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I desire God to be real, so I know that the easiest person to fool is myself. That’s why I favor rational arguments for, and against, the existence of a Supreme...

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Arguing God with Analytic Philosophy

Episode 03

Season 09

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From biblical times to Darwin, natural theology tried to detect and discern God by seeing and sensing His presence in the world-the world alone, without revelation. But after...

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Arguing God from Natural Theology?

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Season 06

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I’m obsessed by raw existence, which science can never explain. Does this mean that there is a God? I wish it were that simple. Yet some claim that a ‘Most...

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Arguing God from Being

Episode 07

Season 08

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The world certainly appears to be designed. Are appearances deceiving? Discover new twists to this old argument.

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Arguing God from Design

Episode 09

Season 01

26:46

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Does everything need a cause? Everything in the universe surely does. But what about the universe as a whole? And what about God – assuming God exists – does God...

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Arguing God from First Cause

Episode 12

Season 01

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The world certainly appears to be designed, in particular from the cosmology of the cosmos rather than from the biology of species. Are appearances deceiving or revealing?...

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Arguing God from Design?

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To argue from teleology is to claim that the cosmos has a purpose. Is there directionality in the unfolding of the cosmos? Teleology has been a dirty word in science and...

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Arguing God from Teleology?

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Why does the order of the universe lead some to God? Can an connection be made from the apparent order in the universe to the existence of an order-giver such as God? But God...

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Arguing God from Order and Purpose?

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Everything that begins to exist requires a cause. If the universe began to exist, does this require a first cause outside the universe? But even if everything in the universe...

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Arguing God from First Cause?

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What is the cause of the cosmos? There may not be so many options. Consider: if the cosmos is eternal, it has no beginning. In this scenario, the cosmos has an infinite...

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Arguing God from Causation?

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42:37

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This ontological and much-debated argument for God’s existence claims that a ‘Perfect Being’ must exist because ‘existence’ is a perfection. The...

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Arguing God from Being?

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49:22

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That there is ‘something’ and not ‘nothing’, and that science cannot explain why, is truly fascinating. Does this mean that there is a God? Some argue...

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Arguing God from Pure Existence?

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From biblical times to Darwin, natural theology had a majestic mission—to detect and discern God by seeing and sensing God’s presence in the world. The key to natural...

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Arguing God from Natural Theology?

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Analytic philosophy is the most rational of philosophical methods because it is the most rigorous, and it is used by theists and atheists alike to defend their opposing...

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Arguing God with Analytic Philosophy?

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There are so many arguments for and against the existence of God. Most we have heard over and over again, without common resolution. Are there new or novel arguments worth...

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Arguing God with Unusual Reasons?

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Arguments about God, whether based on science, philosophy, theology or personal experience are always fascinating. Those arguments should push and be pushed in order to...

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