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On today’s ID the Future, philosopher Jay Richards and host Eric Anderson wrap up their conversation about a video where Carl Sagan plumps for atheism. At one point Sagan suggests that if we give up on the belief in God, then we realize that we’re on our own and instead of waiting around for God to save us, we can roll up our sleeves and save ourselves and our planet. Richards notes that Sagan’s argument involves a strawman view of the Judeo-Christian worldview, which is miles apart from the idea of sitting around doing nothing while waiting for God to save us. As Richards and Anderson discuss, it’s no coincidence that the Christian West invented universities, hospitals, and science. What Read More ›
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It always grates on my linguistic (and amateur philosophical) nerves, when I hear the questions posed: “Is there a God?”/”Does God exist?” They somehow suggest a pre-existing reality about which one wonders: “Are there rainbow trout that speak Estonian?” For us theists, God is not an “a”; he does not “exist” as contingent beings exist. It has long astounded me that those capable of understand quantum mechanics in a way that I shall never begin to understand can be so philosophically illiterate as not to grasp this elementary point.
Thank you for this podcast. Good to hear references to Steve Meyer’s extraordinary work.