Ask and Wonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? It is time to put atheism to the test. There is only one rule: they can only answer my questions: atheists Elliott Martin and Joel Diemoz join me for this conversation, which is part 2 of the previous video: "Putting Christianity to the test - Grill a Christian". You can watch it by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0GLJk0eFZY -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? It is time to put Christianity to the test. There is only one rule: I can only answer my guest's questions: atheists Elliott Martin and Joel Diemoz. Next time, we'll host a "Grill an atheist" show, in which I will be asking the questions, and they will only be able to answer them.  -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? Thank you to Pinecreek for allowing me to post this episode on my podcast series. For more information about Pinecreek and his interviews, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCR23SnRcuAqafV1lH1le5w -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? In this episode, atheists Joel Diemoz and Elliott Martin, and Christian apologist Daniel Ray join me to talk about foundations: Are scientific and religious explanations philosophically incompatible? If you would like to contact any of the speakers, please send an email to me at askandwondernashville@gmail.com More information about Daniel Ray: Daniel's book: https://thestoryofthecosmos.com Daniel's website: https://www.watchman.org Daniel's podcast: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jwalker55293 https://www.patreon.com/GoodHeavens Support Daniel's ministry: https://www.watchman.org/store/donations/daniel_ray_support/ https://www.paypal.me/Psalm1968  Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? In this episode, atheists Joel Diemoz and Elliott Martin join me to continue our conversation about human value. We all come to the conclusion that we are valuable, although our how and why are different. Join us to explore this question.  Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? In this episode, atheists Joel Diemoz and Elliott Martin join me to tackle and explore one of the big questions: is human life intrinsically valuable? How can we know it? (if we actually can). Part 2 will be uploaded pretty soon.  Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? In this video, Phd candidate candidate in the field of philosophy of religion, Steven Lewis, explores with us ways we can discern God's existence beyond what the Bible reveals about Him.  Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? In this video, Jim Grinstead, former journalist and atheist, shares with me some of his life experiences and views on atheism and Christianity while we ask each other questions concerning our beliefs and worldviews. Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder 

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? Does science lead us to atheism? An even deeper question: does science lead us anywhere? Is it supposed to lead us somewhere? In order to tackle this question, I had the privilege to have a conversation with Daniel Ray, Christian apologist and coauthor of the book "The Story of the Cosmos: how the Heavens declare the Glory of God". More information about Daniel Ray: Daniel's book: https://thestoryofthecosmos.com Daniel's website: https://www.watchman.org Daniel's podcast: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/jwalker55293 https://www.patreon.com/GoodHeavens Support Daniel's ministry: https://www.watchman.org/store/donations/daniel_ray_support/ https://www.paypal.me/Psalm1968 Questions:  Email us: askandwondernashville@gmail.com www.askandwonder.com Support Ask and Wonder on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder        

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Many Christians and non-Christians have trouble understanding how God could be "so harsh" in the Old Testament and loving in the New Testament. How could this be? What happens when we actually analyze the Old Testament, its historical background and God's overall purpose throughout history? What if we are way more evil than God? Dr. Brian Sigmon, PhD in Old Testament studies, helps us navigate through this question. Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and help us keep the conversation going! Do you have any thoughts on today's conversation? Jesus among other gods: what is exclusivism, relativism and absolute truth? When Jesus claims to be "the way, the truth, and the life" in John 14:6, how can we test it to know it was true? Christian apologist Jonathan Martinez helps us explore and answer all these questions. Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations. What is your view on today's conversation? What do we mean when we say "nonsense" when it comes to talking about a worldview? Could "nonsense" be found in both atheism and theism? How often do we use this word in the Christian/non-Christian dialogue and what can we do to learn how to use it better? I invited atheists Landon Haynes and Elliott to join me for this discussion. For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder    

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations. What is your view on today's conversation? In this interview, Christopher Talbot, Christian apologist and theologian, explores with me atheism: is it a worldview? Links:  Christopher Talbot: https://welch.edu/team-members/chris-talbot/ Christopher Talbot's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/c_talbot For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder  

