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Challenging today's accepted “wisdom,” Catholic scientist Gerard Verschuuren, Ph.D., in his book, A Catholic Scientist Proves God Exists (Sophia Institute Press), sets out to demonstrates that the question of whether God exists is not one science can answer. Indeed, that would be like expecting a microscope to reveal the square root of sixteen! Verschuuren begins by explaining the five famous medieval proofs for the existence of God — based on reason alone — that have survived despite nearly a thousand years of efforts to refute them. With his wise help, you'll come to see that just as reason gives us access to the existence of numbers, so it is reason that gives us access to the existence of God. In fact, when we use our reason to investigate the existence of God, we encounter proofs that are more powerful, by far, than any that science could ever provide. Yes, Verschuuren is a Catholic; but he's also a long-standing scientist, schooled in using reason alone to draw forth from evidence the proofs to which it necessarily leads. Among the many truths that Verschuuren evinces here by reason alone are the following: Why science is not qualified to speak about the existence — or nonexistence — of God The many ways we can know for certain that God exists How we know that God is all-perfect How God can be all-knowing How we know He is all-powerful What it means to say that He is “all-present” Why the same God cannot be the God of all religions And much more that reveals the enormous power of reason — and the even greater power of God! Source: Sophia Institute Press Link to purchase: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/catholic-scientist-proves-god-exists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SophiaInstitutePress/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SophiaPress --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-aidan-byrne0/support
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In this final lecture of nine, I examine the question of whether evil disproves God's existence. There are two versions of the problem of evil. The first logical version of the problem of evil says that any evil at all disproves God's existence. One toothache alone disproves God. If God is all good, then God would want to get rid of all evil. If God were all powerful, then God could get rid of all evil. But obviously evil exists, so it seems that God lacks goodness or power or both. A second evidential version of the problem of evil argues that there is unjustified evil in the world. If there were only a little evil, perhaps that would be compatible with the existence of God, but there is so much evil that God (at least as Aquinas describes God) cannot exist. Do these arguments actually show that God doesn't exist. We suggest that neither argument establishes that it is impossible that God exists. catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/A6ILV4C3IKA
This lecture was delivered to the University of Rochester chapter on April 24, 2021. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Born, raised, and educated in Budapest, Hungary, Prof. Klima held postdoc positions in Helsinki, St. Andrews and Copenhagen in the 1980s. In 1991, he was hired at Yale University, moved to Notre Dame in 1995, and landed his current position at Fordham in 1999, where he has been a full professor since 2002. He founded and still runs the Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics, and edits (together with Prof. Alex Hall) its Proceedings. Recently, he started and has been directing the new Research Center for the History of Ideas (R.C.H.I. -- "Archie") in Budapest. Currently, he divides his time between Budapest and NY, directing Archie in the fall and teaching at Fordham in the Spring. For his detailed CV and list of publications, as well as a number of his papers online, you may wish to visit https://faculty.fordham.edu/klima/ and https://fordham.academia.edu/GyulaKlima
Michael Jones runs the YouTube channel Inspiring Philosophy. In this conversation, I talk with Michael about the digital physics argument and objections. IP's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/InspiringPhilosophy YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/g-GR_9-wMU4 Please consider becoming a Patron! I am a full-time student, so your support helps make our content better and provides me Ramen money. Patreon (Thanks!): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO8jj_CQwrRRwwwXBndo6nQ/join
A new MP3 sermon from Sovereign Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Answering Objections on God's Existence Subtitle: Introduction to Apologetics Speaker: Dr. M. Keith Foskey Broadcaster: Sovereign Grace Family Church Event: Teaching Date: 5/6/2021 Bible: Genesis 1:1 Length: 57 min.
A new MP3 sermon from Sovereign Grace Family Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Answering Objections on God's Existence Subtitle: Introduction to Apologetics Speaker: Dr. M. Keith Foskey Broadcaster: Sovereign Grace Family Church Event: Teaching Date: 5/6/2021 Bible: Genesis 1:1 Length: 57 min.
