Consciousness

cosmological arguments

The argument from contingency

The argument from contingency is my favorite argument for God’s existence. Hands down. And to kick this series off, which is actually our first 4-parter, I’ve invited Dr. Josh Rasmussen. He is the foremost expert in the world on this argument. Over the past year that we’ve been corresponding, he’s also grown to be a great friend and mentor. I can’t say enough about him.

If I were still charismatic, I would say that I know in my heart of hearts (ie: my "knower") that this series will stand as some of the most important content we'll ever produce. It's that good! If you've ever doubted God's existence, this series is for you. If you want to learn more about what we discuss in Part 1, see the link below:

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CC014: Exploring the Contingency Argument with Dr. Josh Rasmussen (Part 1)

In Part 2 of our series on the contingency argument, Dr. Rasmussen and I discuss various objections to principles of explanation. This is a continuation of our discussion of Stage 1. The next two episodes move on to discussing Stage 2. Make sure to listen to episode 14 before this one!

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CC015: Exploring the Contingency Argument with Dr. Josh Rasmussen (Part 2)

After we finished recording this 4-part series, I had the sense that this was going to be one of the most important things we’ve ever done. Actually, I had that sense before we even recorded. We’re in the middle of a 4-part series on the argument from contingency. It’s the absolute best argument for God’s existence. Well at least in the mind of one lowly photographer. I really like it. Makes a lot of sense, I know of very few good objections to it.

Each episode I mention that the contingency argument is split into two stages. Stage 1 is about establishing that a necessary being exists, while Stage 2 argues that this necessary being is God. The previous two episodes, 14 and 15, were devoted to Stage 1, and now we’re beginning our discussion of Stage 2. Sometimes Stage 2 is referred to as the “Gap Problem” in the literature. This conversation blew my mind in all sorts of ways. I’m sure you’ll know what I mean when we get there. Here is part 3 of our series on the argument from contingency, Stage 2 with Dr. Josh Rasmussen.

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CC016: Exploring the Contingency Argument with Dr. Josh Rasmussen (Part 3)

We’ve come to the end. Not the end of Capturing Christianity, but to the end of our 4-part series on the contingency argument. As mentioned, we’re wrapping up our 4-part series on the argument from contingency which in my mind is the strongest argument for God’s existence. Please go back and listen to the previous 3 parts. Don’t start at this one. It’s not going to make any sense. The argument from contingency has two stages. Stage 1 is about establishing that a necessary being exists, and Stage 2 argues that this necessary being is God. In this episode we wrap up our discussion of Stage 2, that the necessary foundation of reality is God. It’s not the universe, it’s God.

In this episode we discuss the problem of evil and its impact on Josh's perfect being hypothesis.

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CC017: Exploring the Contingency Argument with Dr. Josh Rasmussen (Part 4)

In this week's livestream, I discuss a few arguments for Dualism with Dr. Josh Rasmussen and Dr. Dustin Crummett. Dualism is the view that humans are comprised of physical and non-physical components (body and soul).

Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrreQMO1D48&t=414s

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CC040: Powerful Arguments for Dualism

My name is Cameron Bertuzzi. I’m a professional photographer doing Christian apologetics, exposing the intellectual side of Christian belief.