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations. What is your view on today's conversation? In this interview, Jim Palmer, ex-Christian pastor, author and secular humanist dialogues with me about fear in religion (especially Christianity) and the fear of finding oneself. Links:  Jim Palmer: www.jimpalmerauthor.com The Hard problem of consciousness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com -You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations. What is your view on today's conversation? In this interview, Elliott Martin, secular thinker and friend is interviewed about wonder. What is life all about? In this interview, Pedro R. García, host of Ask and Wonder and Christian thinker, is interviewed by Elliott Martin, secular thinker, about wonder and the meaning of life. This is Part 2 of a two video series. If you would like to watch the first one, "an atheist wonders about life", here you have the link for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67SQL38_1nw&t=2732s Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com - You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations. What is your view on today's conversation? In this interview, Elliott Martin, secular thinker and friend is interviewed about wonder. What is life all about? Thinkers mentioned by Elliott: Daniel Dennet: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/ Sam Harris: https://samharris.org Pen Jillette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Jillette Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com - You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com -Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations. What is your view on today's conversation? In this interview, Landon Haynes and Jason Sylvester, both secular thinkers an authors, explore what a world without religion would look like. During the conversation, other topics about Christianity, morality and science were explored as well. Here are some links about our guests this week: Landon Haynes: Book: "A Justified faith": https://amzn.to/2Po4CAb Youtube Channel: "For-sight-paradigm": https://bit.ly/2Xt84xJ Jason Sylvester: Book: "Manifest Insanity": https://diogenesofmayberry.com/manifest-insanity/ "The Psychology of Faith": https://bit.ly/2Po2DM7 Other links: Spinoza: https://bit.ly/3ftJKlN Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. You can do that here: https://askandwonder.com - Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder is a place for Christians and skeptics to have conversations about the biggest questions in life. Subscribe to our channel and do not miss any of the conversations and answers to the big questions. What is your view on today's question?  You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews.  Ask and Wonder is also a podcast show on iTunes and Google Play. Look up "Ask and Wonder" on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations and also potential answers to the big questions in life, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder Questions? You can email me at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Subscribe and join us in the conversation by engaging with us in the comments below or through email. In this interview, Christian minister and author David Robertson talks to us about his book "The Dawkins Letters", his experience as a Christian speaker in conversations and debates with secular thinkers all around the world and tackles the biggest questions in the Christian worldview (with a spark of challenge for our skeptical friends) Information about David Robertson: Information about David Robertson: "The Dawkins Letters": https://amzn.to/3fX7OhF "Magnificent Obsession": https://amzn.to/2CxG0ST David Robertson's blog: https://theweeflea.com Questions? Email us at: www.askandwonder.com  You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. - Find the Ask and Wonder podcast on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder  

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Subscribe and join us in the conversation by engaging with us in the comments below or through email. In this interview, I interacted with "Fort-sight-paradigm" a Youtube Channel hosted by Landon Haynes (secular thinker). We talked about Christian Morality and History. Thank you for letting Ask and Wonder share the conversation as well. Here is a link for their Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMXoM-ceNQ8&t=2747s Questions? Email us at: www.askandwonder.com  You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. - Find the Ask and Wonder podcast on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder  

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Subscribe and join us in the conversation by engaging with us in the comments below or through email. In this interview, Pastor and Christian theologian Tommy Swindol engages with Pedro R. Garcia in conversation about one the biggest questions in life: what happens when I die? From a Christian worldview.  For more information about Tommy Swindol, go to: https://donelson.org/people/tommy-swindol/page/2/ Questions? Email us at: www.askandwonder.com  You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. - Find the Ask and Wonder podcast on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder  

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Subscribe and join us in the conversation by engaging with us in the comments below or through email. In this interview, Pastor Chris Davenport, Christian thinker, engages in conversation with Pedro R. García about evil, racism and the heart. For more information about pastor Chris Davenport and his church in Fredericksburg (VA) visit the page: https://thebridgefxbg.org/people/chris-davenport/ Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com www.askandwonder.com - You can subscribe to our newsletter on www.askandwonder.com to receive weekly updates about new content and interviews. - Find the Ask and Wonder podcast on iTunes and Google Play. If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder  