On today's episode, Pastor Keith expands on a recent series on apologetics he has been teaching at Sovereign Grace Academy by looking at the cosmological, teleological, ontological, and moral arguments for the existence of God.
This lecture was given to the University of Texas at El Paso on March 10, 2021. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.thomisticinstitute.org About the speaker: Joshua Hochschild is the Monsignor Robert R. Kline Professor of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s University, where he also served six years as the inaugural Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. His primary research is in medieval logic, metaphysics, and ethics, with broad interest in liberal education and the continuing relevance of the Catholic intellectual tradition. He is the author of The Semantics of Analogy: Rereading Cajetan’s De Nominum Analogia (2010), translator of Claude Panaccio’s Mental Language: From Plato to William of Ockham (2017), and co-author of A Mind at Peace: Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction (2017). His writing has appeared in First Things, Commonweal, Modern Age and the Wall Street Journal. For 2020-21 he’s been elected to serve as President of the American Catholic Philosophical Association.
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In this episode, I talk with Michael Jones who runs the YouTube channel “Inspiring Philosophy” about the Leibnizian Contingency Argument for God’s existence. If that sounds like a mouthful, don’t worry. We break it down and explain the whole thing. FREE E-book "You Can Understand Aquinas": https://pintswithaquinas.com/understanding-thomas SPONSORS Hallow: http://hallow.app/mattfradd STRIVE: https://www.strive21.com/ Catholic Chemistry: https://catholicchemistry.com GIVING Patreon or Directly: https://pintswithaquinas.com/support/ This show (and all the plans we have in store) wouldn't be possible without you. I can't thank those of you who support me enough. Seriously! Thanks for essentially being a co-producer co-producer of the show. LINKS Website: https://pintswithaquinas.com/ Merch: teespring.com/stores/matt-fradd FREE 21 Day Detox From Porn Course: https://www.strive21.com/ SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattfradd Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattfradd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattfradd Gab: https://gab.com/mattfradd
When was the last time you heard a logical argument for the existence of God? Something beyond simply: Believe! Trent Horn jumps on the podcast to share 3 arguments for the existence of God, showing their strengths and weaknesses. He also teases us up with what he believes to be the best argument against the existence of God. You don't want to miss this! Check out Trent's stuff at: https://www.trenthorn.com/ www.trenthornpodcast.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvySGkfy1W8fda287KMj2CA See Trent's books mentioned in the podcast and more at: http://www.trenthorn.com/books/
February 21, 2021 – Message from Pastor Josh Bevan Main Scripture Passage: Psalm 19:1-6 Topic: Creation Demands a Creator Download SCRIPTURE REFERENCE
This episode continues the discussion of Christian author and speaker, Max Lucado's recent “apology” letter and looks at the Scriptures along with the proof of God's existence. Today is the day to join The Rebellion! Become a patreon member and enjoy some great extras while supporting our efforts to speak the Truth into our culture. Learn more at patreon.com/dreverettpiper. Find more resources and info at dreverettpiper.com
“If God is real, where’s the evidence?” This is one objection that I hear a lot as a Christian apologist. And on the surface, it seems like a totally fair question. After all, we live in a scientific age, a rational age (at least, supposedly), and we have come to expect a certain standard of evidential accountability from those who make truth claims. And certainly, the existence of God is a truth claim. However, what if the question of God’s existence is not something that can be answered using evidence, but rather is a a prerequisite for even believing that evidence is meaningful at all? In other words, what if atheists, skeptics and unbelievers have the issue completely backwards? That’s what Joel Settecase and Sye Ten Bruggencate discuss in this first-ever episode of “Answer Anyone with Sye Ten Bruggencate.” Specifically, you’ll find out… What apologetics is. What evidence is. Why the very use of evidence presupposes God’s existence. How a presuppositional approach to apologetics can answer the question of God’s existence best, and why Joel and Sye don’t typically use that phrase. How Joel first started using Sye’s material back in the day, and what was the response of his youth group students. Much, much more. This episode is packed! Support this show! https://patreon.com/answeranyone Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast/message
