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Design in Nature: Does Biology Reveal Intelligent Design? | Emily Reeves & Brian Miller

Luke Betzner — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0600

Does nature merely look designed, or does biology provide testable evidence of intelligent purpose?

Host Luke Betzner welcomes biochemist Emily Reeves, Ph.D., and physicist Brian Miller, Ph.D., of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture for a wide-ranging discussion of design in nature.

Reeves and Miller explain why human beings reliably recognize design, how scientific testing can distinguish purposeful organization from accidental patterns, and why natural selection may describe the filtering and optimization of existing biological variation without explaining the origin of organisms’ integrated architecture. They examine biological archetypes, constrained variation, molecular machines, protein-sequence rarity, and the engineering principles found in vision, hearing, and cellular systems.

In this episode:

Why design intuition deserves serious scientific consideration
How lived experience and the scientific method work together
Why some scientists resist design explanations
The difference between the survival of the fittest and the arrival of the fittest
Natural selection as a population-level filtering mechanism
Biological archetypes and constrained variation
Why similarity does not necessarily establish common ancestry
The probability problem confronting unguided protein formation
Molecular machines and mitochondrial Complex I
The integrated engineering of human vision and hearing

Chapters:
00:00 Paratus and Veritas International University
00:27 Introducing Emily Reeves and Brian Miller
01:16 The guests’ scientific backgrounds
03:05 Why design intuition should be taken seriously
07:11 Cookies, know-how, and recognizing intelligent activity
10:30 Why people resist evidence of design
13:43 From designed artifacts to living systems
16:48 What natural selection can and cannot explain
21:38 Adaptation, variation, and biological architecture
27:09 Archetypes and the limits of evolutionary change
33:38 Empirical and theoretical evidence for fixed patterns
38:29 Protein rarity and the probability problem
42:26 Molecular machines and mitochondrial Complex I
46:39 The extraordinary engineering of vision and hearing
51:20 Recommended websites, books, and research
53:51 Support Paratus and preview the next episode

About the guests:

Emily Reeves, Ph.D., is a research scientist with Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Her background is in biochemistry, systems biology, and the application of engineering methodologies to biological research.

Brian Miller, Ph.D., is Senior Fellow and Research Coordinator for Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He earned his doctorate in complex systems physics from Duke University and studies subjects including the origin of life, protein rarity, thermodynamics, and engineering principles in biology. Brian Miller’s Discovery Institute profile

Resources mentioned:

IntelligentDesign.org
Science and Culture Today
Douglas Axe, Undeniable
Steve Laufmann and Howard Glicksman, Your Designed Body
Steve Laufmann and Howard Glicksman, Your Amazing Body
Stuart Burgess, Ultimate Engineering
“The Broad Utility of the Theory of Intelligent Design to Guide Scientific Research” by Casey Luskin, Emily Reeves, Brian Miller, and Jonathan McLatchie

This discussion continues Season 8 of Paratus, examining science and the Christian faith through The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, edited by William A. Dembski, Casey Luskin, and Joseph M. Holden.

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Why Intelligent Design Matters | William A. Dembski

Luke Betzner — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0600

Can patterns in nature provide reliable scientific evidence of intelligence—and why does that question matter for Christian faith and contemporary culture?

Dr. William A. Dembski joins host Luke Betzner to explain the foundations of intelligent design, the logic of design detection, and the profound consequences of treating intelligence as fundamental rather than merely an accidental product of matter. Drawing upon mathematics, probability, information theory, philosophy, biology, and theology, Dembski shows why highly improbable, independently recognizable patterns can warrant an inference to intelligent causation.

The conversation examines specified complexity, DNA as a genuine coding system, the unresolved origin-of-life problem, directed panspermia, the limits of chemical and biological evolution, and the philosophical commitments underlying materialism. Dembski also explains why recognizing God as Creator is foundational to understanding God as Redeemer—and why Christians should recover the doctrine of creation as a serious intellectual and theological concern.

