Ep. #57 – Why Do You Believe in God? w/ Bryan Mercier
Summary Bryan Mercier joins us to discuss his book Why Do You Believe in God? In the book, he provides over a dozen real discussions he’s had about God’s existence, science, the problem of...
hosted by John DeRosa
Summary Bryan Mercier joins us to discuss his book Why Do You Believe in God? In the book, he provides over a dozen real discussions he’s had about God’s existence, science, the problem of...
Summary Dr. Robert A. Delfino joins us to discuss the doctrine of analogy, which is very important for classical theists. Through the course of the episode, he walks through exemplar causality, logical vs. philosophical...
Summary Michael Gormley (i.e. “Gomer”) joins the podcast to explain how to evangelize atheists. Gomer brings electric energy and years of experience with loads of great stories. He provides plenty of resource recommendations as...
Summary Dr. Bryan Cross joins us to discuss logical fallacies and how to speak the truth in love. In this interview, we cover multiple fallacies including “bulverism,” the “tu quoque,” and “whataboutism.” Additionally, I...
Summary What are the first principles of knowledge? And if they are first principles must we just accept them on blind faith? How do you answer the liar’s paradox? Didn’t David Hume debunk the...
Summary Charles Johnston tells his conversion story in an article How the Supreme Court Helped Lead Me Home. In this bonus episode, Johnston walks us through his path to the Catholic Church. He blogs...
Summary Trent Horn defends Jesus against a variety of skeptical objections, including: 1) Jesus never existed 2) Jesus is a copy from pagan myths and 3) followers of Jesus didn’t believe he physically rose...
Summary Dr. Kevin Vost is a convert to Catholicism from atheism and an expert on memory studies. He joins us to share time-tested truths and practical strategies for remembering important things about the faith....
Dr. Michael C. Rea joins us to affirm the existence of God in light of the problem of divine hiddenness. In this episode, he recaps his main case and then provides further insights to make the case more palatable and meaningful. His full-length book on the subject should be of interested to anyone defending God’s existence.
Summary The 1st Way of St. Thomas Aquinas is still eminently defensible. I’m joined by Mathoma, a youtube content creator and classical theist, to defend the first way of St. Thomas Aquinas. He answers...