The Freethinking Podcast is a product of FreeThinking ministries featuring the work of Dr. Tim Stratton. Multiple hosts produce shows for FreeThinking Podcasts, Tim focuses on topics like metaphysics, free will and determinism and often cohosts with Scott Olson and Josh Klein focuses on Cultural issues and biblical theology.
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LIVE: Mere Molinism 2nd Edition Release + Call-In Discussion with Tim Stratton
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Duration 02:09:34
(This was a live call-in show on YouTube. It is NOT live on audio.)
It's official! All the edits have been processed, all the typos clarified and fixed. All the I's dotted and T's crossed. Mere Molinism Edition 2 is hot off the presses and we want YOU to be a part of it!
Can an all-loving God create hell-bound people? Christianity & LDS Theology with Hayden Carroll
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 • Duration 01:14:07
Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein invite Hayden Carroll, host of @LetsTalk-HaydenCarroll to discuss his Creation Dilemma, The Trinity and the differences between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and "Creedal" Christianity (historic/orthodox).
The Strange Reasons Mindshift Thinks God Can't Exist
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 • Duration 01:31:28
@MindShift-Brandon YouTube Channel is back with what he believes are several reasons the Christian God cannot exist. This time, the discussion focuses on divine emotions, jealousy, regret, and even memory in Heaven.
If God experiences jealousy, regret, or other emotions, does that make Him less than perfect? Does divine regret imply a lack of foresight? And if people remember loved ones who are in Hell, can Heaven truly be a place of joy? In this episode, we examine Mindshift's arguments and explain why we believe they ultimately fail to undermine the Christian conception of God.
1:05:48 Is To Remember Suffering to Suffer? Memory in Heaven
1:26:04 Matching Mindshift's Energy
1:30:07 Concluding Thoughts
Topics discussed include God's emotions, divine jealousy, divine regret, anthropomorphic language in Scripture, Christian theology, philosophy of religion, Heaven and Hell, memory in Heaven, and arguments for God's existence.
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Dr. Ryan Mullins Says William Lane Craig's Molinism Is Incoherent—But Is It?
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 • Duration 01:31:05
Molinism is one of the most influential models for reconciling human libertarian freedom and divine sovereignty. While Dr. William Lane Craig is among its most well-known defenders, Dr. Ryan T. Mullins recently argued that Craig's particular articulation of Molinism may contain an incoherence and proposed a possible solution. In this episode, Tyson James of Sound Faith Consulting and Reasonable Faith joins us to examine the debate, unpack the philosophical issues at stake, and evaluate whether the alleged contradiction is genuine or whether William Lane Craig's formulation of Molinism remains coherent.
30:00 Would God's Knowledge of His Own Counterfactuals Lead to Fatalism or Undermine Freedom?
46:24 The Issue with Logical Moments Prior to Creation
58:09 Ryan Mullins' Challenge: Is William Lane Craig's Molinism Incoherent?
1:13:00 Dr. Mullins Offers a Solution
1:28:08 Parting Words and Concluding Thoughts
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Molinism, William Lane Craig, Ryan T. Mullins, middle knowledge, libertarian free will, divine sovereignty, divine foreknowledge, counterfactuals of creaturely freedom, the grounding objection, fatalism, providence, logical moments, Christian philosophy, theology, and apologetics.
Alex O'Connor vs William Lane Craig | What Really Happened?
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 • Duration 01:58:00
Recently, Dr. William Lane Craig and @CosmicSkeptic met in England for a major discussion on arguments for God's existence, the Kalam Cosmological Argument, the beginning of the universe, and the problem of animal suffering. In this video, Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein are joined by Tyson James (founder of @soundfaithconsulting and connected with @ReasonableFaithOrg leadership) to analyze 7 major segments from the discussion and explain what REALLY happened. Together, they examine Alex O'Connor's objections, William Lane Craig's responses, and whether Alex's arguments against Christianity and theism ultimately succeed.
If Dogs Go to Heaven… Why Not My Child? The Question That Broke a Mother's Heart
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 • Duration 01:20:33
It's Question Time, and today's episode features an engaging question from one of our listeners based on Tim's argument that animals (including beloved pets) go to heaven. If that's true, says this listener, then how is God good if my child who I love MORE than my pet might be going to Hell? Josh and Tim tackle this philosophically, theologically, and pastorally. Want to ask a question?
Mere Molinism 2nd Edition Is HERE — What Changed? | LIVE
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 • Duration 01:14:43
It is FINALLY here! The second edition ofHuman Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism, Second Edition: A Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Philosophical Analysis is LIVE on Amazon and anywhere you purchase books. While there are still a few edits to fix (we will speak about that in the livestream) this soft launch live stream will focus on the changes, new debates, and extended edition that the second edition puts forward. Join us and bring your questions!