In this episode:

How Dembski’s training in mathematics, philosophy, and theology shaped his work
Why intelligent design is a scientific inference rather than a religious placeholder
How probability and independently recognizable patterns reveal intelligent causation
The archer-and-target illustration and the logic of specified complexity
DNA, protein production, and the biological information problem
Why origin-of-life research has not explained the first functioning cell
Possibility versus probability in materialistic explanations
Whether intelligence can arise from an entirely unguided process
The “Who designed the designer?” objection and explanatory termini
Why directed panspermia relocates rather than resolves the design problem
Intelligent design as a research program involving inference, engineering, and reverse engineering
Darwinism, materialism, and the Christian doctrine of creation

Chapters:
00:01 — Welcome to Paratus
00:42 — Why does intelligent design matter?
01:22 — William Dembski’s interdisciplinary journey
04:29 — Can God’s handiwork be investigated scientifically?
08:31 — What kinds of patterns indicate intelligence?
12:22 — The archer, the target, and specified complexity
17:10 — DNA, proteins, and the genetic code
20:47 — Evolution and the unresolved origin of life
24:42 — Possibility is not probability
26:16 — Can intelligence emerge from matter alone?
28:21 — “Who designed the designer?”
34:40 — Why panspermia does not solve the problem
38:41 — Chemical evolution and prebiotic experiments
42:46 — The first cell and irreducible biological systems
46:09 — Intelligent design as a scientific research program
49:22 — Science, materialism, and competing explanations
54:56 — Why intelligent design ultimately matters
58:41 — Mutation rates, fixation rates, and evolutionary time
01:02:02 — Recommended resources
01:04:06 — Support VIU and preview the next episode

Guest:
William A. Dembski, Ph.D. (Mathematics), Ph.D. (Philosophy), M.Div., is a mathematician, philosopher, theologian, author, and a Founding and Senior Fellow of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. He is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence and the author or editor of more than 25 books.

Guest and resources:
William A. Dembski — Discovery Institute profile
Bill’s Substack
The Design Inference, Second Edition
The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith

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What Is the Biblical and Scientific Case for a Historical Adam and Eve? | Casey Luskin & Michael Keas

Luke Betzner — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 -0600

Were Adam and Eve real historical people, and how should Christians evaluate scientific arguments about human origins? Host Luke Betzner welcomes Dr. Casey Luskin and Dr. Michael Keas to examine the biblical case for a historical Adam and Eve, the fossil and genetic evidence discussed in debates over human ancestry, and proposals for reconciling Christianity with evolutionary accounts of human origins.

Drawing on The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, the conversation explores Jesus’ and Paul’s references to Adam and Eve, four alternative models of human origins, questions surrounding biblical genealogies and the dating of humanity, and population-genetics modeling. Luskin and Keas explain their arguments for the traditional view and discuss how evidence and coherence shape their evaluation of competing models. Their interpretations and critiques are presented as the guests’ positions in an ongoing debate.

In this episode

The biblical case for a historical Adam and Eve
Fossil evidence and human genetic diversity
Evolutionary creationism, Homo divinus, genealogical Adam and Eve, and Homo heidelbergensis proposals
Genesis genealogies and the question of when Adam and Eve lived
Population-genetics models and the possibility of an original pair
Recommended books and further reading

Chapters
00:27 Introduction and guests
03:47 The biblical case for a historical Adam and Eve
12:16 Two scientific challenges: fossils and genetics
18:53 Four alternative models of human origins
27:53 Evaluating the models against Scripture
36:15 Do biblical genealogies establish a date?
40:18 Genetic diversity and a primordial pair
47:45 Final thoughts
50:50 Recommended reading
53:41 Support Paratus and closing

Resources mentioned

The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, edited by Joseph M. Holden, William A. Dembski, and Casey Luskin
C. John Collins, Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? and Reading Genesis Well
Casey Luskin, “Comparing Contemporary Evangelical Models Regarding Human Origins,” Religions
Discovery Institute: discovery.org

About Paratus
Paratus is the podcast of Veritas International University, helping Christians develop a biblical worldview and think scripturally and soundly about faith and culture. Learn more at ves.edu.

