Revelation 1
The book of Revelation fascinates people and also confuses people. Here Dr Anderson at just the first three verses to show how they set the context for the rest of…
Jordan Peterson and Mesopotamian gods
The Mesopotamian gods are based on a dualist structure between order and chaos. When the second generation gods killed the god of order they lived in his dead corpse. Is…
The Metamorphosis
When was Gregor Samsa most human? And what does it take for us to come to know ourselves?
Cicero and Nature
Cicero gives a look at the different schools of thought in the classical world. The academic skeptics, the stoics, and the epicureans. Here Dr Anderson looks at the assumptions behind…
Sherlock Holmes and Divine Hiddenness
Here I discuss four parts to Holmes’ method.
1. Seeing but not making inferences,
2. Simple steps,
3. Eliminate the impossible,
4. Getting to the elementary.
The evidence is there but the mind does not use reason to make the necessary inferences. This is applied to the problem of divine hiddenness. Is God absent? Do we need more evidence? Or is the evidence full and clear from the things that have been made? The eternal power and divine nature of God are clearly revealed. What is the implication for unbelief? Job is also mentioned as a useful example. Consider Job’s repentance and his statement that now he sees God.
Scrooge and Doubt
Doubt and skepticism as excuses. It’s that time of year for “A Christmas Carol!” A yearly favorite. I don’t take this to be a story about the nature of ghosts and…
A Secular Age
I’m currently leading a reading group at Phoenix Seminary on Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age. He is working to answer this question: why was belief in God the norm in 1500…
Surrendra Gangadean: Is the Soul Eternal?
Has the soul existed from eternity? In this lecture Dr. Surrendra Gangadean gives an argument to show that the soul has not existed from eternity. If the soul had existed…
Surrendra Gangadean: Creation/Evolution Assumptions
In this lecture, Surrendra Gangadean considers some of the assumptions behind the Creation/Evolution debate. These include uniformitarianism which is the belief that only current forces operating at present magnitudes can…
Hamlet and Truth
In episode 8 of season 2, I look at Hamlet and the need for knowledge to have meaning.