Is there evidence for God’s existence? In this episode we continue our discussion with Dr. Michael Rota about his new book Taking Pascal’s Wager: Faith, Evidence and the Abundant Life. This time we briefly canvass some issues he discusses in parts 2 and 3 of the book, including:

a cosmological argument that there’s at least one necessary bein g

that there’s at least one necessary bein g a fine-tuning argument that there’s an intelligent designer of the universe

the multiverse hypothesis as an explanation for apparent fine-tuning

hypothesis as an explanation for apparent fine-tuning the problem of evil

the problem of of divine hiddenness

the role the resurrection of Jesus plays in justifying Christian teachings

plays in justifying Christian teachings the relevance of looking into the lives of exemplary Christians, like the fascinating people he discusses in part 3 of the book

Of course, the book boldly plunges into several hard topics, and we can only scratch the surface here. A serious inquirer should read this accessible, well-crafted book, and even delve into the many important sources he cites in it.

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