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1. The Importance of Apologetics

This episode discusses the importance of apologetics and the meaning of faith. This episode has two book reviews- 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins and 'The Case for Christ' by Lee Strobel.

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2. The Cosmological Argument

A detailed discussion of the Kalam Cosmological Argument for God’s existence, including responses to a slew of objections. Book reviews of 'Letter to a Christian Nation' by Sam Harris and 'The Kalam...

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3. The God-of-the-Gaps

According to many nonbelievers, using God as an explanation commits the so-called ‘God-of-the-Gaps’ fallacy. Additionally, they claim that the steady march of science has shown that supernatural...

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4. Extraordinary Evidence

A common challenge to the Christian faith is that it requires extraordinary beliefs, including belief in God and belief in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. What sort of evidence should...

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5. The Argument from Nonbelief

One of the most popular arguments against the existence of God in philosophical circles is the Argument from Nonbelief, or the Problem of Divine Hiddenness. In this show I offer several reasons why...

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6. The Teleological Argument

One of the best and most discussed arguments for God’s existence is the Teleological Argument from the fine-tuning of the fundamental constants of the universe. This episode takes a detailed look at...

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7. Special Edition- Critique of 'The God Delusion'

Richard Dawkins has recently emerged as an extremely popular and influential atheist. His book 'The God Delusion' was a bestseller and helped confirm Dawkins as one of the leading voices of atheism....

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8. Argument from the Meaning of Life

This episode presents an argument for believing in theism based on the meaning of life. I argue that atheistic worldviews cannot provide an objective meaning of life, and theistic worldviews can. Since...

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9. Personal Experiences

Many believers claim to have personal experiences of God. In this episode, I argue that such believers may rationally believe that God exists on the basis of this personal experience, apart from any...

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10. Evil Christianity

Perhaps the most common objection to the Christian faith is that Christianity is responsible for a great deal of evil and suffering in the world. Moreover, many Christians are morally bankrupt. This...

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11. Arguments Christians Should Not Use

In order to have an effective apologetic, it is important that Christians avoid using fallacious arguments in defense of their faith. This episode covers 6 common arguments that do more harm than good....

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12. Special Edition- The Resurrection

This episode contains a live recording of a talk I gave for the Campus Crusade for Christ ministry at Saginaw Valley State University (where I attend college). In this talk I argue that historical...

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13. Evolution of Belief

Is religion merely a byproduct of evolutionary selection pressures and social phenomenon? Neuroscientists, biologists, and philosophers are offering a number of theories purporting to explain religious...

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14. Gap in Theistic Arguments

A common objection against arguments for the existence of God asserts that such arguments, even if successful, fail to establish the truth of theism. This issue is discussed and critically analyzed,...

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15. Problem of Evil

The Problem of Evil stands out as the premiere argument against the existence of God. In this episode I critically analyze this argument and offer some possible explanations for the existence of evil...

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16. Intelligent Design

The theory of Intelligent Design has been subjected to severe criticism. However, most of these criticisms take the form of bad philosophical arguments. While not taking a stand on the issue, I analyze...

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17. Doctrine of God - God and Time

This is the first in a series on the doctrine of God, assessed from a philosophical perspective. This episode, I try to tackle God’s relationship to time. Is God absolutely timeless or does He exist in...

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18. Doctrine of God - God and Foreknowledge

Continuing with my ‘doctrine of God’ series, I look at the question of what God knows. I analyze and critique three competing views of God’s foreknowledge; Thomism, Molinism, and Open Theism. This...

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19. Doctrine of God - God and Creation

Continuing with the "Doctrine of God" series, this episode takes a look at some philosophical problems surrounding the Christian view that God is the creator of everything. For the book reviews I look...

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20. Resurrection and Miracles

In celebration of Easter Sunday, I wanted to take a look at some of the philosophical issues involved in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This includes a discussion of Hume's argument against miracles...

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