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June 6, 2025
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Michael Egnor on Faith, Reason, and the Architecture of Reality

In this week’s podcast, discussion with Robert J. Marks, he talks about the relationship between arguments from philosophical reasoning and faith
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June 6, 2025
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Mathematics, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Egnor describes faith as a deep relationship that may not always yield happiness about life circumstances but fosters lasting joy, independent of circumstances. Read More ›
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Eric Holloway
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April 27, 2025
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Why the Human Mind Cannot Be Reduced to A Mathematical System

Philosophers Roger Penrose and J.R. Lucas walk us through an argument based on Gödel’s incompleteness theorem
Eric Holloway
April 27, 2025
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Mathematics, Philosophy of Mind
Gödel’s theorem started by upending mathematics nearly a century ago by showing that it is impossible to create a mathematical Theory of Everything. Read More ›
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Eric Holloway
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February 10, 2025
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How Mathematician Kurt Gödel Proved the Unprovable Proposition

He kicked over the mathematical sandcastles of those who proposed a mathematical Theory of Everything
Eric Holloway
February 10, 2025
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Logic, Mathematics
While Gödel’s technique was unheard of in his day, we are very familiar with it today. It is the same technique that computers use to store information. Read More ›