The discovery that children have a natural inclination to believe in invisible, immortal, super-knowing agents has some religious apologists boasting that science has found the sensus divinitatis. Despite possessing this inner sense of the divine, John Calvin declared children to be morally corrupt by nature. This doctrine of total depravity has served as a justification …
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JEREMY BEAHAN teaches Introduction to Philosophy, World Religions, Bible as Literature, Aesthetics, and Critical Thinking at Kendall College of Art and Design.
DAVID FLETCHER is an Adjunct Professor of Mythology and the programming director for Public Reality Radio. He and his wife Kris have five daughters and they co-host WPRR's Reality Check.
LUKE GALEN is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Grand Valley State University. He teaches classes on: the Psychology of Religion, Controversial Issues in Psychology, and Human Sexuality.
JUSTIN SCHIEBER is an active member of CFI Michigan and enjoys promoting critical thought, more specifically, a friendly yet firm skepticism towards religious claims.


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