Daniel Rubio joins me to make a tier list of arguments for and against God’s existence. NOTE (ADDED 3/21/26): This video represented my views at the time of recording. Some of my views have changed since then, but I'm leaving the video up because it contains lots of helpful information, and also shows my thinking at the time. Like the show? Help it grow! Consider becoming a patron (thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/majestyofreason If you wanna make a one-time donation or tip (thanks!): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephcschmid OUTLINE 0:00 Intro 0:28 Old Kalam 5:00 New Kalam 16:31 Contingency arguments 23:27 Thomistic arguments 25:18 Scotistic arguments 28:25 Anselm’s ontological argument 32:40 Modal ontological argument 36:15 Moral argument 39:32 Moral knowledge 44:49 Paley’s design argument 46:53 Fine-tuning argument 57:20 Psychophysical harmony 1:03:30 Nomological harmony 1:11:11 Miracles 1:12:48 Religious experience 1:17:18 Problem of evil 1:21:28 Divine hiddenness 1:24:00 God is superfluous 1:25:22 Improvability argument 1:26:16 Conclusion FURTHER RESOURCES (1) Daniel's website: https://www.danielkfrubio.com/ (2) Daniel's papers: https://philpeople.org/profiles/daniel-rubio (3) List of arguments for God's existence: https://www.camcintosh.com/theistic/ (4) List of arguments against God's existence: http://exapologist.blogspot.com/2023/03/200-or-so-arguments-for-atheism.html (5) Over 100 Arguments for God ANSWERED: https://youtu.be/iP0Mh42jvV4?si=2qiyco0OXNsw3GIz (6) My interview with Brian Cutter: https://youtu.be/1oEp_UVCm8M (7) My Kalam playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZzH2YffI32ViTZ73Tu8jSR (8) My Contingency Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZkl5I5QDUXW5CauOfO_bs1 (9) My Argument from Change playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXka2JpwLJaSaXdDZlBYkd9Cn (10) My Existential Inertia playlist: https://youtu.be/Jr44d_1_sGk?si=TFMubHijCyAAK8Vf (11) My Ontological Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkZ7oLLpd6Joxl2VS1gOce6t (12) My Moral Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkaUcAQpHXN9ZNF2RxZLe7U_ (13) My Design Arguments playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhaLyXxXkax5OrwZmkqE1fY446O4i6g (14) My Springer book: (a) https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Inertia-Classical-Theistic-Proofs/dp/3031193148/ (b) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-19313-2 THE USUAL... Follow the Majesty of Reason podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/4Nda5uNcGselvKphtKSKvH Join the Discord and chat all things philosophy! https://dsc.gg/majestyofreason My website: https://josephschmid.com My PhilPeople profile: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joseph-schmid