Kierkegaard instead of Prozac? That is the suggestion of Dr. Gordon Marino—leading Kierkegaard scholar, professional boxing coach, and author of The Existentialist's Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age (Harper Collins, 2018). Marino is no stranger to the wicked twists and pulls of anxiety and depression, and neither, he argues, were the Continue Reading …
Episode 129: Is Faith Rational? (Citizen Edition)
Nathan Gilmour (Christian Humanist podcast) and Pastor Rob Dyer join Mark and Wes for to discuss the reasonableness of religious belief reading Antony Flew, "The Presumption of Atheism" (1976); Norwood Russell Hanson, “The Agnostic’s Dilemma” (1971); Steven Cahn, "The Irrelevance of Proof to Religion" (1969); Alvin Plantinga, “Is Belief in God Properly Basic?” (1981); Merold Continue Reading …
The Leap of Faith: The Creative Element of Science
[Editor's Note: Thanks to new contributor Rob Graumans for this one!] Scientific realists are known to have a positive epistemic attitude towards the content of our best scientific theories and models. The exact interpretation of this philosophical tenet can, however, differ dramatically between each of its proponents. Some of these base their idea of the truthfulness of Continue Reading …
David Burrell on Nietzsche and “Trust”
Stony Brook University's Templeton Research Lectures series features several lectures from early 2007 by David Burrell, an Emeritus Professor in philosophy and theology from Notre Dame University, as well as a Catholic Priest. His specialty appears to be Medieval Studies, focusing on the ties between the various Abrahamic religions, and the lectures on Maimonides and al-Ghazali Continue Reading …
Andrei Buckareff’s (Pale Blue Dot) Response to the Problem of Faith
I've continued barreling double speed through episodes of Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot (I've got a new puppy who needs like 8 long walks a day.) and continue to be impressed with how consistently good Luke's guests are. Unlike many interview shows or lecture series where topics may be disconnected, I'm seeing a steady progression through the various interviews further Continue Reading …
PREVIEW-Episode 29: Kierkegaard on the Self
This is a 32-minute preview of a 1 hr, 56-minute episode.Buy Now Purchase this episode for $2.99. Or become a PEL Citizen for $5 a month, and get access to this and all other paywalled episodes, including 68 back catalogue episodes; exclusive Part 2's for episodes published after September, 2020; and our after-show Nightcap, where the guys respond to listener email and chat Continue Reading …