Podcast appearances and mentions of John Wise

How did a Christian become an atheist at a Bible college, then 25 years later, convert back to his faith? Dr. John Wise is the host of The Christian Atheist podcast. He has taught as an adjunct professor of philosophy at East Stroudsburg University, Grand Canyon University, and is currently teaching ethics and informal logic at the University of Arizona, Global Campus. Today, he tells us more about his time as a Progressive Christian. LISTEN: The Christian Atheist Podcast: https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.podbean.com/ CHECK OUT: Their YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheChristianAtheist READ: Through the Looking Glass, by John Wise (https://amzn.to/4gZgPXH) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org

Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Shark Tank Veteran John Wise. John has an MBA from Harvard and is the Co Founder and COO of LovePop, a company that scored a deal with Mr. Wonderful on the TV show Shark Tank and is disrupting the greeting card industry.John talks with Derek about launching their Kickstarter campaign, having transparency and trust with your partners and team, how his network helped them to launch, and his experience before, during, and after Shark Tank.

How did a Christian become an atheist at a Bible college, then 25 years later, convert back to his faith? Dr. John Wise is the host of The Christian Atheist podcast. He has taught as an adjunct professor of philosophy at East Stroudsburg University, Grand Canyon University, and is currently teaching ethics and informal logic at the University of Arizona, Global Campus. Today, he tells us what changed his mind from Christianity to Atheism and then back to Christianity. LISTEN: The Christian Atheist Podcast: https://a.co/d/bXXQQAz READ: Through the Looking Glass, by John Wise (https://amzn.to/4gZgPXH) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org

John Wise, Chairman and CEO, Communify Fincentric (a JBI company)Data integration, personalisation and artificial intelligence need to be combined in order to deliver a better experience to investors. Communify, a Just Build It (JBI) company backed by Stellex Capital Management, has acquired Fincentric from S&P Global and aims to do just that. The newly-merged entity offers a comprehensive digital platform through a SaaS-based product suite. Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence speaks to John Wise, Chairman and CEO of Communify Fincentric. 

Road-trip aux États-Unis à la Las Vegas Parano Ça aurait dû commencer comme ça : Morgan aurait acheté une Chevrolet Caprice 1970, il aurait préparé tous les plans pour rencontrer les amis de Thompson et sa veuve Anita.Mais c'est pas du tout comme ça que ça s'est passé… Remerciements : Silvain Gire, Mathieu Sapin, les éditions Dargaud, Razamé de la Crackers, John Wise, Jesse North, Ben Fong-Torres, Guadalupe Layz, Tray, Ali, le gang des GX1000 et Paul Gresham. GONZO PARANOEn mars 2023, le dessinateur de bande dessinée Morgan Navarro embarque le reporter Jack Souvant dans un road trip aux Etats-Unis, sur les traces du sulfureux journaliste de la contre-culture américaine Hunter S Thompson. Mort en 2005, Thompson avait en son temps inventé le concept de « journalisme Gonzo », un journalisme engagé, raconté à la première personne. Il est aussi célèbre pour son roman Las Vegas Parano et son goût prononcé pour les excès en tous genres. Morgan est un fou de la culture américaine, du skate, du LSD et se prend pour Raoul Duke dans Las Vegas Parano, interprété par Johnny Depp.Jack, curieux mais pas amoureux de l'Amérique, tente de comprendre la fascination de Morgan pour ce pays. Dégainant son micro en toute occasion, il enregistre son compagnon dessinateur de jour comme de nuit, tout en dressant un portrait de l'Amérique post Trump, façon Gonzo : « la subjectivité est totale, le sujet n'est qu'un prétexte… ». Des heures de voiture, entre montagnes et déserts : Aspen, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco… Jack et Morgan croisent la route de cow-boys enthousiastes, de Navajos engagés, d'un house-keeper désabusé, d'un vendeur complotiste de viande séchée à l'Alien, d'une militante de la NRA et d'anciens camarades de Thompson abîmés par les années… Que reste-t-il du rêve, ou plutôt du cauchemar américain ? C'est ce qu'ils vont tenter de comprendre. JACK SOUVANTJack Souvant est reporter et producteur de radio, chez France Inter, France Culture, ARTE et Radio Nova, notamment dans les émissions « Plus près de toi » « Lumières dans la nuit ».Au printemps 2021, il produit une série pour France Inter intitulés « Les aventures rocambolesques d'Édouard Baer et Jack Souvant ».Il met en œuvre des performances sonores et spectacles dans et pour l'espace public, depuis plus de 20 ans, comme P/REC, une installation littéraire et sonore en hommage à Georges Perec où 100 voix se croisent pendant 24H au micro. Ticket, où il embarque les spectateurs à l'intérieur d'un camion poids-lourd, au plus près de la situation des clandestins quelques heures avant le passage de la frontière en Angleterre. Parrêsia, une zone d'improvisation démocratique sur la place publique…Il crée en 2023 avec Jeanne Paravert Jack&Jane productions. En partenariat avec Rolling Stone et les Éditions Dargaud.     Enregistrement : mars 2023 - Réalisation : Charlie Marcelet - Illustration : Morgan Navarro - Musique originale : Benjamin Moussay - Production : ARTE Radio - Benjamin Moussay

