Big Questions

Worldviews, truth, and why the old questions still matter.

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Thinking in 2023A short history of how the west has decided what's true, from faith to reason to post-truth, and why that fight shapes our culture today.

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Faith in the 21st CenturyAre the Big Questions Dead?Or have we just forgotten why they matter?

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Faith in the 21st CenturyThe Making of EverythingWhy is there something rather than nothing? A plain walk through the cosmological argument and what kind of cause a universe would need.

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Faith in the 21st CenturyWe All BelieveRomans 1 says everyone knows God is there. I used to think that was silly, until I noticed how even famous atheists live as if He's real.

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Faith in the 21st CenturyThe Inescapable GodFree will, morality, human rights, and meaning only make sense if God exists. Even when we deny Him, we can't help living like He's real.

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Faith in the 21st CenturyHiking Boots and WorldviewsMy cheap boots failed me on an Alaskan mountain. Choosing a worldview works the same way: you need one that explains the world and holds up in real life.

Cover of Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman: two figures in yellow suits with TV sets for heads on red.

The Dumbing Down of America: An Intro to Neil Postman in 4 QuotesAn introduction to Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death through four quotes on TV, the news, technology and how they've shaped American thinking.

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