https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-examined-life-with-phil-kallberg--3233569enSociety & CultureCopyright WCAT Radiohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e2133e9a218cbefde3729fcc63e6c0be.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-examined-life-with-phil-kallberg--3233569Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:05:46 +0000WCAT RadioWCAT Radiofeeds@spreaker.comThe Examined Life is a show in which host Phil Kallberg applies the methods, logic, and rationality of rigorous philosophy to the problems and issues of society, life, the universe, and everything.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-94-deconstructionism-and-postmodernism-july-25-2021--45839392Deconstructionism and Postmodernism. While the soft variants of these ideas can at times be useful the hard variants are incoherent. (July 25, 2021)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45839392Mon, 26 Jul 2021 01:25:02 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode, Phil Kallberg explains what Deconstructionism and Postmodernism are as they relate to stories. He also draws a distinction between the soft applications of these ideas and hard Deconstructionism and Postmodernism. While the soft...Deconstructionism and Postmodernism. While the soft variants of these ideas can at times be useful the hard variants are incoherent. (July 25, 2021)]]>2775deconstructionism,philkallberg,postmodernism,stories,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-93-why-aliens-are-almost-certainly-demonic-july-3-2021--45563191https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45563191Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:12:50 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg speaks in light of the US government's report on UFOs/UAPs, explaining why it's highly likely that many of the reported encounters with aliens are just encounters with demonic entities. If you...3558philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlife,uaps,ufosfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-92-why-you-should-take-the-vaccine-may-28-2021--45089863https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45089863Sat, 29 May 2021 15:54:35 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explains why you should take the COVID vaccine. He gives a practical and a moral argument for taking the vaccine and explains where some of the common objections people give to getting vaccinated go...4158covid,covid19,covidvaccine,philkallberg,theexaminedlife,vaccinefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-91-thought-experiments-and-stories-april-30-2021--44591344https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44591344Sun, 02 May 2021 02:22:16 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg gives a very brief overview of thought experiments and explains how they demonstrate that one of the purposes of good stories is to train us to be better people. He also gives out a face palm and...3534cherrypickingfromthebible,philkallberg,theexaminedlife,thoughtexperimentsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-90-types-of-criticism-april-19-2021--44401042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44401042Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:16:49 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explains the general ideas behind the types of criticism that are used in literature, film, and other types of media. When criticism is done well, it illuminates aspects of stories and media that we...2851criticism,film,joshuaswamidass,literature,media,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlife,thegenealogicaladamandevefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-89-the-philosophy-of-story-archetypes-april-5-2021--44201520theory behind stories with the theory of archetypes. He explains the theory of archetypes, goes over some criticism of the theory, and discusses if the theory can apply to the real world as well as to stories. (April 5, 2021)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44201520Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:05:31 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg continues discussing the philosophy and theory behind stories with the theory of archetypes. He explains the theory of archetypes, goes over some criticism of the theory, and discusses if the theory...theory behind stories with the theory of archetypes. He explains the theory of archetypes, goes over some criticism of the theory, and discusses if the theory can apply to the real world as well as to stories. (April 5, 2021)]]>2675philkallberg,philosophy,stories,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-88-how-not-to-argue-for-anything-george-stephanopoulos-and-rand-paul-march-5-2021--43768402
https://youtu.be/gCoHYeI0OeE]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43768402Sat, 06 Mar 2021 18:20:23 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg devotes a whole episode to exploring the many errors in reasoning and argumentation that both George Stephanopoulos and Rand Paul committed during a recent interview. While they both lowered the bar...
https://youtu.be/gCoHYeI0OeE]]>4080georgestephanopoulos,philkallberg,philosophy,randpaul,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-87-the-monomyth-january-18-2021--43003309https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43003309Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:54:32 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg talks about the monomyth, the idea that all stories follow the same universal pattern. He further argues the reason this pattern is universal is that it is a reflection of the story of Christ's...3173christ,humanity,monomyth,philkallberg,theexaminedlife,universalpatternfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-86-philosophy-of-story-introduction-december-11-2020--42453753https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42453753Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:57:09 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg introduces the topic of engaging with stories philosophically. He explains what he thinks makes a good story, four of the different ways of looking at stories, and how some stories work well in some...4216philkallberg,philosophy,story,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-85-an-episode-of-segments-november-27-2020--42201392https://api.spreaker.com/episode/42201392Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:40:39 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode, Phil Kallberg catches up on some segments he has been putting off for the last few months. He gives out a face palm and sigh award, explain why the claim "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" is wrong, and go through a...2595extraordinaryevidence,extroardinaryclaims,facepalmaward,philkallberg,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-84-using-inference-to-the-best-explanation-to-explore-claims-of-election-fraud-november-13-2020--41985809https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41985809Sun, 15 Nov 2020 13:53:46 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg lays out the general idea of inference to the best explanation and then use it to explore and evaluate the ongoing claims of election