Parks Edwards

I am a disciple of Jesus, husband to an amazing wife, IT professional, and Christian apologist/evangelist.

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Is there a logical contradiction between the existence of God and the reality of evil? In episode 56 of the Reasoned Hope podcast, I explore this question.

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What is the problem of evil? How is it presented as an argument against God's existence? Find out in episode 55 of the Reasoned Hope podcast!

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A popular objection to Christianity is that there are hypocrites in the church.
I argue that, contrary to what many perceive, the moral presuppositions of this objection are consistent with Christianity.

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Christmastime provides an opportunity to reflect on what we believe about the most important questions.
In this episode, discuss how both intellectual apathy and distraction function as spiritual barriers for many.

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Was Jesus a social justice warrior? Is the Kingdom of God advanced through social and political activism? Many voices tell us this is the right way to think about Jesus and the Kingdom of God. But is this accurate to the teaching of the Bible?

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In this episode, I consider the centrality of Jesus' resurrection to Christianity and discuss what makes belief in it plausible and implausible. I also present and critique a popular line of argument against the resurrection.

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There is a lot in the Bible about worshiping and praising God. Do the commands and passages that refer to this mean that God is arrogant, self-absorbed, or even needy?

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Is humanity in a position to know if God exists?

Agnosticism, in its strong form, says that we are unable to have knowledge of God. What does this view involve and is it a credible objection to belief in God?

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Christianity involves supernatural events, but many reject the supernatural as rationally credible. One reason given is that such events cannot be empirically tested and are outside the scope of scientific investigation.

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Greg Koukl returns as a guest on the podcast to discuss his latest book, Street Smarts.
Greg and I discuss how the book aids Christians in dialoguing with people about Christianity as well as the many contentious issues of our time.

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A common critique of arguments for God's existence is they are based on a "God of the gaps" fallacy. In essence, this says that such arguments are fundamentally based on ignorance. But is this true?

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Can naturalism provide a grounding for human reason? In this episode, I explain and defend the argument from reason. This argument shows how human reason requires a transcendent explanation and thus, points towards God as the best explanation.

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Who is Jesus? A good teacher? A moral example? People have different ideas of who He was and what He taught. But the important thing is to understand what He claimed for Himself.

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Every human being faces the question of life's meaning in one form or another. This is a question we encounter off and on and in different levels of intensity throughout our lives. But does it have an answer? And what is the nature of this "meaning"?

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Beauty is all around us and it permeates our universe. The existence of beauty is confirmed in the natural world and in works of human creation such as music and art. But what is beauty and how do we best explain it?

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@story_cosmos When a person runs out of reasons for their disbelief, they turn to personal attacks

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@story_cosmos A very good reminder Daniel. Makes me think of Philippians 3:12

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@4teatwo @story_cosmos And it seems that materialism/physicalism would need to be both internally coherent and to be saying something about reality. Otherwise how can anyone take them seriously?

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@4teatwo @story_cosmos Materialism/physicalism says that reality is confined to only the material. Nothing beyond the natural world exists. This is certainly a worldview just like supernaturalism is a worldview.

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@4teatwo @story_cosmos You are certainly entitled to your opinion. But I just want to point out that no argument has been presented to support that claim.