October 04, 2020

Ep. 92 – Tactics – Rhodes Scholar

51 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHA8t7aZl0

A little longer episode today but one that is important. There are times when you, Average-Christian-Person have to respond to people who have “Dr.” before their names, a bunch of letters after, and are called “scholars” and “experts”. The question is, how do we respond to claims made by so-called scholars or true scholars that may speak out against Christian claims (or any claim really)? Well, here are a few ways we can.

Timeline Breakdown:

00:00-02:17 – Intro

02:17-7:43 – When Citing Scholars Are We Being Informed Or Are We Being Educated?

7:43-10:56 – How To Tell If An Authority Has Been Compromised

10:56-12:30 – Why Should I Believe A Person’s Take On A Subject?

12:30-14:31 – Sometimes Experts Speak Outside Their Areas Of Expertise

14:31-15:47 – Experts Always Owe Us Explanations As To Why They Hold The Positions They Do

15:47-17:32 – Ask “Why Should I Believe This Person’s Opinion?”

17:32-22:44 – Understanding Science Experts – Science As A Methodology

22:44-26:40 – Understanding Science Experts – Science As A Philosophy

26:40:29-30 – How Science As A Methodology & A Philosophy Info Our Understanding About Origins

29:30:33:25 – How Scientists Aren’t Able To Explain The Supernatural Because They Don’t Allow It In The First Place

33:25-39:26 – How Science Fails When Talking About The Historical Jesus

39:26-42:07 – Using The Rhodes Scholar Tactic

42:07-49:45 – Not All Bias Is Equal

49:45-51:35 – Conclusion

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep92

Books mentioned in this episode:

(Amazon Link – https://amzn.to/2CZRs9s)

(Audible – https://amzn.to/2ZGspjI)

(Amazon Link – https://amzn.to/3iGLz0T)

(Audible – https://amzn.to/3mFWg6u)

(Amazon Link – https://amzn.to/2FJDaeA)

(Audible – https://amzn.to/2ROx4wt)

(Amazon Link – https://amzn.to/3hCanGd)

(Audible – https://amzn.to/3hHQIEJ)

Subscribe on the following:

...more

View all episodes

By Patrick And Tony

4.4

99 ratings