fraud. (November 13, 2020)4658democrat,donaldjtrump,election2020,electionfraud,joebiden,kamalaharris,mikepence,philkallberg,republican,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-83-practical-political-philosophy-libertarianism-with-a-small-l-from-phil-october-30-2020--41726928https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41726928Sat, 31 Oct 2020 02:14:43 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg I wrap up the series on political philosophy by giving you my take on things. I argue for small scale libertarianism which is best summed up by the idea, "the government that governs least governs...6225election2020,libertarianism,philkallberg,theexaminedlife,votingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-82-practical-political-philosophy-the-political-left-from-dustin-crummett-october-23-2020--41597666issues. (October 23, 2020)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41597666Fri, 23 Oct 2020 04:45:45 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Dustin Crummett of Ludwig Maximilian University joins Phil Kallberg to make a case for supporting the political left and the Democrats in this year's election. We discuss his theory of government, arguments...issues. (October 23, 2020)]]>6828currentcandidates,dustincrummett,election2020,ludwigmaximilianuniversity,philkallberg,politicalphilosophy,singleissuevoting,theexaminedlife,uspoliticalsystem,votingproblemsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-81-practical-political-philosophy-anarcho-capitalism-from-jonathan-reed-october-16-2020--41508719https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41508719Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:32:20 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg discuss his political view, Anarcho-Capitalism, a political theory which argues that all human interactions (including the government) should be dependent on a voluntary choice. Jon defends his view...6740americanpolitics,anarchocapitalism,jonathanreed,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-80-practical-political-philosophy-common-good-conservatism-from-pat-flynn-part-2-october-9-2020--41407887https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41407887Sun, 11 Oct 2020 15:21:35 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Catholic evangelist Pat Flynn joins Phil Kallberg to talk about politics and philosophy. They discuss more of the implications of conservatism, the government's response to the pandemic, how Pat's view differs...66272020election,catholic,patflynn,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlife,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-79-practical-political-philosophy-common-good-conservatism-from-pat-flynn-part-1-october-2-2020--41276860https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41276860Sat, 03 Oct 2020 12:01:48 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Pat Flynn joins Phil Kallberg to talk about politics and philosophy. He makes a case for Common Good Conservatism and argues that Abortion is such an evil that it overrides nearly every other political issue. This...5673abortion,ethics,lifeissues,morals,patflynn,philkallberg,philosophy,politics,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-78-eternal-security-september-25-2020--41160544https://api.spreaker.com/episode/41160544Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:53:03 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg joins David Pallmann for a discussion on Eternal Security. David and Phil discuss the various positions on Eternal Security, the arguments pro and con, as well as what makes a good theory and proof...5185davidpallmann,eternalsecurity,philkallberg,philosophyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-77-appeal-to-authority-and-expertise-when-it-works-and-when-it-doesn-t-september-11-2020--40861751fallacious reasoning and why sometimes it's a good and wise thing to do. (September 11, 2020)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40861751Sat, 12 Sep 2020 14:10:10 +0000WCAT RadioIn light of the growing skepticism of experts and institutions I spend this episode going through the reasoning behind appeals to authority and expertise and explain why sometimes this is fallacious reasoning and why sometimes it's a good and wise...fallacious reasoning and why sometimes it's a good and wise thing to do. (September 11, 2020)]]>3691faithandreason,philkallberg,skepticism,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-76-the-need-for-terminators-in-reasoning-august-28-2020--40598513https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40598513Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:23:14 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explores the need for lines of reasoning to have an end (terminators) and a beginning, and he points to some practical examples of the problems that arise when the terminators are avoided. (August...3267argument,logic,philkallberg,philosophy,terminators,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-75-the-philosophical-roots-of-the-riots-july-31-2020--40112952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40112952Sun, 02 Aug 2020 15:25:33 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg attempts to explore the origins of the pathological philosophy that seems to be a significant part of the ongoing riots and political unrest in America. I get into language and communication theory,...3686coronavirus,pathologicalphilosophy,philkallberg,politicalunrest,postmodernism,powergrab,riots,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-74-the-problem-with-presuppositionalism-july-17-2020--39804765https://api.spreaker.com/episode/39804765Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:37:11 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explains the key problem with Presuppositional Apologetics, a system that is popular in some circles and on the internet. I also cover some of the history of how this system developed. (July 17, 2020)3921philkallberg,philosophy,presuppositionalapologetics,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-73-why-most-criminal-justice-reform-doesn-t-work-june-19-2020--31995438https://api.spreaker.com/episode/31995438Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:27:15 +0000WCAT RadioIn this issue of The Examined Life, philosopher Phil Kallberg explains why most Criminal Justice reform doesn't work. (June 19, 2020)3676criminaljustice,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-72-distinctions-definitions-and-current-events-june-5-2020--29909749https://api.spreaker.com/episode/29909749Mon, 08 Jun 2020 20:28:59 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of "The Examined Life," Phil Kallberg covers some of the most important things for thinking and philosophizing well, how to make appropriate distinctions, define terms, and avoid improper distinctions. Then he applies this basic...3730philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-71-the-problem-of-universals-april-24-2020--26148605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/26148605Sun, 26 Apr 2020 21:47:28 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg covers one of the key problems or distinctions in philosophy, the problem of universals. How you end up answering this question dictates how you will end up