Connor) to discuss what the scientific truth is regarding the evidence for Eucharistic Miracles.RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/the-scientific-truth-about-eucharistic-miracles-w-dr-kelly-kearse-kevin-nontradicath/

Skepticism- Epistemic Necessity or Epistemic Nihilism (The Vulture vs. S&S Atheist David Johnson)
David Spear (aka. The Vulture) returns to debate Atheist David Johnson on the issue of skepticism and what it entails.RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/skepticism-epistemic-necessity-or-epistemic-nihilism-the-vulture-vs-ss-atheist-david-johnson/

Shroud Wars Panel Review (Part 17)- Miscellaneous Image-Forming Theories
Hugh Farey joins me to discuss the remaining image formation mechanisms we have yet to cover in the Panel Review series; i) the Artistic Boiling hypothesis, ii) the Bacteria/Fungal hypothesis, iii) Volkringer Patterns and Singlet-Oxygen/Russell Effect theories and finally, iv) Thomas Devins' Rainbow Bodies hypothesis.Plus some interesting ground-breaking research going on behind the scenes is hinted at for an upcoming Shroud Wars show :)RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-17-miscellaneous-image-forming-theories-boiling-bacteria-fungal-volkringer-patterns-singlet-oxygen-russell-effect-rainbow-bodies/

Oakwood Bible Study: Historicity of the Resurrection #6- Refuting the Resurrection Skeptics
In the final lecture in my Bible Study series on the historical evidence for Jesus' Resurrection, we look at 4 objections skeptics present as Negative evidence supposedly falsifying the Resurrection hypothesis;i) Preservation Problems with errors in the Manuscript Copiesii) Eyewitness Testimony/Memory is Unreliableiii) Gospel Contradictions on Jesus' death and Resurrectioniv) Miracles are Improbable/Impossible via David HumeRSM Blog (with my Slides) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/oakwood-wesleyan-church-bible-studies-2025/

Bayesian Bonus- I'm Right Again! (Lydia McGrew on my "Bayes-ish" Approach & Prior Probabilities)
I read Lydia McGrew's emails verifying that what I called my "Bayes-ish" approach is mathematically correct even though the way I describe what I'm calculating is inaccurate. She also responds to the foolish notion that the prior prob for any miracle like the Resurrection is 1/infinity because God can do a miracle in an infinite amount of different ways (as per Digital Gnosis and James Fodor).RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/shroud-wars-battling-10-hours-of-shroud-skepticism-parts-1-2-with-otangelo-grasso-james-fodor-digital-gnosis/

Jesus Resurrection Debates (Round 3): Drs. Lydia McGrew & David Kemball-Cook on Bayes Theorem
Lydia McGrew returns to tackle David Kemball-Cooks objections to her 2009 Blackwell Companion paper on Jesus Resurrection and Bayes Theorem.
This is the final round between the two and it went extra long, so enjoy :)RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/03/31/the-resurrection-of-christ-debating-skeptic-dr-david-kemball-cook/
& ALSO,
https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/22/debating-jesus-resurrection-with-lydia-mcgrew-vs-david-kemball-cook/

Grill a Trinitarian- Guest Starring on Unitarian Carlos Xavier's Podcast
I was invited to guest star on Biblical Unitarian Carlos Xavier's YouTube channel (thehumanjesus.org) to be grilled on my own Trinitarian understanding.
Originally, I wanted to do a debate where I had time to prepare properly, but circumstances didn't allow for the debate and thus we did a Grill-a-Christian type format instead which isn't ideal for me to present the best case since I'm not the best at "off-the-cuff defenses", but it was still edifying and fun in its own right.RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7-qTaEAV7M

Oakwood Bible Study: Historicity of the Resurrection #5- Discerning the Historical Hypotheses Cont.
In the 5th Lecture we finish our assessment of 4 more Skeptical hypotheses ranging from the Illusion/substitution theory, hallucination hypothesis, objective visions/ghosts and finally, the infamous Buddhist notion of Jesus and the Rainbow bodies! All of them fail meaning the Christian Resurrection hypothesis is clearly the best explanation for the 9 proven historical facts we learned about in Part 3.RSM Blog (with my slides for free) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/oakwood-wesleyan-church-bible-studies-2025/

Numerical Patterns in the Bible (with Math Expert John Elias & the Vulture)
In this episode, the Vulture invites on noted math expert, John Elias, to speak on his research on the various Gematria or Numerical Patterns found in the Bible. We go into detail on methodology and how to distinguish between the more meaningful patterns vs. what John calls the more common and often times fallacious "free-association" patterns as is typically found and appealed to in other religious books like the Quran and/or even non-religious literature like Moby Dick or the Phone Book.Bonus- For my fellow Pro-Shroud fans, towards the end of the discussion, John claims to have found his interesting numerical patterns as divine supporting evidence on the Shroud of Turin as well!!!RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/02/08/numerical-patterns-in-the-bible-with-math-expert-john-elias-the-vulture/
John’s Website portal: https://www.37×73.com/
John’s 500-page book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQPCLKMR?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520

Oakwood Bible Study: Historicity of Jesus' Resurrection #4- Discerning the Historical Hypotheses
In Lecture #4, we turn to evaluating 4 skeptical hypotheses from the Resurrection skeptics to try and explain the 9 historical facts (Lecture #3 last week). We cover the following; i) The Original Conspiracy Hypothesis ii) The Stolen Body and/or Wrong Tomb Hypotheses iii) The Swoon Hypothesis iv) The Legend (Jesus Mythicist) Hypothesis RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/oakwood-wesleyan-church-bible-studies-2025/

Craig Keener: The Biblical Evidence for Jesus' Resurrection
Dr. Craig Keener, the "scholar's scholar" is back! Today, we are discussing his take on the Biblical evidence for and against Jesus Resurrection + we have a surprise at the end! RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/22/dr-craig-keener-jesus-resurrection-the-biblical-evidence/

Craig Keener & Jesus' Resurrection (Part 4)- Grande Finale
In the final part of this interview with Craig Keener, I ask him about natural theories to try and explain the Resurrection data, miracles theory in General (including modern day resuscitation miracles) and I also get Craig's official take on the Shroud of Turin!!! P.S. Next week, I will post this interview in full which shall include some bonus content at the end (not played in the smaller segment videos) :) RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2025/01/22/dr-craig-keener-jesus-resurrection-the-biblical-evidence/