E.T. et les Navajos Ça aurait dû se passer comme ça : Anita Thompson aurait invité Jack et Morgan à fumer de l'herbe chez elle, Morgan aurait dessiné tout ce qu'il voyait et ils auraient fait l'interview du siècle. Mais c'est pas du tout comme ça que ça s'est passé… Remerciements : Silvain Gire, Mathieu Sapin, les éditions Dargaud, Razamé de la Crackers, John Wise, Jesse North, Ben Fong-Torres, Guadalupe Layz, Tray, Ali, le gang des GX1000 et Paul Gresham. GONZO PARANOEn mars 2023, le dessinateur de bande dessinée Morgan Navarro embarque le reporter Jack Souvant dans un road trip aux Etats-Unis, sur les traces du sulfureux journaliste de la contre-culture américaine Hunter S Thompson. Mort en 2005, Thompson avait en son temps inventé le concept de « journalisme Gonzo », un journalisme engagé, raconté à la première personne. Il est aussi célèbre pour son roman Las Vegas Parano et son goût prononcé pour les excès en tous genres. Morgan est un fou de la culture américaine, du skate, du LSD et se prend pour Raoul Duke dans Las Vegas Parano, interprété par Johnny Depp.Jack, curieux mais pas amoureux de l'Amérique, tente de comprendre la fascination de Morgan pour ce pays. Dégainant son micro en toute occasion, il enregistre son compagnon dessinateur de jour comme de nuit, tout en dressant un portrait de l'Amérique post Trump, façon Gonzo : « la subjectivité est totale, le sujet n'est qu'un prétexte… ». Des heures de voiture, entre montagnes et déserts : Aspen, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco… Jack et Morgan croisent la route de cow-boys enthousiastes, de Navajos engagés, d'un house-keeper désabusé, d'un vendeur complotiste de viande séchée à l'Alien, d'une militante de la NRA et d'anciens camarades de Thompson abîmés par les années… Que reste-t-il du rêve, ou plutôt du cauchemar américain ? C'est ce qu'ils vont tenter de comprendre. JACK SOUVANTJack Souvant est reporter et producteur de radio, chez France Inter, France Culture, ARTE et Radio Nova, notamment dans les émissions « Plus près de toi » « Lumières dans la nuit ».Au printemps 2021, il produit une série pour France Inter intitulés « Les aventures rocambolesques d'Édouard Baer et Jack Souvant ».Il met en œuvre des performances sonores et spectacles dans et pour l'espace public, depuis plus de 20 ans, comme P/REC, une installation littéraire et sonore en hommage à Georges Perec où 100 voix se croisent pendant 24H au micro. Ticket, où il embarque les spectateurs à l'intérieur d'un camion poids-lourd, au plus près de la situation des clandestins quelques heures avant le passage de la frontière en Angleterre. Parrêsia, une zone d'improvisation démocratique sur la place publique…Il crée en 2023 avec Jeanne Paravert Jack&Jane productions. En partenariat avec Rolling Stone et les Éditions Dargaud.   Enregistrement : mars 2023 - Réalisation : Charlie Marcelet - Illustration : Morgan Navarro - Musique originale : Benjamin Moussay - Production : ARTE Radio - Benjamin Moussay

Vegas, la ville de tous les possibles Ça aurait dû se passer comme ça : Las Vegas, tout allait être possible. Jack et Morgan auraient pris quelques trips et autres substances chimiques bien nerveuses et se seraient retrouvés quelque part sans savoir comment. Mais c'est pas du tout comme ça que ça s'est passé… Remerciements : Silvain Gire, Mathieu Sapin, les éditions Dargaud, Razamé de la Crackers, John Wise, Jesse North, Ben Fong-Torres, Guadalupe Layz, Tray, Ali, le gang des GX1000 et Paul Gresham. GONZO PARANOEn mars 2023, le dessinateur de bande dessinée Morgan Navarro embarque le reporter Jack Souvant dans un road trip aux Etats-Unis, sur les traces du sulfureux journaliste de la contre-culture américaine Hunter S Thompson. Mort en 2005, Thompson avait en son temps inventé le concept de « journalisme Gonzo », un journalisme engagé, raconté à la première personne. Il est aussi célèbre pour son roman Las Vegas Parano et son goût prononcé pour les excès en tous genres. Morgan est un fou de la culture américaine, du skate, du LSD et se prend pour Raoul Duke dans Las Vegas Parano, interprété par Johnny Depp.Jack, curieux mais pas amoureux de l'Amérique, tente de comprendre la fascination de Morgan pour ce pays. Dégainant son micro en toute occasion, il enregistre son compagnon dessinateur de jour comme de nuit, tout en dressant un portrait de l'Amérique post Trump, façon Gonzo : « la subjectivité est totale, le sujet n'est qu'un prétexte… ». Des heures de voiture, entre montagnes et déserts : Aspen, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco… Jack et Morgan croisent la route de cow-boys enthousiastes, de Navajos engagés, d'un house-keeper désabusé, d'un vendeur complotiste de viande séchée à l'Alien, d'une militante de la NRA et d'anciens camarades de Thompson abîmés par les années… Que reste-t-il du rêve, ou plutôt du cauchemar américain ? C'est ce qu'ils vont tenter de comprendre. JACK SOUVANTJack Souvant est reporter et producteur de radio, chez France Inter, France Culture, ARTE et Radio Nova, notamment dans les émissions « Plus près de toi » « Lumières dans la nuit ».Au printemps 2021, il produit une série pour France Inter intitulés « Les aventures rocambolesques d'Édouard Baer et Jack Souvant ».Il met en œuvre des performances sonores et spectacles dans et pour l'espace public, depuis plus de 20 ans, comme P/REC, une installation littéraire et sonore en hommage à Georges Perec où 100 voix se croisent pendant 24H au micro. Ticket, où il embarque les spectateurs à l'intérieur d'un camion poids-lourd, au plus près de la situation des clandestins quelques heures avant le passage de la frontière en Angleterre. Parrêsia, une zone d'improvisation démocratique sur la place publique…Il crée en 2023 avec Jeanne Paravert Jack&Jane productions. En partenariat avec Rolling Stone et les Éditions Dargaud.   Enregistrement : mars 2023 - Réalisation : Charlie Marcelet - Illustration : Morgan Navarro - Musique originale : Benjamin Moussay - Production : ARTE Radio - Benjamin Moussay

