Thinking with Dr. Barry Whitney

In this episode, Dr. Whitney explores logical arguments that are valid and why some object to belief justification. Dr. Whitney also exposes things that science cannot prove. 

In this episode, Dr. Whitney unfolds the idea that nothing can overcome a bias that blocks minds from seeing evidence for any argument and remaining with people who continually feed one's bias narrative. 

In this episode, Dr. Whitney teaches about the fallacy of circular arguments that says written texts don't need to be justified. Also, Dr. Whitney reviews arguments for why people of Christian faith choose not to justify what they believe.

In this episode, Dr. Whitney looks at the ignorance of evidence in the culture that leads to apathy. Dr. Whitney also begins to deconstruct basic arguments against belief in God.

In this episode, Dr. Whitney exposes good and bad arguments and reveals how culture has lost the desire to justify beliefs.

In this episode, Dr Whitney reveals how the current culture violates the law of non contradiction without justifying beliefs, becoming subjective and mystical as a culture.

In this episode, Dr Whitney shows how seeking the truth, reason and logic to our beliefs create the basis for our empirical experience. Understanding that all belief systems must face the scrutiny of inconsistency within that system.

In this episode, Dr Whitney unpacks the common position in our culture of justifying our beliefs with weak arguments or privatizing our beliefs. He makes a case that this position leaves us vulnerable, isolated, and uninformed personally with perhaps the most important aspect of our lives. And alienated from each other

In this episode, Dr Whitney explores how beliefs held in influential institutions in our culture can impact us for the rest of our lives and therefore the importance of taking time to test our beliefs. 

In this episode, Dr Whitney focuses on the statistics of beliefs in North America, interesting dynamics of the beliefs and highlights some fundamental ironies and contradictions in the culture.