thinking about many other things. Also he...3770philkallberg,philosophy,problemofuniversals,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-70-an-argument-against-agnosticism-april-10-2020--25290062https://api.spreaker.com/episode/25290062Sat, 11 Apr 2020 13:48:28 +0000WCAT RadioThis week I go through my own (somewhat technical) argument against agnosticism. I argue that a certain principle in logic demonstrates that God either must exist or must not exist, hence agnosticism is not a reasonable option. (April 10, 2020)3975agnosticism,existenceofgod,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-69-the-facepalm-and-sigh-awards-covid-19-edition-april-3-2020--24802226https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24802226Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:41:53 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg does a whole episode of facepalm and sigh awards for some particularly poor examples of reasoning from various people talking about the COVID-19 pandemic. (April 3, 2020)3057coronavirus,covid19,facepalm,fallaciousreasoning,pandemic,philkallberg,sars-cov-2,sighfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-68-what-is-toxic-american-society-and-masculinity-march-27-2020--24486788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24486788Sat, 28 Mar 2020 02:38:50 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg works his way through an essay he prepared for the 2020 meeting of the society for Pentecostal Studies on masculinity and American society. Since the conference was canceled, he provides podcast...4332americansociety,masculineinfluence,masculinity,pentecostalstudies,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-67-pascal-s-wager-the-trolley-problem-and-the-coronavirus-march-20-2020--24121212https://api.spreaker.com/episode/24121212Sat, 21 Mar 2020 05:09:04 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, philosopher Phil Kallberg talks about the common claim that most of philosophy is useless for practical, real world problems. This week, he demonstrates why this is a foolish claim as Pascal's Wager and the...4005coronavirus,covid19,pascalswager,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlife,trolleyproblemfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-66-three-types-of-philosophy-march-13-2020--23892645Ambassador to Germany and compare the analytic, continental, and skeptical methods of philosophy. (March 13, 2020)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23892645Sun, 15 Mar 2020 09:10:31 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg gives out a face palm and sigh award to the US Ambassador to Germany and compare the analytic, continental, and skeptical methods of philosophy. (March 13, 2020)Ambassador to Germany and compare the analytic, continental, and skeptical methods of philosophy. (March 13, 2020)]]>3030analyticphilosophy,continentalphilosophy,philkallberg,skepticalphilosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-65-the-moral-argument-and-the-ontological-argument-march-6-2020--23561695https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23561695Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:08:48 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg plays a discussion he had with Suan Sonna of Intellectual Conservatism on the Moral and Ontological Arguments for God's existence. He makes a case for the soundness of these arguments. (March 6, 2020)4211existenceofgod,intellectualconservatism,moralargument,ontologicalargument,philkallberg,suansonna,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-64-how-not-to-argue-for-universalism-february-21-2020--23082905https://api.spreaker.com/episode/23082905Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:16:19 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg spends this week giving a face palm and sigh award to David Bentley Hart for a poorly argued article in the New York Times. He pulls several lessons on how to argue rationally and persuasively from...3721davidbentleyhart,hownottoargue,philkallberg,philosophy,universalismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-63-creation-science-and-evolution-old-earth-creationism-february-14-2020--22751854https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22751854Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:11:48 +0000WCAT RadioThis week, I make the case for Old Earth Creationism (OEC). OEC claims that the Earth is quite old and that God is responsible for Creation. I argue that there is a lot of physical evidence that indicates that the Earth is quite old and that this fact...4069faith,oldearthcreationism,philkallberg,philosophy,science,theexaminedlife,youngearthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-62-creation-science-and-evolution-was-the-flood-local-part-3-february-7-2020--22515228https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22515228Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:08:44 +0000WCAT RadioThis week, Rob and I conclude our discussion on the theory that Noah's flood was a regional event and spend some time examining the problems that arise from postulating a global flood. This is part three of three. (February 7, 2020)4020genesis,noahsflood,philkallberg,robrowe,theexaminedlife,thefloodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-61-title-creation-science-and-evolution-was-the-flood-local-part-2-january-31-2020--22336927https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22336927Sun, 02 Feb 2020 15:26:15 +0000WCAT RadioThis week, Rob Rowe and Phil Kallberg continue discussing many of the issues surrounding the interpretation of Genesis, and Rob lays out the case for Noah's flood being a regional, as opposed to a global, event. This is part two of three. (January 31,...3618bookofgenesis,noahsflood,philkallberg,philosophy,robrowe,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-60-creation-science-and-evolution-was-the-flood-local-part-1-january-24-2020--22006894https://api.spreaker.com/episode/22006894Fri, 24 Jan 2020 04:21:49 +0000WCAT RadioThis week, Rob Rowe and I begin a lengthy discussion on Noah's flood and the issues surrounding it. Rob and I begin by discussing the issues surrounding the interpretation of Genesis, and Rob explains his theory that Evolution fits neatly with the...4400evolution,genesis,noahsflood,philkallberg,philosophy,robrowe,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-59-debating-inerrancy-audience-q-a-post-debate-thoughts-and-unasked-questions-january-17-2020--21805004audience questions that there was not time to address at the event. (January 17, 2020)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21805004Sat, 18 Jan 2020 04:59:28 +0000WCAT RadioThis week I'm playing the audience question and answer section of the debate on inerrancy I did with David Van Bebber. I offer my thoughts and reflections of the debate and also answer the audience questions that there was not time to address at the...audience questions that there was not time to address at the event. (January 17, 2020)]]>5943bible,biblicalinerrancy,inerrancy,philkallberg,sacredscripturefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-58-debating-inerrancy-phil-kallberg-vs-david-van-bebber-january-10-2020--21529838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21529838Fri, 10 Jan 2020 04:07:23 +0000WCAT