Pat is joined by Dr. Gaven Kerr and Dr. Jim Madden for a philosophical roundtable to discuss everything from whether Megadeth or Metallica is the quintessential 80’s metal band, cosmological arguments for God, and their respective lifting routines. Also some brief explorations into philosophy of mind and Pascal’s wager. Lifting, God, Music, and Truth Mentioned […]
A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism with Dr. Rob Koons
Dr. Rob Koons returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss his recently released book A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism. Calling himself one of the slowest converts in Church history, Rob’s book explains how he thought his way through the doctrinal differences of Catholics and Protestants, including Justification, Sola-Scriptura, and the Papacy. Interestingly, most […]
Arguing Religion In a College Course (Plus a Response to Dr. Jerry Walls’s Strongest Argument Against Catholicism)
I recently had the opportunity to present my conversion to Catholicism in a college course called Faith and Doubt, while engaging Dr. Jerry Walls on what he calls his Strongest Argument Against Catholicism. The presentation, however, was asymmetric; predominantly, I discussed what caused me to move from being non-religious to eventually Catholic – first to […]
Just a little ironic is all
Another recent gem from Youtube: LOL. Despite my dealing with internet trolls for nearly two decades, it still surprises me just how strikingly low a person’s social intelligence can be when they’re behind a computer screen. I mean, what could be a better means of getting yourself invited onto a podcast for a “polite dialogue” […]
The Incarnational Love of God
God created us because God is love and wills union with His beloved. Unfortunately, any free being God creates could fail to love God in return and that is just what happened. But God does not abandon us at the point of original sin, though He (allegedly) could have. Instead, God takes it upon himself […]