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In this live interview, I sit down with Dr. Josh Rasmussen to discuss his recently released book "How Reason Can Lead to God." Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjAVIyEIsMc Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity
How did a geneticist get so interested in writing about faith and philosophy? Why think God exists? What does science say about the matter? Why think there is a personal first cause? How might one argue for God from universals? If God is all-powerful and almighty in his universal causation, then how can we have free will? Dr. Gerard Verschuuren joins us to tackle these questions and more. The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support
Ready for more? This one was specifically requested by Lewis, so we will analyze the classical apologetic method of Trent Horn Vs. the up and coming torch bearer for the scientism/new atheism crew, Cosmic Skeptic. YourMateTom says he wants to set up a debate with myself and CosmicSkeptic, but we’ll see if that ever happens. As for Horn, we offered to debate him and he would only give me a couple segments on his radio show…months from now (which isn’t enough time to debate the real issues between Rome and Orthodoxy). I haven’t heard this debate, so it will be fresh to my ears like yesterday’s WLC debate. The debate is hosted on Matt Fradd’s channel (who is also terrified of a debate)
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Hugh Ross is the President & Founder of Reasons to Believe. In this interview, I talk with Dr. Hugh Ross about the scientific evidence for casual finitism, fine-tuning, the multiverse, Oppy's Naturalism, and more. Dr. Ross' Website: https://reasons.org/about/hugh-rossSupport (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/AdherentApologetics
This lecture was delivered on October 23, 2020 at Florida State University. Prof. Koons' lecture concludes around the 28:50 mark. The rest of the recording is Q&A with students. For more information on upcoming events, please visit our website: thomisticinstitute.org Speaker Bio: Robert C. (“Rob”) Koons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught for 33 years. M. A. Oxford, Ph.D. UCLA. He is the author or co-author of four books, including: Realism Regained (Oxford University Press, 2000), and The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics, with Timothy H. Pickavance (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017). He is the co-editor (with George Bealer) of The Waning of Materialism (Oxford University Press, 2010), and co-editor (with Nicholas Teh and William Simpson) of Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science (Routledge, 2018). He has been working recently on an Aristotelian interpretation of quantum theory, on defending and articulating Thomism in contemporary terms, and on arguments for classical theism.
A new MP3 sermon from The Bahnsen Project is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 3 - The Toothpaste Proof of God's Existence (3 of 4) Subtitle: What? Me Defend the Faith? Speaker: Greg L. Bahnsen Broadcaster: The Bahnsen Project Event: Conference Date: 12/17/2020 Bible: 1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 2:8 Length: 44 min.
A new MP3 sermon from The Bahnsen Project is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 3 - The Toothpaste Proof of God's Existence (3 of 4) Subtitle: What? Me Defend the Faith? Speaker: Greg L. Bahnsen Broadcaster: The Bahnsen Project Event: Conference Date: 12/17/2020 Bible: 1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 2:8 Length: 44 min.
A new MP3 sermon from The Bahnsen Project is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 3 - The Toothpaste Proof of God's Existence (3 of 4) Subtitle: What? Me Defend the Faith? Speaker: Greg L. Bahnsen Broadcaster: The Bahnsen Project Event: Conference Date: 12/17/2020 Bible: 1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 2:8 Length: 44 min.
A new MP3 sermon from The Bahnsen Project is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 3 - The Toothpaste Proof of God's Existence (3 of 4) Subtitle: What? Me Defend the Faith? Speaker: Greg L. Bahnsen Broadcaster: The Bahnsen Project Event: Conference Date: 12/17/2020 Bible: 1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 2:8 Length: 44 min.
A new MP3 sermon from The Bahnsen Project is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: 3 - The Toothpaste Proof of God's Existence (3 of 4) Subtitle: What? Me Defend the Faith? Speaker: Greg L. Bahnsen Broadcaster: The Bahnsen Project Event: Conference Date: 12/17/2020 Bible: 1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 2:8 Length: 44 min.