Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Philosopher Joe Schmid Becomes Catholic: The Case for Miracles

In this video, Than talks about how PhD philosophy student Joe Schmid, a friend of ours, has become a Christian and converted to Catholicism, calling it a genuine change of heart and mind.

He emphasizes Schmid’s credibility in philosophical debates about theism and notes that Schmid initially found theism an elegant, unifying explanation supported by arguments like fine-tuning and contingency, yet remained agnostic due to roadblocks. Schmid then reports encountering what he considered overwhelming evidence for miracles...

00:00 Joe Schmid Converts
00:52 Why This Matters
01:36 Theism Clicks Into Place
02:21 Miracles Change Everything
02:51 What Counts As Evidence
04:19 Catholicism Explains The Pattern
05:59 No More Whack A Mole
06:36 From Dread To Joy
07:26 Take Miracles Seriously
07:34 Final Love Story Outro


Original Video: youtube.com/watch?v=-C-FiSqfKi8

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