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  • The Ugly Source Of Scientism – Ep.325 – Scientism & Secularism – How Scientism Changed The Universities – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

    The Ugly Source Of Scientism – Ep.325 – Scientism & Secularism – How Scientism Changed The Universities – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    Jun 9 2025
    The Ugly Source Of Scientism Where did scientism come from? What is the ugly source of scientism? Would anyone be shocked to learn that the love of war and government overreach has led to negative outcomes? This includes universities divorcing their ethics lessons from everything but the humanities. Now, the source for moralism in college is...football? TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:19 - Scientism Has Led To Increased Hostility Towards Christianity 02:11 - Scientism Has Hurt The Church 03:56 - Scientism Attempts To Redefine Faith & Christianity 10:50 - Scientism Has Hurt Christian Parents 13:58 - Where Did Scientism Come From? 16:58 - We Used to Be A Proper University 21:45 - War & Government Changed University Education Forever - Shocking! 29:53 - The Burden Of Ethics Fell Onto The Humanities & Sports 32:16 - Aristotle, Moses, Jesus...Joe Montana? 33:47 - Where We Now Find Ourselves 34:58 - The Church Now Has An Opportunity 36:42 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    37 m
  • Scientism Ruins Lives – Ep.324 – Scientism & Secularism – Why Scientism Matters – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

    Scientism Ruins Lives – Ep.324 – Scientism & Secularism – Why Scientism Matters – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    Jun 2 2025
    Scientism Ruins Lives Now that we've defined scientism, we have to talk about why it matters. How scientism ruins lives of us in our so-called modern world. It is exactly those ideas that the West, western science, and Christianity helped to bake into the culture that are eroding away. It's almost like a foundation has been replaced with sand and it's shifting. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:46 - Why Should We Care About Scientism 03:52 - Scientists Puts Moral & Spiritual Claims Outside Consideration 06:12 - The Rise Of Scientists That Want To Tell You How You Ought To Live 08:00 - Scientism Makes Doubting Christianity & Western Philosophy A Default 10:05 - Scientism Has Negatively Shifting Our Culture 11:35 - Example - Oprah, 9-11, And Scientism 14:42 - Scientism Interrupts Truth To Satisfaction Knowledge 17:05 - Scientism Destroys Duty And Virtue Morals 21:13 - Scientism Destroys Freedom & Leads To Moral Bankruptcy 23:31 - Scientism Destroys Actual Tolerance Of People 30:24 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    32 m
  • Defining Scientism – Ep.323 – Scientism & Secularism – The (Scientistic) Air We Breathe – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

    Defining Scientism – Ep.323 – Scientism & Secularism – The (Scientistic) Air We Breathe – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    May 26 2025
    Defining Scientism We kick off our book on scientism by doing what we always advocate for - defining our terms. Here, J.P. Moreland is defining scientism and explaining exactly why it is a dangerous ideology. We then go on to list a few examples from the world of politics, social advice, government schools, and even scientists themselves. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:59 - The Scientific Air We Breathe 04:22 - Defining Scientism 06:10 - Examples Of Scientism 07:36 - Stem Cell Research Scientism Example 09:05 - Responding To The Example 10:54 - Reasoning Comparison Advice Scientism 14:04 - Scientism Is The Required Dogma In California Government Schools Example 16:51 - Scientism From Scientists Examples - Strong & Weak Versions 20:29 - Conclusion LINKS: 07:13 - Finding Truth by Nancy Pearcy Playlist BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Introduction To Moreland & His Book – Ep.322 – Scientism & Secularism – Forward & Intro – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

    Introduction To Moreland & His Book – Ep.322 – Scientism & Secularism – Forward & Intro – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    May 19 2025
    Introduction To Moreland & His Book We kick off our book looking at not only the introduction of the book, but the introduction to Moreland and who he is and his background. This is a wonderful reading on the science background of J.P. Moreland and shows us why he's the guy to write a book on scientism and its dangers to the Church and the world. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - Raising Up A Generation Of Daniels In A Babylonian World 05:20 - Patrick Is Already Having An Issue With Something 06:55 - The Issue Of Scientism Christians Should Have 08:07 - The Background Of J.P. Moreland, Scientist & Philosopher 15:21 - The Issue Not With Science But Scientism 18:12 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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  • Book 13 Announcement – Cave To The Cross Apologetics

