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  • 352 - Peter Boghossian - What Is Religion?

    352 - Peter Boghossian - What Is Religion?
    Jul 26 2024
    In this conversation, American philosopher and author Peter Boghossian picks my brain about my beliefs, religion, its purpose and truth claims, the origin of the universe, and the meaning of gods or higher beings. We also discuss doubt, the efficacy of prayer, and the effects of meaning. Enjoy!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 351 - Did God Want Adam and Eve to Eat the Fruit?

    351 - Did God Want Adam and Eve to Eat the Fruit?
    Jul 17 2024
    After publishing a recent video commenting on Alex O'Connor's conversation with Jordan Peterson regarding Genesis, I decided to make June 2024's patron-only video public. In this video, I delve deeper into another question that came up in the discussion about whether God actually wanted Adam and Eve to eat the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Bad in the Garden of Eden. To answer this question, I draw from St. Ephrem the Syrian’s wonderful book, Hymns on Paradise.

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    A Comment on Alex O’Connor’s Conversation with JBP - Do Adam and Eve Die After They Eat the Fruit?: https://youtu.be/cnsUT97VSeA

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    27 mins
  • 350 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Ireland, the Remnant

    350 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Ireland, the Remnant
    Jul 11 2024


    This is the first of a series of Universal History episodes about Ireland! Richard Rohlin discusses a book called The Book of Invasions, which tells of the origin of Ireland.

    Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/PBNkmLxUYHk

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 349 - Explaining the Fall to Atheists

    349 - Explaining the Fall to Atheists
    Jul 8 2024
    In this short meditation, I explore the meaning of the Fall in secular terms, and the mistake atheists make in understanding their own placement.

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    19 mins
  • 348 - Seraphim Hamilton - The Symbolism of the Book

    348 - Seraphim Hamilton - The Symbolism of the Book
    Jun 27 2024
    Seraphim Hamilton is an Orthodox theologian who is committed to helping others understand the deep and profound ways that the inspired Scriptures bear witness- in Old and New Testaments- of Jesus Christ as the center and culmination of the human story. He received a Master of Arts in Theology and Classics from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Theology from Duke University. He posts regular Scriptural reflections five days a week at his substack and addresses a variety of subjects on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/kabane
    Substack: https://seraphimhamilton.substack.com/

    In this discussion with Seraphim, we talk about the book as a symbol. We discuss the Book of Life in Revelation, Scripture itself, literacy in early Christendom, the use of the codex over the scroll, the sacraments and sacred objects, memory, supplementarity, and more. Enjoy!



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    49 mins
  • 347 - Stephen Meyer - Where Darwinism Breaks Down

    347 - Stephen Meyer - Where Darwinism Breaks Down
    Jun 22 2024
    In this video, I interview Stephen Meyer about evolution, intelligent design, Darwinianism, the advent of the biological information age, and how it changed the debate about the origins of life. We discuss the questions of what life and mind are, and how pattern and mind are part of and participate in creation.

    A former geophysicist and college professor, Stephen C. Meyer now directs Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture in Seattle. He has gained recent popularity about his perspective on evolution and appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

    Learn more about Steve's work and books: https://stephencmeyer.org/
    YouTube version: https://youtu.be/aHCALnvOBq4

    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Coming up
    01:15 - Intro music
    01:39 - Introduction
    02:31 - The appearance of intelligent design
    05:43 - Fine-tuning and complexity
    08:36 - The biological information age
    11:58 - Creative constraints
    14:36 - Mind and natural selection
    17:29 - Functional sequences
    23:55 - What is life?
    30:20 - Pattern
    36:23 - Methodological materialism
    41:38 - Panpsychism
    45:35 - What is mind?
    49:47 - Simulation experiments
    56:02 - Media interest
    1:02:26 - New atheism
    1:07:55 - Emergence

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 346 - Hidden Symbolism in Christian Architecture

    346 - Hidden Symbolism in Christian Architecture
    Jun 14 2024
    This video is an in-depth discussion of the biblical and symbolic inspiration for Christian architecture.

    Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/isAMeVKJhlg
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    Alex O'Connor: The Problem With Secular Architecture - Jonathan Pageau: https://youtu.be/z2Mugv29ih0?si=b4UFdfmJ1hppX5xf

    Timestamps:
    00:00 - Intro music
    00:26 - Introduction and Scripture
    02:50 - The keystone
    04:48 - The capstone and the dome
    07:26 - Circle and square
    10:24 - Church architecture in Rome
    13:14 - Fractals
    16:27 - Western structures
    17:39 - Finding the dome: Pendentives
    23:17 - Ezekiel's vision
    28:02 - Two cherubs
    29:11 - The church
    30:58 - Two aspects of Christ

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    40 mins
  • 345 - Fairy Tales as the Music of the Spheres

    345 - Fairy Tales as the Music of the Spheres
    Jun 8 2024
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    This is a talk I did for the 2024 National Symposium for Classical Education that took place in March 2024, presented by Great Hearts Institute.

    Our old stories have been remembered, retold, and refined in different guises for thousands of years. For that very reason, what we consider Fairy Tales, although at first glance fanciful and absurd, contain patterns of attention, of harmony and disharmony, what Pythagoras called the Music of the Spheres. For being remembered and retold, they hold a key to what is important to us as humans. We will explore these patterns of consciousness, how stories frame and underlie our experiences with rhythm, how they shape us and our children by attention and care.

    YouTube version: https://youtu.be/nKJuKPB7WYg

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    1 hr and 11 mins