Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
#science #theology #philosophy #philosophyofreligion #philosophyofscience #gravity #newton #issacnewton #history #historyofscience
In this video, I'll explore whether science, properly understood, has any explanatory power at all.
References:
[1] J. C. Lennox, _Can Science Explain Everything?_ Good Book Company, 2019.
[2] J. C. Lennox, _God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?_ Lion Hudson plc, 2011.
[3] J. Drake, _Introduction to Logic_. Scientific e-Resources, 2018.
[4] M. Stokes, _How to Be an Atheist (Foreword by J. P. Moreland): Why Many Skeptics Aren’t Skeptical Enough_. Crossway, 2016.
[5] I. Newton, _Newton’s Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy_. D. Adee, 1848.
[6] S. Hawking and L. Mlodinow, _The Grand Design_. Random House Publishing Group, 2010.
[7] A. Chakravartty, “Scientific Realism,” in _The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy_, Summer 2017., E. N. Zalta, Ed., Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2017. Accessed: Sep. 03, 2024. [Online]. Available: [https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2017/entries/scientific-realism/](https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2017/entries/scientific-realism/)
[8] S. Hawking, _A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes_. Random House, 2009.
[9] L. Wittgenstein, _Philosophical Investigations_. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
#science #theology #philosophy #philosophyofreligion #philosophyofscience #gravity #newton #issacnewton #history #historyofscience
In this video, I'll explore whether science, properly understood, has any explanatory power at all.
References:
[1] J. C. Lennox, _Can Science Explain Everything?_ Good Book Company, 2019.
[2] J. C. Lennox, _God’s Undertaker: Has Science Buried God?_ Lion Hudson plc, 2011.
[3] J. Drake, _Introduction to Logic_. Scientific e-Resources, 2018.
[4] M. Stokes, _How to Be an Atheist (Foreword by J. P. Moreland): Why Many Skeptics Aren’t Skeptical Enough_. Crossway, 2016.
[5] I. Newton, _Newton’s Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy_. D. Adee, 1848.
[6] S. Hawking and L. Mlodinow, _The Grand Design_. Random House Publishing Group, 2010.
[7] A. Chakravartty, “Scientific Realism,” in _The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy_, Summer 2017., E. N. Zalta, Ed., Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2017. Accessed: Sep. 03, 2024. [Online]. Available: [https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2017/entries/scientific-realism/](https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2017/entries/scientific-realism/)
[8] S. Hawking, _A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes_. Random House, 2009.
[9] L. Wittgenstein, _Philosophical Investigations_. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.

![Why is there something rather than nothing?
#philosophy #theology #christianity #god #apologetics #leibniz #theism #reasoning #reason #catholic #islam
In this video, Ill talk about Gottfried Leibniz and Thomas Aquinas ideas around why something exists
References:
[1] G. W. Leibniz, “The Principles of Nature and of Grace, Based on Reason,” in Philosophical Papers and Letters, G. W. Leibniz and L. E. Loemker, Eds., Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1989, pp. 636–642. doi: 10.1007/978-94-010-1426-7_67.
[2] G. W. Leibniz, “The Ultimate Origin of Things,” 1697.
[3] T. Aquinas, Summa Theologica. R. & T. Washbourne, 1922.
[4] (Quoted in) D. C. Lindberg and R. L. Numbers, God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter between Christianity and Science. Univ of California Press, 2023. Why is there something rather than nothing?](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IdgRuVJ_gKo/mqdefault.jpg)
![My 3 Intellectual Reasons for Not Believing in God
#god #christianity #philosophy
In this video, I want to talk about my top 3 reasons for why I did not believe in God when I was a skeptic (and why these reasons were, for me, built on dubious assumptions)
References:
[1] David Wootton - The Fear of God in Early Modern Political Theory (1983)
[2] David Wootton - Humes ‘Of Miracles’: Probability and Irreligion (1990)
[3] John Earman - Hume’s Abject Failure (2000)
[4] Alasdair MacIntyre - After Virtue (1981)
[5] https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/scientific-realism/
[6] G. E. M. Anscombe - Modern Moral Philosophy (1958)
[7] C. S. Lewis - Miracles (1947)
[8] Alvin Plantinga - Where the Conflict Really Lies (2012)
[9] Charles Taylor - A Secular Age (2007) My 3 Intellectual Reasons for Not Believing in God](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IuTzSvIBScA/mqdefault.jpg)
![Pseudoskepticism (Bogus Skepticism)
In this video, Ill explain some of the issues around pseudoskepticism and why many skeptics or former skeptics have issues with mainstream skepticism as a social identity.
References:
[1] Truzzi - Zetetic Ruminations on Skepticism and Anomalies in Science (1987)
[2] Quite and Ullian - Web of Belief (1978)
[3] Bond - Why I Am No Longer a Skeptic
[4] Weinberg - Against Philosophy
[5] Hyslop - The Bias of Skepticism (1909)
#skeptic #skepticism Pseudoskepticism (Bogus Skepticism)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jbtg5dQr-zw/mqdefault.jpg)





![The Euthyphro Dilemma
In this video, Ill talk about the Euthyphro dilemma and why I do not see it as a serious challenge to Christian theism or theism in general. Thank@TheologicalDissent for the video idea.
References:
[1] Plato. Euthyphro. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. Independently published, 2020.
[2] G. W. Leibniz, “Reflections on the Common Concept of Justice,” in Philosophical Papers and Letters, G. W. Leibniz and L. E. Loemker, Eds., Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1989, pp. 561–573. doi: 10.1007/978-94-010-1426-7_60.
[3] Plato, The Republic. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2021.
[4] Plato and B. Jowett, Apology. Independently published, 2020.
[5] Plato, Laws. Independently published, 2020.
[6] H. Chadwick, Early Christian thought and the classical tradition: studies in Justin, Clement and Origen, 1. issued as an academic paperback, Reprint. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987.
[7] W. Morriston, “Must There Be a Standard of Moral Goodness Apart from God?,” Philosophia Christi, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 127–138, Apr. 2001, doi: 10.5840/pc2001318.
[8] W. L. Craig, On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision. David C Cook, 2010.
[9] M. Martin, The Cambridge Companion to Atheism. in The Cambridge companions. New York: Cambridge university press, 2007.
[10] J. Hare, “Religion and Morality,” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Fall 2019., E. N. Zalta, Ed., Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, 2019. Accessed: Dec. 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: [https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/religion-morality/](https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/religion-morality/)
[11] J. E. Hare, God’s Command. in Oxford studies in theological ethics. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2015.
#apologetics #christianphilosophy #philosophy #philosophyofreligion #religion #godisgood #god #christianity #christian #theology #catholic #plato #socrates The Euthyphro Dilemma](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Mo_298ssiDE/mqdefault.jpg)