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Subscribe and join us in the conversation! In this interview, Dr. Ian Hawkins, Christian thinker, biochemist and university professor at Welch College, engages in conversation with Pedro R. García about scientism. For more information about Dr. Ian Hawkings, visit the page: https://welch.edu/team-members/dr-ian-hawkins/ Questions? Email us at askandwondernashville@gmail.com You can also subscribe to Ask and Wonder on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHMKklfGD6Y&t=10s If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen! https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder          

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! In this interview, Dr. Tyrone Wells, secular thinker and biochemist engages in conversation with Pedro R. García about atheism. Dr. Tyrone Wells is host of the "Let's Chat" Youtube channel, where he engages in conversations with everyone about everything, using a technique called "street epistemology". Check out his great channel here: https://bit.ly/2AxlUXu Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversations, and you would like them to be more prominent in today's culture and society, please consider supporting Ask and Wonder to make this happen!: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! In this interview, Joel Diemoz, secular thinker and philosopher, tackles the following question: am I wrong? how can I know it? Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversation, and you feel this needs to happen more in the world, consider becoming a patron for Ask and Wonder: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! In this interview, Bryan Gitschlag, secular thinker and biologist, tackles the following question: what does science tell us about reality? Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com If you are interested in the Christian/skeptic conversation, consider donating to Ask and Wonder!: https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! In this interview, Aaron Pontious, youth minister at the Donelson Fellowship in Nashville and Christian Apologist with a Master's degree from Biola University, tackles the following question: are Christians afraid of talking about Jesus? More information about Aaron: https://donelson.org/people/aaron-pontious/ Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com

Ask and Wonder: Christian and skeptic thinkers talking about the biggest questions in life. Join the conversation! In this interview, Micah Redding (executive director of the Christian Transhumanist Association) talks about his life and journey outside and inside Christianity (doubts, exploration and a renewed, deeper faith) Christian Transhumanism, and how the coronavirus (COVID-19) could change the Christian Church in the future. More information about Micah: http://christiantranshumanist.com Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com For more information go to: www.askandwonder.com

Anxiety and Depression are arguably two of the most prominent mental diseases affecting people of all ages around the world. What is it that we are doing or not doing to trigger this wave of sadness, hopelessness and solitude in our lives? What are the causes and overall, what can we do as individuals and communities to stop this epidemic? -Sarah Aughtman, Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, Founder of Three Buckets.  -Jenny black, licensed marriage and family therapist.  -Chris Nelson, masters in Marriage and Family Therapy, Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. -Allison McGuire, Ph.D., Psychology & human development. For more information: www.askandwonder.com Sign up to receive our newsletter on the main page, scroll down and enter your email in tab. Find us on Social Media too: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder If you want to support Ask and Wonder and become a patron, go to https://www.patreon.com/askandwonder.  

How does your worldview account for existence, reality, life, an intelligible universe, the mind, thoughts, emotions, feelings, desires and the search for ultimate truth, if there is one? How has your worldview changed you and the way you understand the world? How does your worldview make sense of the life? Christian thinkers Aaron Pontious, youth pastor and Christian apologist. Christopher Talbot, theologian and Christian apologist. Secular thinkers Tim Bolton, organizer of the Nashville atheist meetup. Joel Diemoz, secular philosopher. Order of the event: Introduction of Sylvan Park Church host. Introduction of Pedro García, founder of Ask and Wonder. Introduction of speakers. 5 min presentations from speakers. Dialogue. Questions from the audience. For more information: www.askandwonder.com Sign up to receive our newsletter on the main page, scroll down and enter your email in tab. Find us on Social Media too: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder  

What is political correctness? how is it helping, changing o restraining our conversations? Why did political correctness become necessary in dialogue? How much is it changing us and the way we communicate with each other? Is it actually real? Join us for the exciting and necessary dialogue with professional mediator Kimberly Best, Sociologist from Vanderbilt University Joe Bandy, and Sociologist Richard Ruach.  -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