Ironton, Ohio native John Wise first encountered the paranormal at the age of 12. After a late night television binge alone on the ground floor of his parent's home, the […] The post John Wise first appeared on Shadows Of Legend.

Birthplace of American Independence--Ipswich, Massachusetts?  In 1687, when King James II tried to take away the power of people in Massachusetts towns to govern themselves, Reverend John Wise of Ipswich lead the town into resistance--leading to his arrest, and the arrest of town leaders.  But they stood together--and in an unrelated development, Parliament sent King James packing off to France.  When Parliament in the 1760s again tried to assert control, Ipswich stood together, and reminded other Massachusetts patriots of the writings of John Wise.  We talk with Gordon Harris, town historian and organizer of the Historic Ipswich website, about the town of Ipswich, the Ipswich Resolves of 1774, and why this small town had such a big impact on the Revolution. 

Assistant director of track and field John Wise prepares us for the track season, indoors and outdoors. We discuss Destiny Masters' record pentathlon score and how the AAC's changing membership affects track. We talk about the men's quest to win a third straight AAC outdoor title and why the women may be ready to move up. Then it's movie time and we focus on "Killers of the Flower Moon" and Wise's YouTube video which takes his followers to parts of Oklahoma featured in the movie. We discuss his YouTube channel "Travel with a Wise Guy" and the big twist at the end of his "Killers of the Flower Moon" video.

In this episode of The MFR Coach's Podcast, I catch up with John Wise, MFR therapist & owner of Insight Physical Therapy and Wellness in Columbus, Ohio, one year after his courageous leap from a secure home health job to his private practice full-time.  John shares his challenges and fears when making this transition-- from insurance and retirement concerns to the sheer uncertainty of it all. What's truly inspiring is how he overcame these hurdles and thrived in his newfound freedom.  With John's insights into his support system, camaraderie within the MFR community, and plans for the future, this episode is a source of inspiration for anyone looking to pursue their dreams of having a thriving MFR practice.  Listen in as we discuss: John's journey from fear to freedom The power of Seminars and self-care Looking ahead to the Beyond 100k Mastermind Don't forget to register for my upcoming training:  Learn how to Sell MFR To Anyone In Any Situation November 1st at Noon Central. ‌You will learn how to be good at selling MFR. You will learn how to take responsibility for the sales conversation. You will learn how to ENJOY selling MFR. ‌ Imagine selling MFR with the same satisfaction you get from giving an MFR treatment. ‌ You will become unstoppable, get fully booked, and help your clients get better results, faster. ‌Join me on November 1st at Noon Central and learn how to Sell MFR to Anyone In Any Situation. Register here.   GUEST INFORMATION —  John Wise, Owner of Insight Physical Therapy and Wellness in Columbus, Ohio, | Website | MFR Directory | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook    FEATURED ON THE SHOW — Get your copy of The MFR Coach's Guide To Having Your Own Myofascial Release Business  Help your clients understand why MFR is for them! Download the FREE Patient Guide Learn how to have an awesome business that earns money and allows you the freedom to enjoy your life outside of work. Join The MFR Coach's Email List  Purchase my brand new Raise Your Rate Bootcamp Course and get instant access to 7 hours of instruction and a 50 page workbook to help you raise your rate with less drama!    FOLLOW ME — Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheMFRCoach/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/themfrcoach/  Website - https://www.themfrcoach.com/    RATE, REVIEW, & SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS – If you love the content that I am providing, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — build a thriving MFR business that they desire. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!    Also, if you haven't done so already, please consider subscribing to the podcast. New episodes drop weekly and if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out.   **This podcast is not medical advice and is not a substitute for consultation with an appropriate medical professional. We make no representations as to any physical, emotional, or mental health benefits that may be derived from listening to our podcast. Likewise, we do not make any representations or guarantees as to any possible income, business growth, additional clients, or any other earnings or growth benefits that may be derived from our podcast. Any testimonials, examples, or other results presented are the experiences of one client. We do not represent or guarantee you will achieve the same or similar results. You understand and agree you are solely responsible for any decisions you make from the information provided.**

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Shark Tank Veteran John Wise. John has an MBA from Harvard and is the Co Founder and COO of LovePop, a company that scored a deal with Mr. Wonderful on the TV show Shark Tank and is disrupting the greeting card industry.John talks with Derek about launching their Kickstarter campaign, having transparency and trust with your partners and team, how his network helped them to launch, and his experience before, during, and after Shark Tank.

