In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Paul Gould about his book A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It.


0:25 - Intro bits and pieces
3:44 - Welcome to Paul Gould
4:05 - Palm Beach Atlantic University and its apologetics programs
6:00 - Why is Paul’s book formatted the way it is?
9:18 - What is it about “story” that might be missing when we are doing apologetics?
11:54 - Bridging the gap between world views with story
15:36 - Meaning and story explaining our world
19:10 - The origin of life a signpost for theism
22:46 - How to tackle the “god of the gaps” objection
24:53 - The origin of mind (mind before matter)
34:21 - Accounting for objective moral realities
39:28 - How is happiness a signpost to God?
42:26 - What is happiness, and will “God make you happy”?
45:03 - Pain and the hypothesis of indifference vs. theism
48:10 - Why can there be only one true religion?
51:31 - Further Resources

RESOURCES:
A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It. https://a315.co/3lm3mRQ

Paul Gould’s website:
www.paul-gould.com

Paul Gould’s podcast, the Eudo Podcast:
https://a315.co/42m88PQ

Palm Beach Atlantic University Masters Programs:
https://pbaschoolofministry.com/mastersphilosophyreligion

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