  What is climate change and how do we know that it’s happening?How is climate change impacting people now, and how is it expected to impact the lives of future generations? What does climate change mean from a religious standpoint, in terms of caring for God’s creation? What can we all do to help ensure a sustainable, desirable future? What does this mean for society?  Speakers:  Jonathan Gilligan is Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Micah Redding is the Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association. Zdravka (Zee) Tzankova is faculty at the Vanderbilt Department of Sociology, and affiliated faculty in Public Policy Studies.  David A. Padgett is an Associate Professor of Geography, and Director of the Geographic Information Sciences (GISc) Laboratory at Tennessee State University   -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

  It is of the utmost importance to dialogue about everything. There are many reasons to do so: to tear down false preconceptions about each other’s worldview, to understand the subtleties of each other’s thoughts and convictions better, to raise empathy towards each other, and know better what to challenge and how to do it, so that we can challenge what it is, and not what we make it to be. What is today’s situation about women’s roles in the world? What are the differences, if there are, between equality and sameness? What are the healthiest ways to dialogue about it? What does the Bible say about women? What is the ultimate truth about women from a Christian and secular perspective? Christian thinkers: Ellen Armour and Claire Davidson Secular thinkers: Gayle Jordan and Felicia Powers.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

What does death say about life? “Death” might be the most addressed, yet avoided topic in our lives. Does it make sense for life to end in death? How does atheism understand and deals with death? How does Christianity understand and deal with death? Should we be afraid of it? Should we be hopeful? Why? Guests:   - Pastor, Theologian and Missionary David Outlaw. - Secular thinker, author and ex-pastor Jim Palmer (https://www.jimpalmerauthor.com)  -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

Do you need God to make sense of life? Is it possible to find purpose and understand life: experiences, emotions, our minds and consciousness, language, existence itself…without God? Do we need God in order to understand life? Guests: -Christian apologist Sergio Perry. -Talk Heathen host and secular thinker Eric Murphy. -Pastor at Living Word in White House and Christian apologist Chris Wiley. -Philosopher and active member of the Clarksville Atheist group Joel Diemoz.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com      

What's love got to do with it? What is your perspective on love? How does your worldview equip you to be properly loving toward others ? What is our obligation to care about others according to your worldview?   Guests: Dr. Josh Graves, pastor at Otter Creek Church. Sunday Assembly Nashville and Nanocon director Patrick Horst. The Donelson Fellowship's pastor Tommy Swindol. Secular philosopher and active member of Clarksville Atheist Joel Diemoz.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

Let's talk about morality Where does morality come from? What is its origin? How do we know there is good and evil? Does morality change, or it is permanent and transcendent?    Guests: Christian apologist Steve Winters. Sunday Assembly Nashville and Nanocon director Patrick Horst. The Donelson Fellowship's pastor Tommy Swindol. Secular philosopher and active member of Clarksville Atheist Joel Diemoz.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

The evidence for the existence of God Is there any evidence to affirm the existence of God? Is there, on the other hand, no way for us to know about God's existence?  Guests: Youth Pastor and Christian apologist Aaron Pontious. Sunday Assembly Nashville and Nanocon director Patrick Horst. Christian theologian and Welch College professor Christopher Talbot. Nashville atheist meetup’s organizer Tim Bolton.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com

Is it rational to believe in God? What is your take on this? Do you think that believing in God is rational and makes sense with the world and who we are, or rather, it is an illusion?  Guests: Anthony Lohl, Organizer of Intellectual Society of Greater Nashville. Joel Diemoz, President of Community Action Group Clarksville Atheists. Tim Bolton, Organizer of Nashville Atheists Meetup. Micah Redding, founder of the Christian Transhumanist Association.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate    -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com  

