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“If Catholicism is false, then you’re dealing with a 2,000-year conspiracy of liars who somehow never definitively contradicted themselves.”
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In this video I explain how most attempts to refute Catholicism follow a line of argumentation that isn't very convincing to most Catholics. Instead, I identify where the key weaknesses would like if Catholicism was false and what those arguments would look like to be effective.
00:00 – Why most anti-Catholic arguments fail
00:59 – The hierarchy of belief and “first things”
02:25 – Why atheist arguments often fall short
04:51 – The problem of evil and suffering
06:24 – Can Jesus be discredited historically?
07:30 – The Resurrection and early Christianity
08:25 – Why skepticism isn’t enough
11:31 – Problems with “Where is that in the Bible?”
12:30 – The self-defeating nature of sola scriptura
14:52 – The strongest possible argument against Catholicism
16:25 – Mormonism and contradiction
17:23 – The Church’s 2,000-year wager
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
“If Catholicism is false, then you’re dealing with a 2,000-year conspiracy of liars who somehow never definitively contradicted themselves.”
Support the channel by visiting: brianholdsworth.ca/help
In this video I explain how most attempts to refute Catholicism follow a line of argumentation that isn't very convincing to most Catholics. Instead, I identify where the key weaknesses would like if Catholicism was false and what those arguments would look like to be effective.
00:00 – Why most anti-Catholic arguments fail
00:59 – The hierarchy of belief and “first things”
02:25 – Why atheist arguments often fall short
04:51 – The problem of evil and suffering
06:24 – Can Jesus be discredited historically?
07:30 – The Resurrection and early Christianity
08:25 – Why skepticism isn’t enough
11:31 – Problems with “Where is that in the Bible?”
12:30 – The self-defeating nature of sola scriptura
14:52 – The strongest possible argument against Catholicism
16:25 – Mormonism and contradiction
17:23 – The Church’s 2,000-year wager
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