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In today's episode, Mr. Minton interviews John Wise; a philosophy professor who went from Christian to atheist to back to being a Christian again, a remarkable journey that spanned 25 years and culminated in 2019. Dr. Wise tells of his journey of faith and skepticism, and how he now views faith matters having been on both sides of "the looking glass". Dr. John Wise goes into more detail about his journey on his podcast "The Christian Atheist" which he runs alongside his wife Jenny Wise, as well as in his book "Through The Looking Glass: The Imploding Of An Atheist Professor's Worldview" which can be purchased on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. Check out The Christian Atheist here --> https://open.spotify.com/show/4wWaVlpuRgoLOpZDtADBPD Check out "Through The Looking Glass: The Imploding Of An Atheist Philosopher's Worldview" --> https://www.amazon.com/Through-Looking-Glass-Professors-Transcripts/dp/B0BW23B4MR/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/evan-minton/support

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

C. S. Lewis called George MacDonald his spiritual "Master." In Surprised by Joy Lewis recounts his first encounter, as an atheist, with MacDonald: The glorious week-end of reading was before me. Turning to the bookstall, I picked out an Everyman in a dirty jacket, Phantasies, a faerie Romance, George MacDonald. Then the train came in. I can still remember the voice of the porter calling out the village names, Saxon and sweet as a nut--"Bookham, Effingham, Horsley train". That evening I began to read my new book. What he found there was life-changing. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes. What MacDonald's Phantastes did for Lewis, he would eventually do with his Chronicles of Narnia, the presentation of God's reality through the medium of fiction. The woodland journeyings in that story, the ghostly enemies, the ladies both good and evil, were close enough to my habitual imagery to lure me on without the perception of a change. It is as if I were carried sleeping across the frontier, or as if I had died in the old country and could never remember how I came alive in the new. For in one sense the new country was exactly like the old. I met there all that had already charmed me in Malory, Spenser, Morris, and Yeats. But in another sense all was changed. I did not yet know (and I was long in learning) the name of the new quality, the bright shadow, that rested on the travels of Anodos. I do now. It was Holiness.... Meanwhile, in this new region all the confusions that had hitherto perplexed my search for Joy were disarmed. There was no temptation to confuse the scenes of the tale with the light that rested upon them .... Yet, at the same time, never had the wind of Joy blowing through any story been less separable from the story itself. Where the god and the idolon were most nearly one there was least danger of confounding them. Thus, when the great moments came I did not break away from the woods and cottages that I read of to seek some bodiless light shining beyond them, but gradually, with a swelling continuity (like the sun at mid-morning burning through a fog) I found the light shining on those woods and cottages, and then on my own past life.... For I now perceived that while the air of the new region made all my erotic and magical perversions of Joy look like sordid trumpery, it had no such disenchanting power over the bread upon the table or the coals in the grate. That was the marvel. Up till now each visitation of Joy had left the common world momentarily a desert--"The first touch of the earth went nigh to kill". Even when real clouds or trees had been the material of the vision, they had been so only by reminding me of another world; and I did not like the return to ours. But now I saw the bright shadow coming out of the book into the real world and resting there, transforming all common things and yet itself unchanged. Or, more accurately, I saw the common things drawn into the bright shadow.... In the depth of my disgraces, in the then invincible ignorance of my intellect, all this was given me without asking, even without consent. That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptised; the rest of me, not unnaturally, took longer. "The Day Boy and The Night Girl" was published 20 years after Phantastes, and it reveals a deep intellect and a profound mastery of the art of fiction. It serves as a wonderful introduction to MacDonald's work, and will reward any amount of effort in unraveling its beauty. Like all great literature, it is endless. We pray you enjoy it! If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #thedayboy #thedayboyandthenightgirl #thenightgirl #georgemacdonald #macdonald #photogen #nycteris #fairytale #1882 #watho #aurora #vesper #light #darkness #dark #fantasy #thechristianatheist #christian #christianity

In my Introduction to Philosophy course I introduce Descartes in this way: Almost 2000 years after Socrates' death in 399 B.C., the study of philosophy underwent a radical change. Epistemology became the central concern of philosophers beginning with the Frenchman, René Descartes (1596-1650), often called the “Father of modern philosophy.” Descartes, frustrated that 2000 years of speculative metaphysics yielded nothing he could confidently accept as certain, sought to discover a secure foundation upon which to base the emerging scientific outlook. His procedure, outlined in his Discourse on Method (1637) and Meditations on First Philosophy (1641), became known as methodical doubt. Descartes resolved to set aside as untrustworthy everything that admitted of the slightest doubt. As the senses often deceive us, we should not trust them. In fact, there is not even a certain procedure to differentiate waking experience from dreams. Mathematics and knowledge of general objects seems, however, to remain the same whether we dream or not, but even mathematical conclusions are susceptible to error if the supreme being of my universe is not a supremely good God, but an evil demon, seeking at all times to lead me astray. What remains of my experience that is not subject to doubt in such a scenario? Nothing, Descartes declares, except the fact of my own existence. No matter how deceptive may be the content of my thought, I cannot doubt my own existence so long as I am thinking – doubting, questioning, feeling, being deceived, experiencing. This conclusion, then, becomes the certain foundation upon which Descartes will resurrect the structures of knowledge demolished by his radical doubt. Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am” is Descartes' foundational innate idea. Thus, truth/knowledge is discovered, not through the senses, which remain subject to error, but rationally. Descartes and his followers (the Continental (i.e. European) tradition in philosophy) become known as rationalists. If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #rene #descartes #renedescartes #discourse #discourseonmethod #epistemology #cogito #cogitoergosum #ithinkthereforeiam #firstphilosophy #materialthings #existence #evidence #senses #will #judgment #socrates #plato #philosophy #philosopher #frenchphilosophy #frenchphilosopher #skeptical #skeptic #faith