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Has Science Refuted Miracles and the Supernatural? | Jonathan McLatchie & Brian Miller

Luke Betzner — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0600

Has science refuted miracles and the supernatural? Paratus host Luke Betzner welcomes Discovery Institute scholars Dr. Jonathan McLatchie and Dr. Brian Miller to discuss what scientific inquiry can tell us about extraordinary events, how historical reasoning differs from laboratory experimentation, and the philosophical questions raised by claims of divine action.

Continuing Season 8's exploration of science and Christian faith, the conversation draws on Richard G. Howe's chapter in The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, edited by Joseph M. Holden, William A. Dembski, and Casey Luskin. The guests examine David Hume's objections, the historical case for Jesus' resurrection, claims of contemporary miracles, and the relationship between scientific evidence and philosophical assumptions. The guests' interpretations and arguments are presented for listeners to consider.

Chapters

00:27 Introduction and guests
02:40 What can science tell us about miracles?
05:07 Historical science versus laboratory science
09:49 Defining miracles and their biblical purpose
12:03 The God-of-the-gaps objection
17:44 Where science ends and philosophy begins
22:44 David Hume's objections to miracles
28:50 Forgotten historical defenders of Christianity
32:24 Can science refute the existence of God?
37:20 Angels, demons, and contemporary miracle claims
41:14 Invisible causes and evidence of agency
47:27 Final arguments and the resurrection
51:50 Brian Miller's concluding thoughts
54:46 Recommended reading
56:54 Guest organizations and closing

Guests

Dr. Jonathan McLatchie is a resident biologist and fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture and founder of Talk About Doubts, a ministry offering private conversations to people exploring doubts and questions about Christianity. Discovery Institute profile.

Dr. Brian Miller is Research Coordinator and Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture. His research interests include the origin of life, protein rarity, and the intersection of engineering and biology. Discovery Institute profile.

Faith and Reason: Is Christianity Rational? | Dr. Don Deal

Luke Betzner — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0600

Can Christian faith be intellectually responsible—and what role should reason play in knowing and trusting God? Host Luke Betzner is joined by Christian apologist and scholar Dr. Don Deal for a careful exploration of faith, reason, evidence, logic, revelation, and truth.

Dr. Deal explains why biblical faith is neither blind belief nor skeptical paralysis. Faith and reason perform distinct but cooperative roles: reason evaluates evidence and exposes contradiction, revelation supplies truths human inquiry could not discover on its own, and faith entrusts the believer to what God has revealed. The conversation also examines how Christians can reason faithfully without elevating human reason above God.

In this episode

How faith and reason work together without becoming identical
Why reason is a God-given capacity rather than an autonomous judge over God
General revelation, special revelation, and rational grounds for belief
The dangers of fideism, rationalism, pragmatism, and circular reasoning
Deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning explained
Why logical training matters for discipleship, discernment, and evangelism
Scientific reasoning, certainty, probability, and inference to the best explanation
Truth, beauty, love, logic, and realities that science cannot measure directly
How to engage skeptics and materialists through thoughtful questions rather than information overload
How Jesus used Scripture, questions, evidence, analogy, and logical argument
How Christians can weigh evidence with intellectual honesty and theological confidence

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Paratus
00:27 Introducing Dr. Don Deal
01:39 Dr. Deal’s journey from aviation to apologetics
03:57 How faith and reason work together
11:56 What reason is—and what it is not
20:34 Pragmatism, contradiction, and competing worldviews
23:40 Deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning
28:22 Learning to reason well
29:40 Why Christians should study logic
31:49 The real conflict: truth versus error
33:45 Science, induction, and levels of certainty
36:10 What science cannot see
39:12 Engaging materialists without “beating them with information”
44:45 How Jesus used reason and evidence
50:32 Weighing evidence as a Christian
54:33 Faith that understands and reason that seeks truth
55:54 Recommended reading
57:15 Norm Geisler International Ministries and Veritas
58:18 Preview of the next episode