Science, Faith and the evidence for God.   Guests: (extended bio below) Atheist Bryan Gitschlag, Phd candidate on Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University and Christian, molecular biologist and chemist Dr. Ian Hawkins.     -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com    -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate   -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com   BIOS   Raised in a deeply Christian community, Bryan Gitschlag appreciated from a young age the question of where we come from. Inspired by his religious beliefs to study science in a quest to find answers to life's deepest questions, he spent his college years studying the Bible, world religions, and science side-by-side. After completing a bachelor of science in chemistry and biochemistry, he enrolled in graduate school at Vanderbilt University, where he is currently completing a PhD in biological sciences, with an emphasis on how life evolves and on what the evolution of life can teach us about modern health issues like disease and aging. To address these issues, his research is focused on understanding the factors governing the transmission of genetic mutations in the mitochondrial DNA from one generation to the next. Outside of the biology lab, Bryan maintains a hobby of truth-seeking by studying physics, astronomy and philosophy, which has led him to become skeptical of supernatural claims and to depart from his former beliefs. Still passionate about science and science education, Bryan pursues teaching and speaking opportunities far and wide. He has delivered lectures to audiences ranging from middle-schoolers to university students, and has presented his professional research in the peer-reviewed literature and at research conferences across the United States. He is also a member of the Genetics Society of America and the Society for the Study of Evolution. Dr. Ian Hawkins is the Chairman of the Department of Arts and Sciences and the Science Program Coordinator at Welch College. He has Bachelor's degrees in both chemistry and biochemistry from East Carolina University, a Master's degree from Vanderbilt University in Molecular Biology, and a Doctorate degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Chemistry Education. Dr. Hawkins has been teaching for over 11 years at both Welch College and Cumberland University.     

Why is there evil and suffering in the world?  Guests: (extended bio below) Jim Palmer: secular humanist and author.  Aaron Pontious: Christian Apologist. Susan Schoenbohm: philosopher and Zen-Buddhist. David Outlaw: Christian Theologian and Missionary.    -Connect with Ask and Wonder and subscribe to the Newsletter at: www.askandwonder.com   -Become a patron for Ask and Wonder and help bring the world closer conversation after conversation with a monthly donation here:  https://askandwonder.com/donate   -Connect with Ask and Wonder on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askandwonder Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASKandWONDER1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ask_and_wonder   Questions? Email us at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com   BIOS Susan S. was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN, did her undergraduate work at St. Olaf College, MA work at San Diego State U., received her doctorate in Philosophy from Vanderbilt University, taught philosophy, women’s studies, and religious studies at University of the South, Penn State University, and Vanderbilt. Most recently, as well as teaching at Vanderbilt, she served as Program Coordinator for the former Center for Ethics. She is now retired, working toward Zen Buddhist priest ordination at Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, MN.    Aaron Pontious has been a youth pastor for a decade at The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville (TN). Aaron is a young culture expert and regularly speaks to his youth group and to other youth around the U.S. He holds a Master of Arts in Apologetics at BIOLA University in Los Angeles.   Jim Palmer received his Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Seminary in Chicago. He is the author of six books, and a Humanist Chaplain with the American Humanist Association. He is a contributing columnist for the Faith & Values section of The Tennessean. Jim lectures and speaks on subjects related to religion and spirituality. He is often a critic against the misuses of religion, and leads workshops on non-religious spirituality. You can find out more about Jim at www.jimpalmerauthor.com    David Outlaw graduated from Welch College and Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been a pastor, theologian, missionary, and writer in the United States, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russian, Cuba, Panama, and South Korea. David is a passionate teacher of Scripture, helping others to see the glory of God and His Kingdom in a global context.

Jim Palmer (www.jimpalmerauthor.com) is a contemporary spiritual teacher and critically acclaimed author. As a spiritual director, Jim often works with people who are experiencing a crisis of faith or seeking to explore spirituality beyond the parameters of organized religion.  In this episode, Jim shares with us his journey from ordained pastor to secular spirituality, raising important and challenging questions for us to explore further.  Visit Jim Palmer amazon site explore his books and journey further.  Jim Palmer's Twitter handle: @jimpalmer Share your thoughts with Ask and Wonder on www.askandwonder.com Subscribe to the newsletter for new shows and live opportunities.  Questions? Email Ask and Wonder at: askandwondernashville@gmail.com