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

C. S. Lewis called George MacDonald his spiritual "Master." In Surprised by Joy Lewis recounts his first encounter, as an atheist, with MacDonald: The glorious week-end of reading was before me. Turning to the bookstall, I picked out an Everyman in a dirty jacket, Phantasies, a faerie Romance, George MacDonald. Then the train came in. I can still remember the voice of the porter calling out the village names, Saxon and sweet as a nut--"Bookham, Effingham, Horsley train". That evening I began to read my new book. What he found there was life-changing. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes. What MacDonald's Phantastes did for Lewis, he would eventually do with his Chronicles of Narnia, the presentation of God's reality through the medium of fiction. The woodland journeyings in that story, the ghostly enemies, the ladies both good and evil, were close enough to my habitual imagery to lure me on without the perception of a change. It is as if I were carried sleeping across the frontier, or as if I had died in the old country and could never remember how I came alive in the new. For in one sense the new country was exactly like the old. I met there all that had already charmed me in Malory, Spenser, Morris, and Yeats. But in another sense all was changed. I did not yet know (and I was long in learning) the name of the new quality, the bright shadow, that rested on the travels of Anodos. I do now. It was Holiness.... Meanwhile, in this new region all the confusions that had hitherto perplexed my search for Joy were disarmed. There was no temptation to confuse the scenes of the tale with the light that rested upon them .... Yet, at the same time, never had the wind of Joy blowing through any story been less separable from the story itself. Where the god and the idolon were most nearly one there was least danger of confounding them. Thus, when the great moments came I did not break away from the woods and cottages that I read of to seek some bodiless light shining beyond them, but gradually, with a swelling continuity (like the sun at mid-morning burning through a fog) I found the light shining on those woods and cottages, and then on my own past life.... For I now perceived that while the air of the new region made all my erotic and magical perversions of Joy look like sordid trumpery, it had no such disenchanting power over the bread upon the table or the coals in the grate. That was the marvel. Up till now each visitation of Joy had left the common world momentarily a desert--"The first touch of the earth went nigh to kill". Even when real clouds or trees had been the material of the vision, they had been so only by reminding me of another world; and I did not like the return to ours. But now I saw the bright shadow coming out of the book into the real world and resting there, transforming all common things and yet itself unchanged. Or, more accurately, I saw the common things drawn into the bright shadow.... In the depth of my disgraces, in the then invincible ignorance of my intellect, all this was given me without asking, even without consent. That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptised; the rest of me, not unnaturally, took longer. "The Day Boy and The Night Girl" was published 20 years after Phantastes, and it reveals a deep intellect and a profound mastery of the art of fiction. It serves as a wonderful introduction to MacDonald's work, and will reward any amount of effort in unraveling its beauty. Like all great literature, it is endless. We pray you enjoy it! If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #thedayboy #thedayboyandthenightgirl #thenightgirl #georgemacdonald #macdonald #photogen #nycteris #fairytale #1882 #watho #aurora #vesper #light #darkness #dark #fantasy #thechristianatheist #christian #christianity

In the series of dialogues relating to the trial and death of Socrates, the "Crito" comes before the PHAEDO, which we just completed here on Simple Gifts. It concerns itself with the morning of the same day, the day of Socrates' death, relating a conversation with one of his oldest and best friends, Crito, who was also present at his trial. Crito attempts to persuade his friend to flee Athens with an argument that, on further consideration, Socrates rejects. To get the full flavor of Plato's account of the Socrates' trial and death, the order of events are: 1) the Euthyphro, 2) the Apology, 3) the Crito, and 4) the Phaedo. This series of dialogues, along with THE REPUBLIC were profoundly important in my turn from atheism to Christ. Why not listen and see why? If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com   #phaedo #plato, #socrates, #platoandsocrates, #socratesandplato, #euthyphro, #republic, #westerntradition, #philosophy, #rationality, #drjohndwise, #philosopher, #philosophical, #philosophicalauthor #westerntraditionphilosophy, #traditionalphilosophy, #foundations, #foundationalphilosopher, #foundationaltext, #platosrepublic, #philosophy, #dialogue, #dialogues, #greekphilosophy, #ancientgreekphilosophy, #athens, #platonicdialogue, #platonic, #ancientgreeks, #ancientgreece, #hellen, #hellenistic, #athenian, #atheniantradition, #greekcivilization, #greeksociety, #greekhistory #apology #plato #socrates #socraticdialogue #trialofsocrates #piety #justice #aporia #socraticirony