Purchase book here: https://us.amazon.com/Freedom-Divine-Knowledge-Molinism-Second/dp/B0GYZV33PD/
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Are Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens Right? Testing Their Claims with Reason and Evidence
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 • Duration 01:14:46
It seems our world is constantly moving towards conspiracy. Some are proven, others are not. How do we, as Christians, apply reason and sound theology without dismissing questions out of hand? Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens stand as the most prominent figures of the conspiracy laden right. Josh and Tim take a look at their claims, expose their tactics and encourage Colossians 2 thinking to stay above the fray.
Why the Pro-Life Movement Is Losing the Messaging Battle (And How to Fix It)
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 • Duration 47:13
What's happening to the pro-life movement after Roe v. Wade was overturned—and why is public opinion shifting toward pro-choice? In this podcast, Dr Tim Stratton and Josh Klein break down the messaging crisis in the pro-life movement, examine recent data trends, and discuss how churches, leaders, and legislation (including Nebraska efforts) play a critical role moving forward.
06:24 What Alarming Trends Have We Found After Roe?
14:27 Culture War or Truth A False Dichotomy
19:12 A Lesson from John 8
22:41 What Role Should Pastors Play When It Comes to Pro-Life?
27:05 A New Nebraska Pro-Life Amendment - How Do we Navigate?
Neil deGrasse Tyson vs Charles Liu on Free Will: Why Both Are Wrong
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 01:14:59
Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein are back and have Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Charles Liu on the docket. Recently the two colleagues had a friendly discussion concerning the existence of Free Will on the @StarTalk podcast. Tyson doubts the existence of Free Will but Liu tentatively embraces it. However, they BOTH get some important metaphysics wrong. Dr. Tim and Josh take a look and offer their own perspective on the episode.
I love my dog, but I love my child more. The following may reveal my own selfishness in that I don't want my child to choose what he desires (a life without Christ). Though I believe in freewill, I am almost to the point where I wish God did not grant it. I'd rather have my child "a robot" in Heaven with God and me than have him freely choose his eternal destination. I am concerned for a day when my son's sin takes him to the point of a totally seared conscience.
Though my son is not a drug addict, a drug addict gets to the point of addiction when he knows not what he does in harming his own body, mind, etc. Isn't any sin this way? We know not what we do. We, as fallible creatures, don't know what's best for us. Only our Creator knows this, and yet He allows us to choose wrongly?!? Why?!? Why would God take an animal to heaven while allowing a mother or father who would die for their child (a human being made in God's image, unlike an animal, and "worth more than the birds of the air") to be separated from him for eternity?
It is said that to have loved and then lost is better than to have never loved at all, but I'm not so sure right now. Pictures and memories of my son's "innocence" in childhood haunt me. Yet some say God wipes away such memories in Heaven, but don't you think we will know more, not less, in Eternity? To wipe that child from one's memory seems diminishing. Even to suggest annihilation (a theory I don't favor) would not soften the wounds of loss to a mother's heart. No longer existing seems to delegitimize any life. Even the truth of someday having a better understanding of God's holiness and justice regarding my own flesh and blood is gut wrenching (I agree we all deserve Hell).
Why are we to lay down our lives for sinners now in reaching them for Christ but will eventually rejoice in jubilation when the time of their destruction comes? Why would God have fashioned such motherly sentiments to unconditionally love and sacrificially nurture if we were to suffer this pain of eternal separation? If God loves me and if God knew my child would not follow Him, why did He bring about a world allowing him to be created? Or to survive infancy? Theoretically, even abortion (God forbid!) would have been a better outcome as, if I'm correct in my theology, such would eventually reunite us. Is abortion a virtue in that all babes are saved from damnation? God forgive the thought!
We are told to be fruitful and multiply, but why even risk having children if there's a possibility of having even one child…or grandchild or great grandchild or a great-great separated from you forever? Obedience beyond understanding? I don't want one from my family tree or one acquaintance or even one stranger to be lost! The only remedy I see to this scenario as we are to love even our enemies is universal reconciliation, also a theory I do not favor...because of free will! Can you help me with these excruciating dilemmas? For my sanity's sake I have to believe all my children will be with God in eternity, but since I don't believe universalism is biblical, what of those others who will be separated eternally from loved ones? Is the only answer to trust God? Thank you greatly for your time; I appreciate any help you may provide this hurting mama.
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