RadioOn January 6, 2020 in Springfield, MO I accepted an invitation to debate David Van Bebber over the nature of Biblical Inerrancy. This is the debate. (January 20, 2020)5280bible,biblicalinerrancy,davidvanbebber,debatinginerrancy,philkallberg,sacredscripture,scripture,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-57-creation-science-and-evolution-scarlett-clay-presents-biblical-creationism-part-two-december-27-2019--21123434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/21123434Fri, 27 Dec 2019 23:25:19 +0000WCAT RadioThis week Scarlett Clay responds to the standard objections to the idea that the Earth is young and we discuss how to interpret the first chapters of Genesis. This is part two of a two part episode. (December 27, 2019)4435genesis,philkallberg,philosophy,scarletclay,theexaminedlife,youngearththeoryfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-56-creation-science-and-evolution-scarlett-clay-presents-biblical-creationism-part-1-december-20-2019--20906084https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20906084Fri, 20 Dec 2019 03:38:27 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg engages Scarlett Clay, who explains and argues for Biblical Creationism, the view that God created the Earth in six days about six thousands years ago. This is part one of a two part episode....4205biblicalcreationism,philkallberg,scarlettclay,theexaminedlife,youngearthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-55-what-is-evidence-december-13-2019--20742380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20742380Sat, 14 Dec 2019 13:56:21 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg offers another offshoot episode of the series on Creation, Evolution, and Science. He examines what the nature of evidence is, and how we can recognize and understand evidence. He also gives out a...4351bartehrman,creation,evolution,philkallberg,philosophy,science,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-54-listener-feedback-november-29-2019--20356160https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20356160Fri, 29 Nov 2019 13:50:20 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg responds to some of the feedback the podcast has been getting, gives out another face palm and sigh award, and does more Calvin and Hobbes and Philosophy. (November 29, 2019)3274calvinandhobbes,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-53-an-argument-against-evolution-from-morality-november-22-2019--20178816cosmologist for arguing that physics proves that there is no afterlife. (November 22, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20178816Fri, 22 Nov 2019 03:01:37 +0000WCAT RadioThis week I argue that despite numerous claims to the contrary, Evolution cannot adequately explain the existence of morality. And I give the face palm and sigh award to a prominent cosmologist for arguing that physics proves that there is no...cosmologist for arguing that physics proves that there is no afterlife. (November 22, 2019)]]>4004afterlife,evolution,morality,philkallberg,physics,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-52-the-evolutionary-argument-against-naturalism-november-15-2019--20061474https://api.spreaker.com/episode/20061474Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:19:23 +0000WCAT RadioDrawing on the work of Alvin Plantinga, I explain what the Evolutionary Argument against Naturalism is, go through how it works, and attempt to demonstrate that believing in both Evolution and Naturalism is self-defeating. Also I give a CNET reviewer...4222alvinplantinga,evolution,naturalism,philkallberg,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-51-the-problem-with-scientism-november-8-2019--19923300https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19923300Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:52:59 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explains what Scientism is, what the problems with it are, and why it is a bad way to look at the world. Also he gives out another face palm and sigh award. (November 8, 2019)3505philkallberg,philosophy,scientism,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-50-50-episodes-a-summary-of-what-we-ve-covered-november-1-2019--19801794https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19801794Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:28:10 +0000WCAT RadioSince this is the 50th episode of this podcast, I take some time to run through and summarize all the prior episodes and talk about which ones I enjoyed the most. Here's to 50 more! (November 1, 2019)4487philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-49-metaphysics-from-edith-stein-and-aristotle-october-25-2019--19684359https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19684359Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:52:25 +0000WCAT RadioIn order to help lay a foundation for some upcoming episodes this week, Phil Kallberg goes over some aspects of the philosophy of Edith Stein and Aristotle's philosophy. Stein's Personal Core and Aristotle's substance share many features and Phil uses...3227aristotle,edithstein,metaphysics,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-48-peter-rasor-and-the-controversy-of-the-ages-part-2-october-18-2019--19571745https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19571745Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:04:14 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg talks to Peter Rasor about the book he co-authored, "The Controversy of the Ages: Why Christians Should not Divide over the Age of the Earth." Peter and Phil discuss the various issues surrounding...4449christianity,peterrasor,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-47-peter-rasor-and-the-controversy-of-the-ages-part-1-october-11-2019--19453442and we get into some of the history of the supposed conflicts between science and religion. This is part one of a two part episode. (October 11, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19453442Fri, 11 Oct 2019 04:42:53 +0000WCAT RadioI talk to Peter Rasor about the book he co-authored, "The Controversy of the Ages: Why Christians Should not Divide over the Age of the Earth." Peter tells me about what led to him writing the book and we get into some of the history of the supposed...and we get into some of the history of the supposed conflicts between science and religion. This is part one of a two part episode. (October 11, 2019)]]>3402peterrasor,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-46-creation-evolution-and-science-david-pallman-presents-a-case-for-intelligent-design-part-3-october-4-2019--19345125https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19345125Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:47:54 +0000WCAT RadioDavid Pallman of Faith because of Reason presents the case for Intelligent Design. In this episode David gives his criticisms of Young Earth Creationism and Theistic Evolution. I conclude the episode by doing a segment of Calvin and Hobbes and...4419creationists,davidpallman,evolution,philkallberg,philosophy,theisticevolution,youngearthcreationismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-45-creation-evolution-and-science-david-pallman-presents-a-case-for-intelligent-design-part-2-september-27-2019--19254339for Intelligent Design. In this episode David addresses the common criticisms of Intelligent Design and begins giving his criticisms of Young Earth Creationism. Also I gave out a face palm and sigh
