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Send us Fan Mail Is Christianity a white man's religion? If not, given the extensive depth of theological and philosophical exploration done in the West, how do we present God, Gospel and Christ to the Eastern mind? Is it an attempt that ends up in compromising Biblical truths? Or won't merely preaching the Gospel be enough?! What is the need for these cultural gymnastics?! Jacob Cheriya...

Send us Fan Mail Is time travel possible? Well, it depends what we know of time. If B-Theory of time is true then we just need to build the vehicle that can do the job. In fact some claim that if the B-Theory of time is true then the Kalam Cosmological Argument will fail. Is that so? Ashish John, a physics teacher by profession, joins us to help us walk through this quagmire topic of time. Links a...

Send us Fan Mail Does quantum mechanics lend a escape hatch away from the cause of the universe? Just as the axe pre-existed in the form of iron and wood couldn't the universe have pre-existed in some form before the Big Bang? If everything must have a cause why must God be excluded? To answer these many other common objections to the Kalam Cosmological Argument Asher John of The Carpenter&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Alright fine! The universe has something behind it. But you still cannot say it is God who created it or that the force that created the universe is omnipotent or that it is even a personal mind! Why can't it be a force like gravity? Why can't it be the universe itself! Join us to explore the identity of the cause of the universe in this episode.  Links and citation: Cra...

Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest scientific discovery of recent past that shook atheist scientists was the expansion of the universe. An unchallenged field of scientific knowledge is that the universe is running out of the limited energy we have. What do these mean for the Christian? It means the evidence for a Creator is overwhelming! Tune in to know more. Links and citation: Craig, William La...

Send us Fan Mail If you start to count up from 0 to the largest number will you ever finish counting? It would take literally forever! How about starting to count down from the largest number all the way down to 0? Is it even possible to start, let alone asking how long it would take?! This impossibility faces anyone who says the universe never began to exist or has always existed. Join us to lear...

Send us Fan Mail Just because a sheep has a mother it doesn't mean that the herd (collection of sheeps) would have a mother too. So likewise, just because the things within the universe have a cause/creator it doesn't mean that the universe (collection of all things) has a Cause/Creator. Is that a solid objection? Nope, not really (well the sheep and the herd both have a shepherd so....)...

Send us Fan Mail If you say God always existed, why not say the same for the universe? If you say that God is 'timeless', what does that even mean? If there was no time prior to the Big Bang, how was God's relation to time? Is He still timeless now? In this episode we give you a sneak peek into the interesting area of God, time and eternity and conclude our look at the objections fr...

Send us Fan Mail Hypocrite! Biased! These are descriptions we don't want to hear. We sometimes assume that these don't apply to experts and the best minds out there. But it does apply to all. In continuation of our exploration of the creator behind the universe we take a pit stop to assess what and why one of the best atheist philosophers, J L Mackie, held out his objection against the c...

Send us Fan Mail The question remains: if the universe could really come from nothing, then why can't Beethoven or Bhagat Singh pop out of nowhere? If NOTHING created the universe, if really NO-THING created the universe then why the preference for universe(s) alone? Why can't anything and everything appear out of nowhere, from nowhere, and for no reason? How can the lack-of-anything (no...

Send us Fan Mail Why does it look like philosophers get stuck in mundane and trivial details blowing it out of proportions? For instance, do you think that if you were to 'imagine/conceive' in your mind Dora the Explorer popping into existence from thin air in your room that she could actually appear out of thin air in your room? No right!? But philosopher J L Mackie thinks so. We look a...

