Matthew Flannagan Interview Transcript

The following transcript is from an Apologetics 315 interview with Matthew Flannagan. Original audio here. Transcript index here. If you enjoy transcripts, please consider supporting, which makes this possible.

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BA: Hello, this is Brian Auten of Apologetics315. Today’s interview is with Doctor Matthew Flannagan. Matt is from New Zealand, he holds a PhD in Theology, and a Masters and Bachelors in Philosophy. He and his wife blog at www.MandM.org.nz on the topics of philosophy of religion, ethics, and theology. The purpose of our interview is to get to know a little bit more about Matt, his area of expertise, his blog, and his recent debate on morality with Raymond Bradley. Thanks for speaking with me today, Matt.

MF: Not a problem, it’s a pleasure.

BA: Now, for those who are not familiar with you and your work, would you mind telling us a little bit more about yourself?

Fallacy Friday: Affirming the Consequent

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode:
Affirming the Consequent (text | MP3)
Enjoy.

Fallacy Friday: Denying the Antecedent

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode:
Denying the Antecedent (text | MP3)
Enjoy.

Fallacy Friday: Equivocation

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Equivocation (text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: Ad Ignorantiam (Arguments from Ignorance)

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Ad Ignorantiam
(Arguments from Ignorance) (text | MP3)
Enjoy.

Fallacy Friday: Ad Populum (Appeals to Popularity)

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Ad Populum
(Appeals to Popularity) (text | MP3)
Enjoy.

Fallacy Friday: Ad Misericordiam (Appeal to Pity)

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Ad Misericordiam (Appeal to Pity)
(text | MP3)
Enjoy.

Fallacy Friday: Petitio Principii (Begging the Question)

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Petitio Principii (Begging the Question) (text | MP3)
Enjoy.

Fallacy Friday: False Cause & Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: False Cause & Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: Division and Composition

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Division and Composition
(text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: Tu Quoque (But you did it too!)

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Tu Quoque (But you did it too!) (text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: The Straw Man

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: The Straw Man (text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: The Genetic Fallacy

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: The Genetic Fallacy (text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: Ad Hominem

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: The Ad Hominem (text | MP3)
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Fallacy Friday: Assessing Arguments

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Apologetics315 is producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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Today's episode: Assessing Arguments (text | MP3)
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New Podcast: Fallacy Friday by Matthew Flannagan

The Fallacy Friday Podcast is the weekly audio version of Matthew Flannagan's Fallacy Friday posts over at the MandM blog. Matt has has occasionally been asked by para-church, church and home-schooling groups to put together a critical thinking or “mini logic” course, with a focus on fallacy spotting, and teach it to their youth. He has found the demand to be quite high from youth and adults alike, so he has decided to do a short piece on this every Friday on MandM entitled “Fallacy Friday.”

Apologetics315 will be producing the audio version, released every Friday as well. Subscribe using:
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To navigate the series in print, use the Fallacy Friday tag over at MandM.org.nz. Check out the introduction to the series (text | MP3), and the first episode: What is an Argument? (text | MP3)

Be sure to visit and subscribe to MandM blog. Hear an interview with Matt Flannagan.

Enjoy.

Apologist Interview: Matthew Flannagan

Today's interview is with Matthew Flannagan, philosopher and blogger at MandM.org.nz. Matt talks about how he got into philosophy of religion, his blog posts on the Genocide of the Canaanites, his recent debate on morality with Raymond Bradley, morality, the benefit of public debate, and more.

Full Interview MP3 Audio here (33 min) 

Enjoy.

(see also Matthew's contribution to the Is Christianity True? Essay Series)

Matthew Flannagan vs. Raymond Bradley Debate: Is God the Source of Morality? MP3 Audio

In this debate, Matthew Flannagan and Raymond Bradley face off on the topic: "Is God the Source of Morality: Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?" Flannagan's opening statements can be found here. Bradley's opening statement can be here. More can be found at the MandM blog. Video should be forthcoming.

Full Debate MP3 Audio here. (2hr)

Enjoy.

[HT: Thinking Matters]