award.This is part two of a three part episode.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19254339Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:12:06 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, David Pallman of Faith because of Reason presents the case for Intelligent Design. In this episode David addresses the common criticisms of Intelligent Design and begins giving his criticisms of Young Earth...for Intelligent Design. In this episode David addresses the common criticisms of Intelligent Design and begins giving his criticisms of Young Earth Creationism. Also I gave out a face palm and sigh
award.This is part two of a three part episode.]]>3662davidpallman,faithbecauseofreason,philkallberg,philosophyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-44-creation-evolution-and-science-david-pallman-presents-a-case-for-intelligent-design-part-1-september-20-2019--19159768foundations of science and some of the evidence and arguments for Intelligent Design. This is part one of a three part episode.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19159768Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:24:41 +0000WCAT RadioContinuing the series on Creation, Evolution, and Science, David Pallman of Faith because of Reason presents the case for Intelligent Design. In this episode we begin by discussing the foundations of science and some of the evidence and arguments for...foundations of science and some of the evidence and arguments for Intelligent Design. This is part one of a three part episode.]]>3446davidpallman,faithbecauseofreason,intelligentdesign,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-43-j-p-moreland-on-his-book-finding-quiet-september-13-2019--19022630https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19022630Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:38:45 +0000WCAT RadioThe excellent philosopher J.P. Moreland comes on the podcast to talk about his book on anxiety, "Finding Quiet." Dr. Moreland and I discuss his book and several other related issues. I also start a new segment on Calvin and Hobbes and Philosophy and...3823anxiety,calvinandhobbes,findingquiet,jpmoreland,philkallberg,philosophyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-42-creation-evolution-and-science-michael-jones-of-inspiring-philosophy-presents-theistic-evolution-part-2-september-6-2019--19022549Earth Creationism. Also Aristotle is a philosopher you should know about.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/19022549Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:37:03 +0000WCAT RadioMichael and I continue discussing Theistic Evolution. We get into abiogenesis, some philosophical critiques of evolution, some philosophy of mind, and the issues of interpretation regarding Young Earth Creationism. Also Aristotle is a philosopher you...Earth Creationism. Also Aristotle is a philosopher you should know about.]]>4069abiogenesis,aristotle,evolution,philkallberg,philosophy,philosophyofmind,theexaminedlife,theisticevolution,youngearthcreationismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-41-creation-evolution-and-science-micheal-jones-of-inspiring-philosophy-presents-theistic-evolution-august-30-2019--18954305https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18954305Fri, 30 Aug 2019 02:36:26 +0000WCAT RadioThis week I start a series on Creation, Evolution, and Science. Micheal Jones of Inspiring Philosophy returns to argue for Theistic Evolution. He argues for the reliability of Genesis, that Evolution is compatible with Creation, and that criticisms of...3004evolution,michaeljones,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlife,theisticevolutionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-40-why-conspiracy-theories-are-almost-never-a-good-explanation-august-23-2019--18894428https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18894428Fri, 23 Aug 2019 01:52:46 +0000WCAT RadioIn light of the conspiracy theories and accusations being thrown around after the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein I explain how inductive reasoning demonstrates that a conspiracy theory is almost never the best explanation of any event. I also give out...3146jeffreyepstein,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-39-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-wrapping-it-up-part-2-august-16-2019--18838328Foreknowledge View and offer my critiques, observations, and conclusions about all the views. This is part two of a two part episode. (August 16, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18838328Fri, 16 Aug 2019 20:37:02 +0000WCAT RadioI bring the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge to an end by summing up the five views, critiquing them, and attempt to draw some conclusions. In part two I sum up the Simple Foreknowledge View and offer my critiques, observations, and...Foreknowledge View and offer my critiques, observations, and conclusions about all the views. This is part two of a two part episode. (August 16, 2019)]]>4775divineforeknowledge,molinism,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-38-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-wrapping-it-up-part-1-august-9-2019--18784545Thomistic, and Open Theist views. This is part one of a two part episode. (August 9, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18784545Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:06:08 +0000WCAT RadioI bring the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge to an end by summing up the five views, critiquing them, and attempt to draw some conclusions. In part one I sum up the Reformed, Molinist, Thomistic, and Open Theist views. This is part one...Thomistic, and Open Theist views. This is part one of a two part episode. (August 9, 2019)]]>4863molinism,philkallberg,problemofdivineforeknowledge,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-37-the-face-palm-and-sigh-award-democratic-debate-edition-august-2-2019--18704449https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18704449Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:48:19 +0000WCAT RadioIn an attempt to raise the level of discourse in America, I devote a whole episode to giving out face palm and sigh awards to the Democrat Presidential Candidates who participated in this week's debates. They gave a lot of bad arguments and committed...4251democraticcandidates,facepalm,facepalmandsighaward,philkallberg,philosophy,presidentialdebates,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-36-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-simple-foreknowledge-view-from-philip-swenson-part-2-july-26-2019--18643074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18643074Fri, 26 Jul 2019 00:00:09 +0000WCAT RadioPhilip Swenson gives his assessment of the other proposed solutions to the problem of divine foreknowledge. This is part two of a two part episode. (July 26, 2019)3983divineforeknowledge,philipswenson,philkallberg,philosophy,problemofdivineforeknowledge,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-35-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-simple-foreknowledge-view-from-philip-swenson-part-1-july-19-2019--18601492the final