Guest

Dr. Don Deal is a Christian apologist, scholar, and Director of Classical Apologetics at Norm Geisler International Ministries. He also teaches scientific apologetics at Veritas International University. Learn more about his work and the Norm Geisler Institute at ngim.org.

Science and Faith: Are Christianity and Science Compatible? | Casey Luskin & Jonathan McLatchie

Luke Betzner — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0600

Are science and Christianity fundamentally at odds—or can they converge in a common pursuit of truth?

Host Luke Betzner opens Season 8 of Paratus with Dr. Casey Luskin and Dr. Jonathan McLatchie of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Together they examine what science is, what biblical faith is, and whether the two are genuinely incompatible.

The conversation moves beyond the familiar “science versus faith” conflict. Luskin and McLatchie consider the limits of scientific consensus, the difference between evidence and authority, methodological naturalism, scientism, confirmation bias, and the importance of testing every claim. They also explore evidence bearing on a Creator—including the beginning and fine-tuning of the universe, the information-rich character of life, and the cumulative case for intelligent design and Christianity.

In this episode

Science as an empirical, evidence-governed search for truth
Faith as rational trust grounded in evidence rather than blind belief
Conflict, separation, and qualified-agreement models of science and religion
Why methodological naturalism can prevent investigators from recognizing intelligent causes
Scientism, cognitive dissonance, institutional pressure, and scientific consensus
The Big Bang, cosmic fine-tuning, biological information, and the origin of life
Why multiple independent lines of evidence form a cumulative case for theism and Christianity

Chapters

00:17 — Welcome and the Season 8 question
01:14 — Meet Jonathan McLatchie and Casey Luskin
03:50 — What is science?
07:50 — What is faith?
12:32 — How science and faith relate to truth
18:19 — Why people separate science and faith
25:21 — Methodological naturalism explained
29:23 — Confirmation bias and intelligent causes
33:34 — Scientism: when science becomes an idol
37:24 — Cognitive dissonance, theology, and scientific claims
42:17 — Testing agenda-driven claims with a scout mindset
45:31 — Creation, the Big Bang, and fine-tuning
50:20 — A cumulative case for design and Christianity
53:39 — Recommended books and further study
55:43 — Closing resources and a preview of Episode 2

Guests and resources

Dr. Casey Luskin — Associate Director, Research Director, and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture
Dr. Jonathan McLatchie — Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture
JonathanMcLatchie.com
Talk About Doubts — confidential conversations for those examining doubts about Christianity
Discovery Institute
The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith: Exploring the Ultimate Questions About Life and the Cosmos, edited by William A. Dembski, Casey Luskin, and Joseph M. Holden

Recommended reading mentioned in the episode

Undeniable by Douglas Axe; Signature in the Cell, Darwin’s Doubt, and Return of the God Hypothesis by Stephen C. Meyer; works by C. John Collins on science and Genesis; Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique; and The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef.

About Paratus

Paratus is sponsored by Veritas International University and exists to defend and discuss unchanging truth in changing times—helping listeners think deeply, stand firmly, and live purposefully within a biblical worldview.

Learn more about VIU at ves.edu.

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The Necessity of Grace

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:29:30 -0700

God’s grace is a central feature of salvation. Without grace, people can’t be saved. As the Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 2: 8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Because of God’s unmerited favor, we have access to the Father by one Spirit, with Christ as our cornerstone. Therefore, grace is an essential doctrine of the Christian faith.

