In this episode we bring you a talk Ross Douthat delivered at the Society of Catholic Scientists' 2025 Annual Conference. In the talk, Douthat discusses his latest book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious (Zondervan), and the arguments for why our experience of reality is more parsimoniously explained from a theist perspective than from an atheistic or materialistic perspective. He discusses the cultural moment we find ourselves in, one in which many people, particularly young people, are open to exploring religious belief. Enjoy.

Here is a link to Ross Douthat's book: Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.

Dr. Stephen Barr shares the story behind the foundation of the Society of Catholic Scientists. Dr. Barr, the President of the Society of Catholic Scientists, discusses how he became interested in the relationship between science and the Catholic faith and why he felt compelled to work with other Catholic scientists to launch the Society in 2016.

Further information on the Society and the work it does can be found here. https://catholicscientists.org/

If you are interested in Dr. Barr's work in Science and Faith, a link to his book, Modern Physics and Ancient Faith can be found here.