of the major viewpoints on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge. This is part one of a two part episode. (July 19, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18601492Sun, 21 Jul 2019 03:23:14 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Philip Swenson comes on to present Simple Foreknowledge, the final of the major viewpoints on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge. This is part one of a two part episode. (July 19, 2019)the final of the major viewpoints on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge. This is part one of a two part episode. (July 19, 2019)]]>3427divineforeknowledge,philipswenson,philkallberg,philosophy,simpleforeknowledge,theologyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-34-justice-as-balance-and-the-press-july-12-2019--18533427https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18533427Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:35:18 +0000WCAT RadioDeparting from the normal show format this week, Phil Kallberg talks about a contemporary problem, the need for something to balance the power of the Press. I also touch on many related subjects like the nature of justice and how it can be understood...3708aristotle,philkallberg,philosophy,plato,powerofthepress,socrates,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-33-how-christians-should-engage-with-culture-june-28-2019--18461156https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18461156Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:19:08 +0000WCAT RadioThis week, Phil Kallberg presents an essay he has given at academic conferences on how Christians should attempt to engage with culture and give out a face palm and sigh award of the week to a prominent conservative commentator. (June 28, 2019)4698christiansandculture,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-32-pat-flynn-is-leaving-libertarianism-june-21-2019--18336684https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18336684Fri, 21 Jun 2019 12:27:31 +0000WCAT RadioIn this joint episode with Pat Flynn, Pat talks to me about the problems he sees with Libertarianism and it's ethical foundations. Thus he argues that Libertarianism is not a viable system. I attempt to argue that it can be if we limit the ideas of...4670ethics,libertarianism,morality,patflynn,philkallberg,philosophy,politics,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-31-fr-randy-soto-explains-the-catholic-perspective-on-inerrancy-june-14-2019--18269311https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18269311Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:46:20 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life with Phil Kallberg, Fr. Randy Soto, a sacred scripture scholar at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and Holy Apostles and Seminary in Cromwell, CT, gives his take on my podcast on inerrancy, explains the...4072biblicalinerrancy,philkallberg,plato,randysoto,sacredscripture,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-30-two-points-on-the-topic-of-biblical-inerrancy-june-7-2019--18205741https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18205741Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:06:13 +0000WCAT RadioThis episode is an expanded version of an essay I presented on Biblical Inerrancy at the 2019 meeting of SPS. First I argue that the term "inerrancy" is vague and often suffers from equivocation. Further I argue that the concept of "error" has shifted...4782bible,biblicalinerrancy,inerrancy,philkallberg,sacredscripture,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-29-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-open-theist-perspective-from-alan-rhoda-part-2-may-31-2019--18134198https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18134198Fri, 31 May 2019 15:04:54 +0000WCAT RadioAlan Rhoda and Phil continue discussing the Open Theist perspective. Alan responds to more objections to Open Theism, and also gives his assessment of the other perspectives. This is part two of a two-part episode. (May 31, 2019)3785alanrhoda,divineforeknowledge,opentheism,opentheist,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-28-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-open-theist-perspective-from-alan-rhoda-part-1-may-24-2019--18061080https://api.spreaker.com/episode/18061080Fri, 24 May 2019 06:22:52 +0000WCAT RadioContinuing the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge, Phil Kallberg welcomes Alan Rhoda on to present the Open Theist perspective. Alan explains the philosophical reasons for thinking that the future is open rather than fixed. This is part one...4506alanrhoda,divineforeknowledge,opentheist,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-27-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-thomistic-perspective-from-jonathan-augustine-stute-part-2-may-17-2019--17953323problem of Divine Foreknowledge with Jonathan Augustine Stute, and Jonathan assesses the other responses to the problem and explains why he rejects them. This is part two of a two-part episode. (May 17, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17953323Fri, 17 May 2019 04:10:27 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg continues discussing the Thomistic response to the problem of Divine Foreknowledge with Jonathan Augustine Stute, and Jonathan assesses the other responses to the problem and explains why he rejects...problem of Divine Foreknowledge with Jonathan Augustine Stute, and Jonathan assesses the other responses to the problem and explains why he rejects them. This is part two of a two-part episode. (May 17, 2019)]]>4147divineforeknowledge,jonathanstute,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-26-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-thomistic-perspective-from-jonathan-augustine-stute-part-i-may-10-2019--17891635https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17891635Fri, 10 May 2019 15:57:59 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, continuing the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge Phil welcomes Jonathan Augustine Stute on the show to present the Divine Timelessness perspective. Among other things Jonathan explains why Divine...4600deadphilosopherssociety,divineforeknowledge,jonathanstute,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-25-john-limanto-on-analytic-theology-and-molinism-may-3-2019--17824023https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17824023Fri, 03 May 2019 10:46:11 +0000WCAT RadioElaborating a bit on the problem of divine foreknowledge, Phil Kallberg talks to John Limanto about some of the practical theological and philosophical uses of Molinism. John is from Indonesia, and he explains why he sees a lot of value in Molinism,...5146johnlimanto,molinism,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-24-how-inference-to-the-best-explanation-demonstrates-that-christ-rose-from-the-dead-april-19-2019--17688722http://theweek.com/articles/758592/how-know-what-know Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on abduction. