The bill we were pleasantly surprised after reading a blog from vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance.

He apparently has a good grasp of philosophy and theology,

and he wrote about his Christian conversion

in an online publication called The Lamp back in 2020.

That's what we're going to take a look at today.

He also wrote about a famous symposium that included the then atheist Antity Flu, so we'll take a look at that as well.

Now let me hasten to say that we're trying to follow your mandate on politics in this podcast and we occasionally delve into political issues and if any candidate reveals interesting beliefs, we'll try to cover it.

So before we get into today's topic, Bill, go ahead and give us your disclaimer on how we

try to handle politics?

Well, we do not get involved in speaking to purely political issues.

We recognize that there are Christians on both sides

of the political divide and therefore we try to

abstain from political opinions. The exception is when these political issues touch on either ethical or religious issues.

And then I think it's fair game and indeed we have a responsibility to address those sorts of issues.

Your first impression after reading this piece from Vance

was that he is a genuine intellectual.

What were some of the things that gave you that impression?

This, Kevin just, shocked me.

I was sent the article by a philosopher in England, Daniel Hill, who

teaches at the University of Liverpool and he said have you seen this and it was

J.D. Vance's interaction with this very famous

uh... symposium on theology and falsification that involved Anthony,

...