Ed Feser is a philosopher, writer, and atheist-turned-Catholic who’s published some of the best contemporary academic and popular work on the reasonableness of belief in God and arguments for His existence and attributes. His popular titles include 5 Proofs for the Existence of God (which I can’t recommend enough, and have often), The Last Superstition: A Refutation of the New Atheism (also a must read), and Philosophy of Mind. His more technical book, Scholastic Metaphysics, is absolutely worth having on the shelf for any serious philosopher.
I wanted to have Ed on because 1) his work greatly caused me to reconsider the religious worldview and 2) share his own conversion story of how he went from being a decade-long atheist to one of the most prolific–and persuasive–philosophers on the religious scene today. I hope you enjoy the interview.
Ed Feser on Proofs for the Existence of God
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Show Notes and Related Resources
Ed was recently on the Ben Shapiro show, as well.
Here is Ed’s more formally developed argument from reason for the immortality of the soul.
Also be sure to keep up with Ed over at his blog here: http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/
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You might also enjoy my interview with Fr. Robert Spitzer, Ph.D.
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Pat, stop posting these book links! I’m still reading your new book, “How to Be Better at Almost Everything” and now I want to order “Five Proofs of the Existence of God.” I wish more people looked at the sound arguments for the existence of God rather than listening to half-baked celebrity comments on God.
Mr. Feser’s breakdown of philosophical arguments really helped me understand why he believes things the way he does. I didn’t know the early Greek philosophers devised methods of probing the existence of God. It helps me understand that there are alternative ways of exploring God’s existence besides Christian philosophy (and the philosophy of other faiths). This was enlightening and has me considering checking out some of Mr. Feser’s books.
Another intriguing guest, Pat. How do you do all this-training, educating yourself, writing books, and airing podcasts? Do you have a stunt double? LOL.