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abduction/ (April 19, 2019)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17688722Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:47:40 +0000WCAT RadioIn this Easter episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explains the type of reasoning called inference to the best explanation (IBE). He then uses IBE to argue that not only can it be demonstrated that Christ rose from the dead, but that all other...http://theweek.com/articles/758592/how-know-what-know Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on abduction. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/abduction/ (April 19, 2019)]]>4826ibe,inferencetothebestexplanation,jesuschrist,philkallberg,philosophy,resurrection,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-23-the-ontological-argument-with-ben-arbour-part-2-april-12-2019--17615470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17615470Fri, 12 Apr 2019 15:47:19 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg and Ben Arbour continue discussing the Ontological Argument for the existence of God. In the second half Phil throws every "good" objection to the argument that he can find at Ben and gives Ben the...4040benarbour,existenceofgod,ontologicalargument,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-22-the-ontological-argument-with-ben-arbour-part-1-april-5-2019--17543304https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17543304Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:12:03 +0000WCAT RadioPhil welcomes Ben Arbour for two special episodes discussing the Ontological Argument for the existence of God. In this first part Ben and Phil explain what the Ontological Argument is, what it attempts to do, and Ben gives his own take on how to make...4196benarbour,existenceofgod,ontologicalargument,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-21-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-molinist-perspective-from-peter-rasor-part-2-march-29-2019--17472224https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17472224Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:43:40 +0000WCAT RadioPhil and Peter Rasor continue discussing the Molinist perspective on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge. Peter explains why he thinks the objections to Molinism don't work and gives his thoughts on the other perspectives.. This is part two of a two...3093molinism,molinistperspective,peterrasor,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-20-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-the-molinist-perspective-from-peter-rasor-part-1-march-22-2019--17402794https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17402794Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:02:15 +0000WCAT RadioContinuing the series on the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge Phil welcomes Peter Rasor on the show to present the Molinist perspective. Peter explains what Molinism is and begins answering objections to it. This is part one of a two part episode....3441divineforeknowledge,molinism,molinistperspective,peterrasor,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-19-andrew-ike-shepardson-s-who-s-afraid-of-the-unmoved-mover-postmodernism-and-natural-theology-march-15-2019--17331120https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17331120Fri, 15 Mar 2019 14:04:07 +0000WCAT RadioIn this week's episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg welcomes Andrew Ike Shepardson to discuss his new book, "Who's Afraid of the Unmoved Mover? Postmodernism and Natural Theology." They discuss natural theology and the postmodern critiques and...4133andrewikeshepardson,naturaltheology,philkallberg,philosophy,postmodernism,theexaminedlife,unmovedmoverfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-18-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-a-reformed-theology-calvinistic-perspective-march-18-2019--17265631https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17265631Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:03:17 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of the Examined Life, Phil Kallberg and Tim Carter continue discussing and debating the Reformed Theology perspective on the problem of divine foreknowledge. Phil also shares some feedback the show has been getting. This is the second...3912divineforeknowledge,philkallberg,philosophy,reformedtheology,theexaminedlife,timcarterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-17-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-a-reformed-theology-calvinistic-perspective-part-1-march-1-2019--17196001https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17196001Fri, 01 Mar 2019 19:59:35 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg welcomes Tim Carter back on the program to explain the Reformed Theology perspective on the problem of divine foreknowledge. They discuss the nature of free will and many other related topics. This...3162divineforeknowledge,freewill,philkallberg,philosophy,reformedtheology,theexaminedlife,timcarterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-16-the-problem-of-divine-foreknowledge-and-contradictions-february-22-2019--17132219https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17132219Sun, 24 Feb 2019 15:59:21 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of "The Examined Life," Phil Kallberg explains what the Problem of Divine Foreknowledge is, briefly introduces the major response to it, and explains the nature of contradictions. He also gives out a sigh award of the week explains how...4256divineforeknowledge,existenceofgod,moralarguments,natureofcontradictions,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-15-abortion-and-arguing-from-the-extremes-february-15-2019--17048024https://api.spreaker.com/episode/17048024Fri, 15 Feb 2019 03:53:12 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg goes through the standard arguments for and against abortion and demonstrates how most arguments in favor of abortion appeal extreme, unusual, and rare cases. Also there is another face palm and sigh...3950abortion,facepalm,philkallberg,prochoice,prolife,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-14-sarah-geis-on-why-sincerity-isn-t-good-enough-february-8-2019--16981580https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16981580Fri, 08 Feb 2019 04:16:53 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg welcomes Prof. Sarah Geis on the program to discuss her third option for dealing with religious disagreement. Prof. Geis says that rather than just telling the truth, or showing love, we can learn to...5078philkallberg,philosophicalfoundations,sarageis,theexaminedlife,truth,truthinlovefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-13-narrative-bias-february-1-2019--16921466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16921466Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:20:11 +0000WCAT RadioPhil talks about what narrative bias is, where it comes from, why it's bad, and offers some advice on how to avoid it. He also gives out another face palm and sigh award and briefly explains Aristotle's argument for the unmoved mover. (February 1, 2019)4517aristotle,facepalm,narrativebias,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlife,unmovedmoverfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-12-american-society-is-not-masculine-it-s-feminine-january-25-2019--16838892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16838892Fri, 25 Jan 2019 13:45:16 +0000WCAT RadioIn the light of recent events like the APA's classifying masculinity