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

C. S. Lewis called George MacDonald his spiritual "Master." In Surprised by Joy Lewis recounts his first encounter, as an atheist, with MacDonald: The glorious week-end of reading was before me. Turning to the bookstall, I picked out an Everyman in a dirty jacket, Phantasies, a faerie Romance, George MacDonald. Then the train came in. I can still remember the voice of the porter calling out the village names, Saxon and sweet as a nut--"Bookham, Effingham, Horsley train". That evening I began to read my new book. What he found there was life-changing. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes. What MacDonald's Phantastes did for Lewis, he would eventually do with his Chronicles of Narnia, the presentation of God's reality through the medium of fiction. The woodland journeyings in that story, the ghostly enemies, the ladies both good and evil, were close enough to my habitual imagery to lure me on without the perception of a change. It is as if I were carried sleeping across the frontier, or as if I had died in the old country and could never remember how I came alive in the new. For in one sense the new country was exactly like the old. I met there all that had already charmed me in Malory, Spenser, Morris, and Yeats. But in another sense all was changed. I did not yet know (and I was long in learning) the name of the new quality, the bright shadow, that rested on the travels of Anodos. I do now. It was Holiness.... Meanwhile, in this new region all the confusions that had hitherto perplexed my search for Joy were disarmed. There was no temptation to confuse the scenes of the tale with the light that rested upon them .... Yet, at the same time, never had the wind of Joy blowing through any story been less separable from the story itself. Where the god and the idolon were most nearly one there was least danger of confounding them. Thus, when the great moments came I did not break away from the woods and cottages that I read of to seek some bodiless light shining beyond them, but gradually, with a swelling continuity (like the sun at mid-morning burning through a fog) I found the light shining on those woods and cottages, and then on my own past life.... For I now perceived that while the air of the new region made all my erotic and magical perversions of Joy look like sordid trumpery, it had no such disenchanting power over the bread upon the table or the coals in the grate. That was the marvel. Up till now each visitation of Joy had left the common world momentarily a desert--"The first touch of the earth went nigh to kill". Even when real clouds or trees had been the material of the vision, they had been so only by reminding me of another world; and I did not like the return to ours. But now I saw the bright shadow coming out of the book into the real world and resting there, transforming all common things and yet itself unchanged. Or, more accurately, I saw the common things drawn into the bright shadow.... In the depth of my disgraces, in the then invincible ignorance of my intellect, all this was given me without asking, even without consent. That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptised; the rest of me, not unnaturally, took longer. "The Day Boy and The Night Girl" was published 20 years after Phantastes, and it reveals a deep intellect and a profound mastery of the art of fiction. It serves as a wonderful introduction to MacDonald's work, and will reward any amount of effort in unraveling its beauty. Like all great literature, it is endless. We pray you enjoy it! If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #thedayboy #thedayboyandthenightgirl #thenightgirl #georgemacdonald #macdonald #photogen #nycteris #fairytale #1882 #watho #aurora #vesper #light #darkness #dark #fantasy #thechristianatheist #christian #christianity

In the series of dialogues relating to the trial and death of Socrates, the "Crito" comes before the PHAEDO, which we just completed here on Simple Gifts. It concerns itself with the morning of the same day, the day of Socrates' death, relating a conversation with one of his oldest and best friends, Crito, who was also present at his trial. Crito attempts to persuade his friend to flee Athens with an argument that, on further consideration, Socrates rejects. To get the full flavor of Plato's account of the Socrates' trial and death, the order of events are: 1) the Euthyphro, 2) the Apology, 3) the Crito, and 4) the Phaedo. This series of dialogues, along with THE REPUBLIC were profoundly important in my turn from atheism to Christ. Why not listen and see why? If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com   #phaedo #plato, #socrates, #platoandsocrates, #socratesandplato, #euthyphro, #republic, #westerntradition, #philosophy, #rationality, #drjohndwise, #philosopher, #philosophical, #philosophicalauthor #westerntraditionphilosophy, #traditionalphilosophy, #foundations, #foundationalphilosopher, #foundationaltext, #platosrepublic, #philosophy, #dialogue, #dialogues, #greekphilosophy, #ancientgreekphilosophy, #athens, #platonicdialogue, #platonic, #ancientgreeks, #ancientgreece, #hellen, #hellenistic, #athenian, #atheniantradition, #greekcivilization, #greeksociety, #greekhistory #apology #plato #socrates #socraticdialogue #trialofsocrates #piety #justice #aporia #socraticirony

