47: Can You Prove God Exists? Part II

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🗓️ 31 October 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This episode continues the energetic exchange of last week’s live interview with philosopher Ed Feser. After the show proper, we turned the mikes over to the audience. This week’s special Part II show is the result!

Remember, Dr. Feser is the man that professor emeritus of Oxford, Dr. Richard Dawkins, does not want to debate. You can see why in this lively Q&A session, held at St. John the Baptist in Costa Mesa, CA. Feser is sharp, clear, funny, and engages the issues in a way that resonates with young people especially.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How to answer basic (and more complex) questions about theism
Effective ways to listen before giving answers even true and accurate answers
Additional sources of information and formation for Christians looking to improve their communication skills with atheists
The importance of patience and humility in the process

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Five Proofs of God’s Existence by Edward Feser
I Burned For Your Peace: Augustine’s Confessions Unpacked by Peter Kreeft.
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment by Ed Feser and Joseph Bessette
Aquinas: A Beginner’s Guide by Ed Feser
The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism, by Edward Feser

Other recommended resources:

How to Talk to Atheists CD Set by Patrick Coffin

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0:13.2	Welcome back. I say welcome back because here at St. John the Baptist Church in Costa Mesa we've had a magnificent conversation with philosopher Ed Fazer author of five proofs of the
0:17.5	existence of God and many other fine books. Check out his blog by the way. His
0:21.6	content that's free is just so amazing he just goes paragraph
0:24.9	after paragraph and I read slowly but it's well worth spending some time there it's
0:29.5	Edward F-E-S-E-S-E-R.
0:32.8	So for my friends on Stitcher SoundCloud and iTunes,
0:36.0	this is another episode, the Q&A session
0:38.7	to the previous episode, which was our interview.
0:41.1	So at this time, we want to open the questions to our audience here in
0:44.6	Costa Mesa, California and see if Ed can be stumped or revealed as a heretic as
0:52.0	Q&A sessions often do.
0:54.4	So with that, we turn to our first question.
0:56.0	Just give your name, sir, and where you're from?
0:57.7	My name is John.
0:59.2	John.
1:00.0	I'm from Anaheim.
1:01.5	OK.
1:02.0	I'd like to know if you know if Thomas Nagel has converted yet.
1:07.0	Did Thomas Nagel convert? It would be really helpful to know who Thomas Nagel is.
1:13.4	Yeah, sure.
1:14.4	I feel.
1:15.4	That's a very interesting question.
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