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EP 7 & 8: The Argument From Contingency (Part 1 & 2)
In this series of episodes, Pat begins to develop the famous argument from contingency for the existence of God. Everything that exists has an explanation for its existence, either in an external condition or necessity of its own being. If the universe has an explanation for its existence, that explanation is God. The universe exists….
EP 6: Send This Episode To Your Atheist Friend
In this episode, Pat shares his story out of atheism from a philosophical perspective and why he thinks the position is (ultimately) absurd. First, he explains what atheism is (along with the implications of metaphysical naturalism). Then, he offers a series of objections against the claim that God does not exist. OR,
EP 5: Michael Voris on Hard Religious Truth, Catholicism vs Protestantism, and the Real Meaning of Christmas.
Michael Voris is a religious educator, political pundit, and CEO of the website Church Militant. Over the years, Voris has attracted much controversy for his hard-hitting and direct calling out of people in the church for evil and corrupt behavior, and yet stands firm in his Catholic faith. Long story short: The opportunity came up…
EP 4: How to Think About Death, Ethical Decision Making, and More
Pat is joined by bio-ethicist Peter Koch of Villanova University to discuss some of the deepest and most important questions of life, including: – How to think about death. – How to make ethical decisions. – Whether or not there is an afterlife. – What to make of utilitarianism? Or deontology? – Where do moral…
EP 3: A Quick Response to Sola Scriptura
Pat offers a quick response to the Protestant claim of Sola Scriptura (a man-made doctrine, for what it’s worth), which argues against the authority of the Catholic Church. Please Subscribe, Rate, and Share the Show! 5-Star reviews really help to bring new people to the show. If you think we’re doing a good job, please…
EP 2: What Are The Best Arguments For God’s Existence?
Pat gives his advice on what he believes are the best arguments for God’s existence Also, the basics of what makes for a good argument to begin with, and the types of arguments you should avoid using when evangelizing. Recommended reading: 5 Proofs of the Existence of God (Ed Feser) – Argument form Change +…
EP 1: From Atheism to Catholicism, the Minimum Effective Apologetic, and Why Catholicism Is True
In this inaugural episode of Why Catholicism Is True, our host, Pat Flynn, shares his conversion story from atheism to Catholicism, and what he calls the “minimum effective apologetic”, which attempts to state clearly, and answer confidently, the three most important questions pertaining to the truth of Catholicism: 1) Does God exist? 2) Is Jesus…
Why I Became a Christian
My early study of philosophy was with the old atheists and existentialists. I have covered the story on previous occasions, but the brief rendition is these thinkers had significant influence on me as a boy. I never received what might be called proper religious teaching coming up and so assumed a heavy swell of religious…
We Believe:
That God Exists, and that this can be rationally demonstrated. We hold confidently to the claim that God as “the sole, ultimate reality” is far more plausibly true than alternatives offered in other religions or its opposite in atheism. That Jesus Is God, and that the evidence surrounding his life, death and resurrection is clear,…