Brain in a Vat

Thought experiments and conversations with philosophers. Hosted by Dr Jason Werbeloff and Mark Oppenheimer.

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Brain in a Vat

Episodes (279)

Mon Feb 9th God Is Not Praiseworthy | Stephen Kershnar and Nathan Bray
Nov 9, 2025 Facial Distortions and Prosopometamorphopsia | Brad Duchaine (Rebroadcast)
Nov 2, 2025 Should We Stay or Should We Go | Lionel Shriver (Rebroadcast)

Brain in a Vat

Feb 9, 2026
1 hours
60 MB

Brain in a Vat is back from hiatus with a deep dive into the philosophy of religion. Stephen Kershnar and Nathan Bray join us to ask whether God can be morally responsible and whether worship makes sense if God could not have done otherwise. The discussion begins with a thought experiment about gratitude and worship. If worship expresses praise for morally responsible action, can a perfectly good God deserve it at all? Kershnar and Bray argue that divine perfection may undermine responsibility rather than secure it. From there, Kershnar...

Brain in a Vat

God Is Not Praiseworthy | Stephen Kershnar and Nathan Bray

Brain in a Vat

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