In this week's episode, Ryan discusses the relationship between faith and reason, explaining why he personally doesn't see them as enemies, but as friends.

"Though I don’t believe that faith and reason are mutually exclusive and intrinsically opposed to one another, I do believe that faith can be detached from reason. Faith can be blind or it can be supported by reason. Blind faith is the culprit here, but blind faith is not unique to religion. It can be found in the general ideological, social, and political spheres as well. To think that only religious people are capable of detaching faith from reason and therefore capable of blind faith is a bit naïve and maybe even a bit arrogant."

About Ryan, Host of Thinker Sensitive:

Ryan Ragozine is the host of Thinker Sensitive. He is passionate about ecumenical dialogue, inter-religious dialogue, and worldview engagement. He is a major proponent of civil discourse, free thinking, free speech, and ethical communication. Ryan has always been preoccupied with big ideas and big questions. He holds a B.A. in Theology and an M.A. in Philosophy. While in seminary, Ryan had the privilege of studying under Michael Peterson, editor and author of several philosophy of religion texts published by Cambridge, Oxford, and the University of Notre Dame—most notably in the subcategories of religion and science, the problem of evil, and C.S. Lewis scholarship. Ryan and his wife are huge advocates of Christian hospitality, running a house church that welcomed people from all different backgrounds and belief systems for about five years before eventually taking over at Thinker Sensitive.

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