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

C. S. Lewis called George MacDonald his spiritual "Master." In Surprised by Joy Lewis recounts his first encounter, as an atheist, with MacDonald: The glorious week-end of reading was before me. Turning to the bookstall, I picked out an Everyman in a dirty jacket, Phantasies, a faerie Romance, George MacDonald. Then the train came in. I can still remember the voice of the porter calling out the village names, Saxon and sweet as a nut--"Bookham, Effingham, Horsley train". That evening I began to read my new book. What he found there was life-changing. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes. What MacDonald's Phantastes did for Lewis, he would eventually do with his Chronicles of Narnia, the presentation of God's reality through the medium of fiction. The woodland journeyings in that story, the ghostly enemies, the ladies both good and evil, were close enough to my habitual imagery to lure me on without the perception of a change. It is as if I were carried sleeping across the frontier, or as if I had died in the old country and could never remember how I came alive in the new. For in one sense the new country was exactly like the old. I met there all that had already charmed me in Malory, Spenser, Morris, and Yeats. But in another sense all was changed. I did not yet know (and I was long in learning) the name of the new quality, the bright shadow, that rested on the travels of Anodos. I do now. It was Holiness.... Meanwhile, in this new region all the confusions that had hitherto perplexed my search for Joy were disarmed. There was no temptation to confuse the scenes of the tale with the light that rested upon them .... Yet, at the same time, never had the wind of Joy blowing through any story been less separable from the story itself. Where the god and the idolon were most nearly one there was least danger of confounding them. Thus, when the great moments came I did not break away from the woods and cottages that I read of to seek some bodiless light shining beyond them, but gradually, with a swelling continuity (like the sun at mid-morning burning through a fog) I found the light shining on those woods and cottages, and then on my own past life.... For I now perceived that while the air of the new region made all my erotic and magical perversions of Joy look like sordid trumpery, it had no such disenchanting power over the bread upon the table or the coals in the grate. That was the marvel. Up till now each visitation of Joy had left the common world momentarily a desert--"The first touch of the earth went nigh to kill". Even when real clouds or trees had been the material of the vision, they had been so only by reminding me of another world; and I did not like the return to ours. But now I saw the bright shadow coming out of the book into the real world and resting there, transforming all common things and yet itself unchanged. Or, more accurately, I saw the common things drawn into the bright shadow.... In the depth of my disgraces, in the then invincible ignorance of my intellect, all this was given me without asking, even without consent. That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptised; the rest of me, not unnaturally, took longer. "The Day Boy and The Night Girl" was published 20 years after Phantastes, and it reveals a deep intellect and a profound mastery of the art of fiction. It serves as a wonderful introduction to MacDonald's work, and will reward any amount of effort in unraveling its beauty. Like all great literature, it is endless. We pray you enjoy it! If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #thedayboy #thedayboyandthenightgirl #thenightgirl #georgemacdonald #macdonald #photogen #nycteris #fairytale #1882 #watho #aurora #vesper #light #darkness #dark #fantasy #thechristianatheist #christian #christianity

Plato's Phaedo is one of his most read, and certainly one of the most dramatically interesting of his dialogues. It gives the account of Socrates' death-day, but contains a great deal of Plato's own philosophical musings. For the scholarly, this dialogue is from Plato's early middle period, in which we think he was using Socrates as the mouthpiece for his own philosophical theories, whereas in the earlier dialogues - for example, Euthyphro, Apology and perhaps Crito, Socrates was much closer to his actual practice as the "gadfly of Athens." Phaedo almost certainly was written before Republic, and in many ways prefigures it. One of my favorite passages from Phaedo is when the character Simmias says this to Socrates on the topic of life-after-death: It seems to me, Socrates, and perhaps to you too, that definite knowledge of such matters is either impossible or extremely difficult in this life. That said, however, it is a very faint-hearted person who does not scrutinize the arguments about these matters in every manner possible, without giving up until totally exhausted by the enquiry. For we should proceed on these issues in one of two ways, either learn or discover how matters stand, or if this is impossible, then adopt the best and most unassailable argument of humankind, climb on board that, as if it were a raft in a perilous sea, and sail upon it through life, unless one can travel on a more secure vessel, some divine word, safely and free from danger. This passage speaks to me of faith in a way consonant with Socrates's views (and, perhaps to a lesser extent, with Plato's), and has played an important role in my own thinking about the nature of faith in human life. There are innumerable other valuable insights to gain here, not least the noble death to which Socrates committed himself, and the manner in which his death prefigured that of the Lord Jesus. Enjoy! If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com   #phaedo #plato, #socrates, #platoandsocrates, #socratesandplato, #euthyphro, #republic, #westerntradition, #philosophy, #rationality, #drjohndwise, #philosopher, #philosophical, #philosophicalauthor #westerntraditionphilosophy, #traditionalphilosophy, #foundations, #foundationalphilosopher, #foundationaltext, #platosrepublic, #philosophy, #dialogue, #dialogues, #greekphilosophy, #ancientgreekphilosophy, #athens, #platonicdialogue, #platonic, #ancientgreeks, #ancientgreece, #hellen, #hellenistic, #athenian, #atheniantradition, #greekcivilization, #greeksociety, #greekhistory #apology #plato #socrates #socraticdialogue #trialofsocrates #piety #justice #aporia #socraticirony

One of the great works of American poetry, without doubt, Longfellow's HIAWATHA gets into one's bloodstream with its trochaic tetrameter, sounding the drums of the native warriors of a bygone era. Enjoy this tribute to Native Americans along with us! Longfellow: The Song of Hiawatha, The Song of Hiawatha (hwlongfellow.org) If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #hiawatha #ayenwatha #aiionwatha #iroquois #onondaga #mowhawk #dekanawidah #thegreatpeacemaker #hiawathabelt #ojibway #manabozho #nativeamerica #nativeamerican #thesongofhiawatha #longfellow #henrywadsworthlongfellow

