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The Transcendental Certitude of Metaphysical First Principles

How do we really know that basic metaphysical principles, such as, that contradictions in being are impossible, are both certain and transcendentally true? That is, how do we have perfect certitude that they apply validly to every possible thing, including the God of classical theism? Some have argued that the principle of non-contradiction (PNC), which states that the same thing cannot both be and not be in the same respect, applies merely to macroscopic reality – to the humans and horses and even bugs we see in the full size world of our normal experience. They claim, in the name of science, that at the submicroscopic... Read More

What Life is Like When you Are not Alive

Ever wonder what it is like to be in the next life, that is, to be dead? (I thought it... Read More

I’m Not a Christian, But I’m Fascinated by the Incarnation

As a secular Muslim, I see the Incarnation (the embodiment of God the Son in human flesh)... Read More

Free Will Disproved by Science?

For those who reject the notion of free will, our experience of making our own decisions... Read More

How the Blessed Mother Can Answer All Those Prayers

Skeptics have long objected to Catholicism on grounds that it is obvious that the Blessed... Read More

Presentism and Infinite History

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” While the world definitely... Read More

Using the Kalaam Argument Correctly

In recent years, one of the most popular arguments for the existence of God has been the Kalaam... Read More

Traversing an Infinite?

God created the universe a finite time ago, but there’s a question of whether we can... Read More

What’s Wrong with the Countdown Paradox?

Sometimes defenders of the Kalaam cosmological argument defend its second premise... Read More

Did God Command Genocide in the Old Testament?

The heart and foundation of Christianity is belief in a God who is worthy of worship:... Read More

What Science REALLY Says About the Soul (& Life After Death)

If you’re not following the debates on all things scientific and religious, it’s easy... Read More