The Bodily Resurrection of Christ

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:24:02 -0700

Christ’s resurrection stands at the core of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, Christianity is nothing more than moral teachings. It’s as the Apostle Paul declares in I Corinthians 15:14: “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” Hence, the resurrection is a crucial doctrine to defend. Why? Without it, Christianity stands or falls, offering no real means of salvation. Therefore, the resurrection is an essential doctrine of the Christian faith.

Christ's Atoning Death

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:20:43 -0700

Christ’s atoning death is the heartbeat of the Christian faith, leading to the resurrection. As the Apostle Paul states in I Corinthians 15:3: “Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.” And it’s because of Christ’s death and resurrection that salvation is made possible for all who believe. This makes the atoning death of Jesus central to the Christian faith. Because Christ sacrificially atoned for human sin on the cross, Jesus died for the unjust—that’s you and me, enabling God to be the Perfect Sacrifice for salvation.

Christ's Sinlessness

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:06:39 -0700

If Jesus had two biological parents, then He would have been a sinner like the rest of us. And unless Jesus was without sin, then we are without a Savior, one who can offer true salvation. Classical Christianity holds that Jesus was completely without sin, following the Apostle Paul’s statement in 2 Corinthians 5:21: “ For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”

Christ's Virgin Birth

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:58:02 -0700

Throughout history, there’s been challenges to the veracity and accuracy of the virgin conception of Jesus, saying it should not be considered an essential doctrine of the Christian faith. Some question if it if it occurred at all. But here’s the thing to remember: if Jesus had two biological parents, he’d be born into sin, and therefore unable to provide a pure sacrifice to redeem the world. The fact that His perfection is protected through Mary’s genealogy (as described in the Gospel of Luke) is a clue to Jesus’ divine, miraculous conception.

Human Depravity

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:53:24 -0700

Because a perfect God can do nothing less than create a perfect world, God created all things perfect. But due to the fall of humanity through a misuse of free will, sin entered the world, wreaking havoc. Since the fall of Adam and Eve, people are born with a sin-nature. Every human being—except Jesus Christ—has been born a sinner. And because of this, Christ’s redemptive mission is to save us from our sin and establish a right relationship with God.

Why? Because humans are unable to earn our own salvation. Furthermore, if there was no sin, Christ’s mission would not be unnecessary. Therefore, human depravity is an essential doctrine because it deals with humanity’s need for a Savior.

Christ's Humanity

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:48:42 -0700

The nature of Christ—that He is both human and divine—is foundational to a Biblical understanding of the Christina faith. Not only did the Old Testament predict the Messiah would be deity, but Jesus claimed to be the Messiah.

Furthermore, Jesus’ humanity is a fundamental doctrine for our salvation. As God, Jesus had direct access to the Father; as man, He could reach to humanity, offering the gift of salvation to all who believe.

Christ's Deity

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:41:54 -0700

Furthermore, Jesus’ deity is a fundamental doctrine for our salvation. As God, Jesus had direct access to the Father; as man, He could reach to humanity, offering the gift of salvation to all who believe.

God's Tri-Unity

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:36:51 -0700

Not only is God’s unity essential to a Biblical understanding of the Christian faith, so is His tri-unity. The Bible teaches that not only is God one, but He is three in one. Without this foundational teaching, Christianity loses its unique position, falling into various non-Biblical teachings.

Biblical Christianity teaches there are three co-equal and co-eternal Persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And here’s the thing: this doctrine is important for our salvation. Why? Because the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit play distinctive roles in the salvation process.

God's Unity

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:30:34 -0700

In a pluralistic world there are many views of God, ranging from monotheism, polytheism, dualism—and everything in-between. So, standing on the Biblical position—that God is absolutely One in His being with no separate parts—is essential. In other words, a correct view of God’s nature is foundational to our faith, and to move away from a Biblical position is to move outside an orthodox stance.

Episode 14: Wisdom and Contemporary Issues

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:20:28 -0700

On this episode, Dr. Holden and Professor Betzner discuss current issues facing Christians.

