This episode briefly discusses cosmic chance vs cosmic predictability and how they can relate to the possibility of losing orientation during our journey towards stable belief. The episode also provides a suggestion that a healthy, faith community can serve as a safety mechanism against spiritual disorientation along this journey. Enjoy!

This episode is a followup to the prior episode regarding the manner of the universe's very first war. Using the epistrophe, "Fisticuffs or debate? Strateia or polemos?", examples are provided from Biblical canon regarding the trend of how God handles multiple head to head conflicts with His archenemy. It concludes with a question regarding what this might mean for us as we rationally approach our own conflicts and ultimately belief in a beautiful God.

Using a simple linguistic analysis of the word "war", this episode briefly explores a way to think deeply about God's approach to war. It also evaluates why this question is worthy of contemplation during the journey towards belief.

This episode proposes a solution to the ancient, controversial, yet currently existential question about our identity as human beings. Are we truly distinct from all other life forms, including artificial life? If so, then how are we unique? Take a listen and see what you think.

Through the epistrophe, “Wasn’t it there all along?”, this episode provides historical illustrations from within the human discovery experience in order to ask the question of whether it is rational to quit searching for something unseen that may seem difficult to find…or whether it is rational to keep searching patiently for that “something unseen”. In other words, is it rational to seek that which appears hidden despite clues and suspicion of its existence? Is the problem a function of the hidden thing or is the problem a result of a flawed detection mechanism?

This episode is a basic discussion from the "Cogitate 101 series." Via four simple scriptures, this episode illustrates Biblical Canon's emphasis on rational, reasonable, logical belief in contradistinction to blind faith.

This episode serves as a recapitulation of the Cogitate Podcast's first full year and a response to 4 recent questions: 1)How did year 1 go? 2)Why didn't I discuss politics? 3)Why such heavy language? 4)Why so much talk about evil?

This episode concludes our series regarding the Epicurean Paradox. As a final concept to consider regarding this paradox, this episode suggests that perhaps there are God-given, ever-present instruments to mitigate pain and suffering, yet, despite the often unrecognized intervention, there might be optional parameters present that limit the achievement of rescue from evil.

This episode continues the prior episode's Epicurean Paradox discussion by investigating how God relates to an unequal rival and the critical, legal claims proposed by that rival. As another concept to consider when addressing the question of whether evil is necessary, this episode asks if it is possible for divine justice to be upheld if "detonation" rather than "demonstration" of those claims is chosen by God. What do you think?

This episode represents the beginning of an in depth approach to analyze and move past the claims of the nearly 2,300 year old Epicurean Paradox. This episode is also the third part of a series which investigates whether evil/wickedness is an existential component of good in the universe.