What’s happening with President Trump and his censorship by big tech is a frightening and fundamental threat to freedoms all Americans hold dear, and should. What’s worse is the ecstatic support this censorship is receiving from most liberals — not even far leftists. There are undoubtedly going to be disagreements about whether Trump incited violence […]
From Christian to Atheist and Back Again with Erick Ybarra
Pat is joined by Reason and Theology cohost Erick Ybarra to discuss his journey from Christian to atheist and back again. Also some ambling excursions into theological mystery, the problem of the unevangelized, the Papacy, and more. From Christian to Atheist and Back Again Mentioned Resources Reason and Theology Podcast Erick’s website The Pat Flynn […]
Friendship and Political Disagreement
Growing up in a small town is useful because people can disagree politically, and it doesn’t matter all that much. When you spend your childhood with the same couple of people and play touch football together and Nintendo 64 and have all these hours of friendship and teasing each other and calling names and fist-fighting, […]
Divine Simplicity and Human Freedom
We are free in a libertarian sense and not determined causally by any factor that is both prior to and logically sufficient for our choosing (x). But we can be free in a libertarian sense only if divine simplicity is true. So, divine simplicity is true. For brevity’s sake, I’ll assume the initial premise, appealing […]
Slogans, PSR, Evil, and Predestination with John DeRosa
Slogans, PSR, Evil, and Predestination What are some popular atheist slogans and how can they be answered? What dilemma does the atheist face regarding the PSR and problem of evil? How big is the tent in Catholicism when it comes to the doctrine of predestination? Should we affirm accounts defended by Fr. Domingo Banez or […]