{"id":37979,"date":"2016-09-26T14:54:23","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T18:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=37979"},"modified":"2016-09-26T14:54:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T18:54:23","slug":"podcast-152-dr-michael-rota-on-evidence-for-the-christian-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-152-dr-michael-rota-on-evidence-for-the-christian-god\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 152 &#8211; Dr. Michael Rota on evidence for the Christian God"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6905\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-37979-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities152.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities152.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities152.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities152.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=37979-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/p\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities152.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities152.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Is there <em>evidence<\/em> for God&#8217;s existence? In this episode we continue our discussion with Dr. Michael Rota about his new book <a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0830851364\"><strong><em>Taking Pascal\u2019s Wager: Faith, Evidence and the Abundant Life<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. This time we briefly canvass some issues he discusses in parts 2 and 3 of the book, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a <strong>cosmological argument<\/strong> that there&#8217;s at least one necessary bein<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-37980\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-University-of-St-Thomas.jpg\" alt=\"michael-rota-university-of-st-thomas\" width=\"400\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-University-of-St-Thomas.jpg 400w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-University-of-St-Thomas-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-University-of-St-Thomas-90x93.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>g<\/li>\n<li>a fine-tuning argument that there&#8217;s an intelligent designer of the universe<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>multiverse<\/strong> hypothesis as an explanation for apparent fine-tuning<\/li>\n<li>the problem of <strong>evil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the problem of of divine hiddenness<\/li>\n<li>the role the <strong>resurrection of Jesus<\/strong> plays in justifying Christian teachings<\/li>\n<li>the relevance of looking into the <strong>lives of exemplary Christians<\/strong>, like the fascinating people he discusses in part 3 of the book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, the book boldly plunges into several hard topics, and we can only scratch the surface here. <strong>A serious inquirer should read this accessible, well-crafted\u00a0book<\/strong>, and even delve into the many important sources he cites in it.<\/p>\n<p>[spp-tweet tweet=&#8221;Is there <em>evidence<\/em> for God&#8217;s existence?&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mikerota.wordpress.com\/\">Dr. Rota\u2019s home page<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Taking-Pascals-Wager-Evidence-Abundant\/dp\/0830851364\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1474238165&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=rota%2C+taking+pascal%27s+wager\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37967 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-Taking-Pascals-Wager-Faith-Evidence-and-the-Abundant-Life.jpg\" alt=\"michael-rota-taking-pascals-wager-faith-evidence-and-the-abundant-life\" width=\"279\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-Taking-Pascals-Wager-Faith-Evidence-and-the-Abundant-Life.jpg 400w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-Taking-Pascals-Wager-Faith-Evidence-and-the-Abundant-Life-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Michael-Rota-Taking-Pascals-Wager-Faith-Evidence-and-the-Abundant-Life-90x134.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stthomas.edu\/catholicstudies\/faculty\/dr-michael-w-rota.html\">Dr. Rota @ the University of St. Thomas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0830851364\">Taking Pascal\u2019s Wager: Faith, Evidence and the Abundant Life<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B01D8W6ISO\">kindle<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/cosmological-argument\/\">cosmological argument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/teleological-arguments\/#CosFinTun\">fine-tuning arguments<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/philosophicaugustine.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/17\/physicist-leonard-susskind-on-fine-tuning-for-life\/\">Physicist Leonard Susskin on the apparent fine-tuning of our cosmos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Roger White,\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/philpapers.org\/rec\/WHIFAM\">Fine-tuning and multiple universes<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/kierkegaard\/\">S\u00f8ren Kierkegaard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/philosophy.nd.edu\/people\/faculty\/peter-van-inwagen\/\">Peter van Inwagen<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0199543976\"><em>The Problem of Evil<\/em><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B001P05NBK\">kindle<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Eleonore Stump\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0199659303\"><em>Wandering in Darkness: Narrative and the Problem of Suffering<\/em><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/B00N4V6SY4\">kindle<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Gary Habermas, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.garyhabermas.com\/articles\/southeastern_theological_review\/minimal-facts-methodology_08-02-2012.htm\">The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection of Jesus<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Acts 2:22-24<\/li>\n<li>This episode&#8217;s <strong>thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/lo-fi_is_sci-fi\/This_Silent_Bloody_Night\/lo-fi_is_sci-fi_-_This_Silent_Bloody_Night_-_10_Phase_IV\">Phase IV<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong> by lo-fi is sci-fi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there evidence for God&#8217;s 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