Send us Fan Mail ‘It’s impossible that you win the lottery’. Or wait; is it ‘it’s improbable that you win the lottery’? Maybe the right way to say is ‘it’s implausible’. What do these words mean? And why is it important that we know the difference to better articulate our points? In this episode Ankit rejoins Jacob to unpack what is meant by the terms possibility, probability and plausibility. Joi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Steven and Jacob explore what it means to deny ‘everything that begins to exist has a cause’ and what we truly mean by ‘nothing’. Join them as they continue exploring and explaining the Kalam Cosmological Argument in the Natural Theology series. Chapter markers:  00:00 Intro 00:50 Recap of last episode 01:27 Say it with us! 02:14 Meaning of Cause/Cuz/Because 02:56...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Steven and Jacob reflect on one of the most unique, respected and convincing argument that points towards God’s existence – the Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA). Join them as they begin exploring and explaining the first argument in the Natural Theology series. Chapter markers:  00:00 Intro 00:26 Recap of Kalam Cosmological Argument 02:15 How to disprove the Kalam...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with Season 4 of SAFT Podcast! Join Steven and Jacob as they reflect on the recently concluded Areopagus 2022 and share thoughts on what they learned from the sessions, which session was the most underrated yet the best one at the conference and what’s in store over the coming weeks for the Natural Theology series (the series where we explore in depth and at ease the m...

Send us Fan Mail In this final episode of this year and Season 3 of SAFT Podcast, Jacob and Steven come on for the first ever live video episode. We’ll be signing off this year by looking at the burden of proof that falls on the Christian and the atheist when one affirms/denies claims such as the universe began to exist. Why is it that many people find the reasons given for many arguments unconvin...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine you have multiple pieces of data or facts before you. How do you make sense of it? Well you could try and draw up a theory or explanation that best explains the facts at hand. Enter Inductive Arguments. For example the resurrection of Jesus Christ has many historical facts attached to it (like the empty tomb, the martyrdom of the disciples etc.) Did the disciples steal the...

Send us Fan Mail What do some of the famous arguments for God’s existence have in common? They’re all deductive arguments. They are air-tight in their formulation. The first step to truly understanding these arguments is understanding the nature of deductive arguments. What does it take to disprove them? What makes them air-tight? Join us to find out! Chapter markers:  00:00 Intro 01:14 What are D...

Send us Fan Mail In the previous episodes we concluded our section on 'knowing Christianity is true'. In this episode we begin our quest on 'showing Christianity is true'. Join us this time as we begin exploring the question of how to show Christianity is true. The central challenge is how can a Christian who may claim to have personal experience of God present to others that h...

Send us Fan Mail Last time we looked at the intriguing concept of ‘properly basic belief’ and what it means to us when we ask the question ‘how can I know that God exists’. In this episode we conclude the dialogue on how we can know Christianity is true by analyzing the role arguments play here. If I can know that God exists through the inner witness of the Holy Spirit then do I even need argument...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with episode two of Natural Theology!! Throughout this series we explore in bite-sized format the question if there are any good arguments for the existence of God. Last time we discussed the self-authenticating inner witness of the Holy Spirit and the role it plays in our knowing that Christianity is true. But can it justify our belief in God even if there are argumen...

Send us Fan Mail Our most exciting brand new series is here! Natural Theology!! Throughout this series we explore in bite-sized format the question if there are any good arguments for the existence of God. If you’ve wondered that yourself or know someone who has, then this is the series to be on the lookout for. Kicking off our first episode of this series is the returning SAFT duo as they grapple...

Send us Fan Mail Theology was crowned the queen of sciences by Thomas Aquinas. In this second part we look at whether philosophy trumps theology by the magisterial use of reason or whether theology reigns as king over philosophy. Unpacking this question is none other than Dr. William Lane Craig, one of the world’s leading philosopher and theologian. Dr. Craig expounds on what it takes for a philos...

Send us Fan Mail Missing body cold cases have two aspects: a 'fuse' of events that uniquely lead up to the crime and 'fallout' of events because of the crime that will turn the world upside down for those involved. Just like decades old cold cases, the life of Jesus is a part of history that awaits inquiry to unpack the truth. What happens when J Warner Wallace, a former atheis...

Send us Fan Mail How effective are arguments? It’s a question often raised towards the effectiveness of apologetics. But the question also touches upon the much important domain of enquiry: how do I know for sure God exists? Enter the self-authenticating witness of the Holy Spirit. In this one-off episode the SAFT Podcast duo makes a short, fun and casual return to look at apologetics arguments, h...