C. S. Lewis called George MacDonald his spiritual "Master." In Surprised by Joy Lewis recounts his first encounter, as an atheist, with MacDonald: The glorious week-end of reading was before me. Turning to the bookstall, I picked out an Everyman in a dirty jacket, Phantasies, a faerie Romance, George MacDonald. Then the train came in. I can still remember the voice of the porter calling out the village names, Saxon and sweet as a nut--"Bookham, Effingham, Horsley train". That evening I began to read my new book. What he found there was life-changing. I had not the faintest notion what I had let myself in for by buying Phantastes. What MacDonald's Phantastes did for Lewis, he would eventually do with his Chronicles of Narnia, the presentation of God's reality through the medium of fiction. The woodland journeyings in that story, the ghostly enemies, the ladies both good and evil, were close enough to my habitual imagery to lure me on without the perception of a change. It is as if I were carried sleeping across the frontier, or as if I had died in the old country and could never remember how I came alive in the new. For in one sense the new country was exactly like the old. I met there all that had already charmed me in Malory, Spenser, Morris, and Yeats. But in another sense all was changed. I did not yet know (and I was long in learning) the name of the new quality, the bright shadow, that rested on the travels of Anodos. I do now. It was Holiness.... Meanwhile, in this new region all the confusions that had hitherto perplexed my search for Joy were disarmed. There was no temptation to confuse the scenes of the tale with the light that rested upon them .... Yet, at the same time, never had the wind of Joy blowing through any story been less separable from the story itself. Where the god and the idolon were most nearly one there was least danger of confounding them. Thus, when the great moments came I did not break away from the woods and cottages that I read of to seek some bodiless light shining beyond them, but gradually, with a swelling continuity (like the sun at mid-morning burning through a fog) I found the light shining on those woods and cottages, and then on my own past life.... For I now perceived that while the air of the new region made all my erotic and magical perversions of Joy look like sordid trumpery, it had no such disenchanting power over the bread upon the table or the coals in the grate. That was the marvel. Up till now each visitation of Joy had left the common world momentarily a desert--"The first touch of the earth went nigh to kill". Even when real clouds or trees had been the material of the vision, they had been so only by reminding me of another world; and I did not like the return to ours. But now I saw the bright shadow coming out of the book into the real world and resting there, transforming all common things and yet itself unchanged. Or, more accurately, I saw the common things drawn into the bright shadow.... In the depth of my disgraces, in the then invincible ignorance of my intellect, all this was given me without asking, even without consent. That night my imagination was, in a certain sense, baptised; the rest of me, not unnaturally, took longer. "The Day Boy and The Night Girl" was published 20 years after Phantastes, and it reveals a deep intellect and a profound mastery of the art of fiction. It serves as a wonderful introduction to MacDonald's work, and will reward any amount of effort in unraveling its beauty. Like all great literature, it is endless. We pray you enjoy it! If you enjoy our content, why not buy us a cup of coffee? via https://ko-fi.com/thechristianatheist Check out our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: THE IMPLODING OF AN ATHEIST PROFESSOR'S WORLDVIEW https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Wise/author/B0BXHHKW4V?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChristianAtheist/featured https://www.facebook.com/JnJWiseWords https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com #thedayboy #thedayboyandthenightgirl #thenightgirl #georgemacdonald #macdonald #photogen #nycteris #fairytale #1882 #watho #aurora #vesper #light #darkness #dark #fantasy #thechristianatheist #christian #christianity

Derek Champagne, CEO of The Artist Evolution, interviews Shark Tank Veteran John Wise. John has an MBA from Harvad and is the Co Founder and COO of LovePop, a company that scored a deal with Mr. Wonderful on the TV show Shark Tank and is disrupting the greeting card industry. 

SHR # 2995:: The Intersection Between Toxicology and Aging - Dr. John Wise, PhD - I discussed the problem with keeping people alive longer as the US Government sees it back in 2008. Today we are imminently faced with the challenges of an increasingly aging population and longer lifespans due to improved health care. Concomitantly, we are faced with ubiquitous environmental pollution linked with various health effects and age-related diseases which contribute to increased morbidity with age. Geriatric populations are rarely considered in the development of environmental regulations or in toxicology research. Today, life expectancy is often into one's 80s or beyond, which means multiple decades living as a geriatric individual. Hence, adverse health effects and late-onset diseases might be due to environmental exposures as a geriatric, and we currently have no way of knowing. Considering aging from a different perspective, the term “gerontogen” was coined in 1987 to describe chemicals that accelerate biological aging but has largely been left out of toxicology research. - CARL RECOMMENDS: superhumanradio.net/carl-recommends - - View and download all shows at https://superhumanradio.net - Visit us on Instagram: @superhumanradio - Support SHR - https://superhumanradio.net/make-a-donation

A conversation with Dr. John Wise, aka the Christian Atheist. What led you from the Christian faith into atheism? What then later led you from atheism back to the Christian faith? What arguments are, for you, most convincing of the truth of Christianity and the emptiness of atheism? The Christian Atheist Podcast The Christian Atheist on YouTube Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor's Worldview This episode on YouTube Transcript

Dr. John Wise, Professor of Philosophy, left Christianity for 25 years, taught philosophy as an atheist, and then returned to his faith.