Answering Objections to Religion from a Confirmation Student w/ John DeRosa

Pat and John both teach Catholic confirmation classes. Often, they're pressed with good and interesting objections to religion (or belief in God, etc.) from their students. In this episode, Pat and John discuss a series of questions raised by a confirmation student that afford the opportunity for deeper philosophical and theological inquiry. We hope the conversation serves you.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

00:02:06 - Stage Setting Remarks

00:04:18 - The 5 Objections in brief

00:08:00 - The Flashlight principle

00:17:04 - Tensions vs. Contradictions

00:18:13 - Question #1 - Vast Universe

00:25:27 - Question #2 - Calling married disciples

00:31:49 - Question #3 - Religious wars

00:38:34 - Question #4 - Why wait to send Jesus?

00:47:24 - Question #5 - The Problem of Hell

01:06:00 - Closing comments