Episode 13: Is the Bible the Word of God?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:34:48 -0700

Dr. Holden and Professor Betzner answer the question "Is the Bible the Word of God?"

Episode 12: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:55:55 -0700

Hosted by Brian Nixon, Dr. Holden and professor Betzner answer the question, "Did Jesus Rise from the dead?"

Episode 11: Did Jesus Claim to Be God?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:47:32 -0700

On this episode, Dr. Holden and professor Luke Betzner answer the question, "Did Jesus claim to be God?"

Episode 10: Is the New Testament Reliable?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:32:30 -0700

Dr. Joseph Holden, Professor Luke Betzner and Brian Nixon answer the question, Is the New Testament Reliable?

Episode 9: Are Miracles Possible?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:42:27 -0700

Dr. Holden, Luke Betzner answers the question--are miracles possible?

Episode 8: If There is a God, Why is there Evil, Pt. 2?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:46:50 -0700

Episode 7: If There is a God, Why Is there Evil, Pt. 1?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:50:24 -0700

On this episode Joe Holden, Luke Betzner, and Brian Nixon explore evil, defining what it is and where it originated.

Episode 6: Worldviews, Pt. 2.

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:23:47 -0700

On this episode Dr. Holden, Luke Betzner, and Brian Nixon continue their discussion on worldviews, digging deeper into seven outlooks on life.

Episode 5: What is a Worldview, Pt. 1?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 17:45:35 -0600

Have you ever wondered why people do what they do or say what they say? Much of this behavior is a clear indication of the person's worldview i.e. the way they view the world. The majority of these views are largely different from the Christian worldview. Listen in as Joe, Brian, and Luke give a 'birds-eye' view of these often-mystifying and misunderstood lenses. In this first part of a two-part episode of Paratus, Dr. Holden, Dr. Nixon, and Luke Betzner discuss worldviews, providing an overview of seven prominent perspectives.

Episode 4: What About Evolution?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:31:11 -0600

Are we here by random chance or by the act of a creator? Evolutionists do not really ask 'if' evolution happened, but 'how' which is just another way of assuming it did. But is this about micro- or macro- evolution? Listen in to find out more about this much contested topic. Joe, Brian, and Luke dive right into the heart of the matter. Don't miss this episode! [Dr. Joseph Holden, Dr. Brian Nixon and Luke Betzner ask "What About Evolution?".] https://viu.ves.edu/

Episode 3: Does God Exist?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:27:47 -0600

A classic question of Ontology! Does God exist? How do we answer the questions 'where did we come from, why are we here, and where are we going coherently without a proper understanding of this question. Is it possible to live a life consistent with the true values of atheism or agnosticism? Listen in as Joe, Brian, and Luke discuss the implications of and answers to this question. [Dr. Joseph Holden, Dr. Brian Nixon and Luke Betzner ask "Does God Exist?". ] https://viu.ves.edu/

Episode 2: What is Truth?

Dr. Brian C. Nixon — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:22:39 -0600

What is truth? Does it go away if you simply deny it? If you say 'there is no truth' is that statement 'true'? Truth is a self-defining absolute. Listen in to Joe, Brian, and Luke to find out more about the unique properties of truth and why you need more of it in your life. [Dr. Joseph Holden, Dr. Brian C. Nixon, and Luke Betzer ask the question, "What is Truth?"]

Episode 1: What is Apologetics?

Dr. Joseph Holden, Dr. Brian C. Nixon, and Luke Betzner — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:18:43 -0600

What is 'Apologetics'? Is it the art of saying 'I'm sorry?' or is it the practice of providing an explanation for something? Welcome to our weekly podcast, Paratus. Listen in as Joe, Brian, and Luke discuss the art of building relationships through the rational discussion and defense of (an apology for) the Christian faith.

Dr. Joseph Holden, Dr. Brian Nixon, and Luke Betzner discuss apologetics. https://viu.ves.edu/