as a problem, Phil challenges the prevailing wisdom that American culture and society is dominated by masculinity and argues that American society is actually primarily feminine....4095americansociety,femininity,masculinity,philkallberg,philosophy,socrates,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-11-how-should-we-address-poverty-january-18-2019--16747122https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16747122Fri, 18 Jan 2019 15:30:52 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode Phil tackles the difficult and complicated question of how society should deal with poverty. Is it best for the government to handle it? Is it best to leave it to charities? Phil looks at the evidence and attempts to draw some conclusions.3703aristotle,philkallberg,philosophy,plato,poverty,socrates,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-10-did-god-speak-to-socrates-january-11-2019--16686837https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16686837Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:58:59 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explores the question of what Socrates, the spiritual father of philosophy, thought about God. Did the actual God speak to Socrates and push Socrates into philosophy, or was something else going on?...3401god,philkallberg,philosophy,socrates,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-9-michael-jones-of-inspiring-philosophy-discusses-the-problem-of-hell-january-4-2019--16626601https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16626601Fri, 04 Jan 2019 10:59:00 +0000WCAT RadioIn this week's episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg discusses the apparent problem of hell with Michael Jones, who runs the Inspiring Philosophy channel on YouTube. Michael explains the choice model of hell and responds to several objections...3801heaven,hell,inspiringphilosophy,michaeljones,philkallberg,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-zach-young-s-theological-approach-to-existential-trauma-december-28-2018--16580139https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16580139Fri, 28 Dec 2018 05:04:58 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg interviews Prof. Zach Young, a Professor at River Valley Community College. In an essay, Prof. Young has advanced a theory that people who are undergoing intense suffering have lost the ability to...3880philkallberg,philosophy,suffering,theexaminedlife,zachyoungfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-some-reasons-to-trust-the-christmas-story-december-21-2018--16546933https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16546933Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:22:01 +0000WCAT RadioCan we know or prove the Christmas Story is true? In this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg lists some reasons why we can trust that the gospel authors were telling the truth when they wrote of the birth of Christ. (December 21, 2018)3952birthofchrist,christmasstory,gospel,philkallberg,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-tim-carter-responds-to-the-episode-on-evil-and-suffering-december-14-2018--16472643https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16472643Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:02:30 +0000WCAT RadioTim Carter took issue with a few of the points in Phil's previous episode "Why Evil? Exploring a Framework for Understanding Suffering" so they discuss Tim's concerns and end up exploring some different approaches to free will and its implications....4431freewill,philkallberg,problemofevil,suffering,theexaminedlife,theodicy,timcarterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-5-is-social-media-a-good-thing-december-7-2018--16410043https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16410043Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:43:26 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of The Examined Life, Phil Kallberg explores how social media like Facebook affects us and what we can do about it. (December 7, 2018)3772facebook,philkallberg,philosophy,socialmedia,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-the-importance-of-and-limitations-of-systems-november-30-2018--16349234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16349234Fri, 30 Nov 2018 13:29:59 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of "The Examined Life," Phil discusses the distinction between linear and system thinking and gives several examples of how various kinds and types of systems affect our lives. (November 30, 2018)3898catholicphilosophy,penguinsandwalruses,philkallberg,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-six-points-on-persuasion-from-thomas-aquinas-november-23-2018--16281278with people of differing ideals and it's far more likely that you will have a productive and substantive conversation. (November 22, 2018)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16281278Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:01:55 +0000WCAT RadioIt's Thanksgiving week. So to help you talk to your relatives about religion and politics, Phil presents six points on the art of persuasion from Thomas Aquinas. Use these points when you are speaking with people of differing ideals and it's far more...with people of differing ideals and it's far more likely that you will have a productive and substantive conversation. (November 22, 2018)]]>3441catholicchurch,catholicfaith,catholiclife,catholicphilosophy,philkallberg,thanksgiving,theexaminedlife,thomasaquinasfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-why-evil-exploring-a-framework-for-understanding-suffering-november-16-2018--16234989https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16234989Fri, 16 Nov 2018 04:15:49 +0000WCAT RadioThe question of why there is suffering and evil is one of the most fundamental and practical questions that everyone faces. In this episode of The Examined Life, Phil lays out a framework for understanding and making sense of the evil in the world and...3421catholicchurch,catholicfaith,catholiclife,evilintheworld,philkalberg,problemofevil,suffering,theexaminedlife,theodicyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-the-examined-life-november-9-2018--16174248https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16174248Fri, 09 Nov 2018 03:23:08 +0000WCAT RadioIn this inaugural episode, Phil Kallberg establishes the theme of his program. (November 9, 2018)3434catholicfaith,philkallberg,philosophy,theexaminedlifefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wcat-radio-i-thought-you-d-like-to-know-october-29-2018--16149135http://wcatradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/An-Ontological-Argument-Against-Agnosticism-for-MPS-2018.pdf (October 29, 2018)]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/16149135Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:54:48 +0000WCAT RadioIn this episode of "I Thought You'd Like to Know," Pat Flynn interviews Phil Kallberg concerning his article, "An Ontological Argument against Agnosticism." For a copy of the article, download from...http://wcatradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/An-Ontological-Argument-Against-Agnosticism-for-MPS-2018.pdf (October 29, 2018)]]>4384agnosticism,catholicapologetics,catholiclife,ontologicalargument,patflynn,philkallbergfalsefull