Answering Secularism and Islam (with Inspiring Philosophy)
The Counsel of Trent
apologetics
April 29, 2026
In this episode Trent chats with Michael Jones of Inspiring Philosophy about atheism and Islam.
Michael's channel: @InspiringPhilosophy
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00:00 Intro
02:21 Online apologetics shift
05:09 Charity and argumentation
06:56 Dawkins, cultural Christianity, and modern paganism
10:53 Talking with Muslims
14:19 The Quran is central to Muslim outreach
17:40 Debunking the “Quran is miraculous” argument
19:22 Muhammad's "miracles"
21:05 The Islamic Dilemma explained
24:19 How Islam arose
26:30 Bible contradictions and prophecy dilemma
30:49 Child marriage
39:29 Was Mary a minor?
41:40 Cousin marriage in Islam and Christian moral reform
44:31 How Christianity helped create science
49:16 Dan McClellan, scholars vs. apologists, and the documentary hypothesis
54:19 Homeric parallels, mythicism, and Caesar’s Messiah
58:58 Richard Carrier and whether something can come from nothing
01:01:24 Gen Z, outreach, and why ordinary people matter most
01:09:07 Is Islam uniquely linked to violence?
01:12:38 Best resources for responding to Islam
01:14:15 Final thoughts and where to find Michael Jones













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