Think for Christ

By Dr. Anthony AlberinoSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity Philosophy

Think for Christ episodes

October 31, 2023 The Classical Method of Apologetics
In Part 6 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we begin our review of the science of apologetics by considering the classical 3-step method of making a reasoned case for Christianity.
11 min
October 22, 2023 The Witness of the Holy Spirit
In Part 5 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we consider the New Testament teaching about the inner witness of the Holy Spirit at work in the life of the believer and how this witness relates to the task of apologetics.
15 min
October 19, 2023 1-Year Anniversary!
Thank you for a great year one!
5 min
October 14, 2023 On Faith and Reason
In Part 4 of this Introduction to Apologetics series, we take up the question: What is the relationship between faith and reason? Is faith blind or irrational? Is reason opposed to faith? In this episode we look at the classical Christian view of faith and reason.
22 min
October 05, 2023 Why Do Apologetics? How is It Related to Discipleship?
In Part 3 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we consider the question: What is apologetics good for? What role can it play in the life of the Christian? These are the questions we take up in this third episode of our series Introduction to Apologetics.
20 min
September 24, 2023 A Brief History of Apologetics
In Part 2 of this Introduction to Apologetics series, we do a brief survey of apologetics as it has existed in the Church from the post-apostolic age to the present day.
19 min
September 13, 2023 Aquinas's Way to God with Dr. Gaven Kerr
Gaven Kerr joins Anthony Alberino on Think for Christ to talk about Aquinas' original metaphysical insights and his unique and powerful argument for the existence of God that he draws from them as found in Aquinas' early work "On Being and Essence." Gaven has written a book length exposition of the argument in his fantastic 2015 work titled: Aquinas's Way to God: The Proof in De Ente et Essentia.
1 hr 20 min
September 03, 2023 Apologetics Defined and Defended
In Part 1 of this Introduction to Apologetics series we begin by looking at the nature of apologetics. We then turn to consider the support for apologetics in the New Testamant.
17 min
August 24, 2023 The BEST Argument for God with Pat Flynn
Pat Flynn joins Anthony Alberino to discuss his latest book: The Best Argument for the Existence of God. Amazon link to Pat's book: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Argument-God-Patrick-Flynn/dp/1644137801/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23JG38HM01ZCR&keywords=the+best+argument+for+god+patrick+flynn&qid=1692900330&sprefix=the+best+argument+for+g%2Caps%2C229&sr=8-1 Link to Pat's YouTube Channel Philosophy for the People: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyforthePeople/videos
1 hr 12 min
August 16, 2023 A.I. and the Mind Part 4: The Chinese Room Argument and the Mind-Dependence of Computation
In this final episode in the series, we take aim at the most popular view of the mind among physical reductionists: the computational theory. Many today believe the mind is nothing more than a complex biological computer and that thinking is nothing more than running the right kind of program. The computational view of the mind is without question the greatest source of optimism for the project of reproducing human intelligence in a machine. But there are series problems with this view. We look at two from philosopher John Searle here. First there is the famous Chinese Room Argument and then the lesser known, but very powerful, argument that computation is itself a mind-dependent and observer-relative feature that is imposed from the outside and is not intrinsic to any physical system. Together these arguments show that any attempt to model the mind on a digital computer is bound to fail, and with it the greatest single hope for the prospects of building a truly intelligent machine.
31 min

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Think for Christ is a channel dedicated to the nurturing of the Christian mind. Join philosopher Anthony Alberino as he seeks to motivate deep thinking about God and his creation through an…