    Book 13 Announcement – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    May 12 2025
    Book 13 Announcement Wow, has it been 13 books already? Why, yes it has. Book 13! This week is introduction week and the links to the book are in this description. Hope you can join us starting next week! BOOK LINKS: Scientism and Secularism - Learning to Respond to a Dangerous Ideology by J.P. Moreland Kindle Paperback Audible (FREE With Membership) Logos J.P. Moreland Website All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    3 m
  • Miracle Claims Vs. Hume – Ep.321 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 5

    Miracle Claims Vs. Hume – Ep.321 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 5
    May 5 2025
    Miracle Claims Vs. Hume And as we wind down our takedown of Hume, we take one final look at Miracle Claims vs. Hume. We address the valid question about competing miracle claims as well as looking at if the Western worldview has outpaced the belief in miracles. Is it over? Have miracles been knocked out of the picture? Well - I didn't hear no bell. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - We Wouldn't Want Hume To Be Biased - Right? 01:52 - What About Competing Miracle Claims? 03:05 - Answering The Objection About Competing Claims 05:59 - Contemporary Of Hume Critical 07:07 - Not All Systems Claim Miracles 07:53 - Not All Miracle Claims Are Equal 12:05 - We Should First Check Our Presuppositions Before We Deny Miracle Claims 15:33 - A Shift In The Western Worldview Against Miracles 22:39 - Do Modern People Even Believe In Miracles? 26:29 - Modern Academia Needs To Recognize Its Bias 28:58 - Conclusion LINK: 11:15 - Duane Miller Miracle BOOK LINKS: Main Book - Miracles by Craig Keener: Kindle Hardcover Logos ChristianBook.com Other Book - Miracles Today by Craig Keener: Kindle Paperback Audible Logos ChristianBook.com All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    30 m
  • Hume’s Biased Naturalism – Ep.320 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 4

    Hume’s Biased Naturalism – Ep.320 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 4
    Apr 28 2025
    Hume's Biased Naturalism Coming into the final episodes of this book, we go after Hume's naturalism being viewed as unbiased science. In fact, it is biased, can't help but be biased, and by claiming not to want to take sides in religious debates...takes sides in religious debates. Hume's biased naturalism has been unchallenged in academia, but not here on this highly, HIGHLY respected show. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:11 - The Biased Naturalism In-Group Of History Keeps Out Miracle Claims 03:54 - Biased Naturalism Don't Even See Their Own Presuppositions 05:37 - Naturalists & Miracles Should Meet Each Other On Their Presuppositions 09:00 - Naturalists Don't Want To Accept Others' Experiences 12:58 - History Bringing In Those Scary Religious Nuts 16:14 - Critiquing Not Letting Miracles Into History Explanations 23:28 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Main Book - Miracles by Craig Keener: Kindle Hardcover Logos ChristianBook.com Other Book - Miracles Today by Craig Keener: Kindle Paperback Audible Logos ChristianBook.com All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    24 m
  • Hume Humiliated In History – Ep.319 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 3

    Hume Humiliated In History – Ep.319 – Miracles – Developing Hume’s Skepticism Toward Miracles – Part 3
    Apr 21 2025
    Hume Humiliated In History After looking at the science and philosophy of Hume, we now look at his take and impact on history. With looking at how the academy views the science of history we see that Hume is humiliated in history because he helped change what good history actually looks like. We discuss what that looks like and the repercussions here. Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 03:39 - Answering The False Principle Of Analogy For Miracles 05:25 - Defining History To Exclude The Possibility Of Miracles 10:23 - Prejudging History Before Looking Into It 12:07 - A Naturalism Of The Gaps 14:08 - History Is A Series Of Unique Events Just Like Miracles 17:25 - The Problem With Ruling Out Miracles As A Unique Kind Of Event 23:16 - When Only Natural Scientists Try To Answer Why The Civil War Began 25:03 - Conclusion BOOK LINKS: Main Book - Miracles by Craig Keener: Kindle Hardcover Logos ChristianBook.com Other Book - Miracles Today by Craig Keener: Kindle Paperback Audible Logos ChristianBook.com All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    27 m
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