Nov 29, 2017
Scientists believe, passionately! To do their work they simply must be committed to their own discipline's knowledge. Michael Polanyi, himself a chemist, shows us that it is impossible to believe anything meaningful without commitment. I dare you to ask yourself, and others, questions. Jesus asked...
Nov 26, 2017
Are Scientists only objective? Is religious faith unusual? Well, we are taught daily that science is based on pure reason. But in this episode, following Michael Polanyi as our guide, I will show that actually science involves great subjectivity. Moreover, the doing of science involves trust, that is faith, risk,...
Nov 22, 2017
The mantra goes, faith is for religion, facts are for science. But the truth is huge chunks of our everyday lives are lived by faith. You don't know how electricity works, but you trust the people who do, who built your appliances and wired your house. It takes faith to learn how to play the guitar. Faith, then, is not...
Nov 20, 2017
Western society is not characterized by doubt and skepticism for no reason. So, how did we get here? What brought us to this point? How does society today view faith versus reason? In this episode we will begin our examination of René DésCartes' philosophy. In a massive historical shift he sought epistemic...
Nov 17, 2017
This episode explains what I, the Uncensored Unprofessor, Dr. Ed Rybarczyk, intend for the Podcasts. For whom am I doing this show? Who am I? What am I about? How am I wired? I explain why Christians, and other interested folk, need to think more deeply in our volatile historic era are given. Too many believers...