The Thinker: Epistemology Consultant: Recent Episodes
Dr Owen Anderson
I still remember when I first discovered that we can have knowledge. And not just trivial knowledge. We can have knowledge of the most important topics humans can think about. Would you like to show it is clear that God exists? Or that we can know the highest good? Join me as the epistemology consultant as I take questions about knowledge.
The hiddenness of God proves that the atheist and fideist is alienated from his Creator.
Is this just a neat miracle added by the disciples after the fact to make the life of Jesus more interesting? Or does it have a greater meaning than that?
"judge not lest ye be judged," have you ever heard that verse misused? Here Jesus tells us what will judge and it should work the fear of God into us.
In this verse, we get another look at what it means to be wise. And we find a surprising story in Psalm 107 about the work of the Lord.
Psalm 106:13-15. These three verses give us three important principles for the Christian life.
Jesus says to his disciples he is not simply a spirit but is flesh and bones. He is raised as a body soul unity. This verse is often used against the gnostics, but it is equally an argument against those who say that God is always flesh and bones.
Anxiety levels are the highest they have ever been. What does Proverbs say is the cure for this?
ASU closes the Lewis Center and what will happen to free speech? Are conservatives too dangerous to present their ideas at secular universities?
Dr. Anderson joins Seth Leibsohn to discuss ASU's Master's degree in social justice and left-wing advocacy.
The Seth Leibsohn Show. Are conservative whistleblowers treated differently at secular universities? Dr Anderson talks with Seth Leibsohn about his experiences at ASU
Is God distant? Has He left us to ourselves? Do we have reason to complain and grumble?
What is the "one faith" in this chapter? It has to do with this: the just shall live by faith.
Here we look at Nehemiah's focus and how he responds to hearing that the people of God are in great trouble.
Do you have a law written on your heart? Is it just your conscience or something else? What is human nature and how is the law related to human nature?
The fool says there is no God, God does not know the right say, and instead follows his own path, and it leads to ruin. Then he rages against God.
In one sentence, the Apostle Paul defends Christianity. If there is no resurrection, then Christ is not raised. And if Christ is not raised there is no hope.
In Acts 18:19 and 19:8 we find examples of Paul reasoning with others about the Gospel and his example of when to discontinue conversation.
In this episode, Dr. Owen Anderson and Dr. Jonathan Barth talk about what it means to be Reformed. They discuss God's sovereignty, the traditionally Reformed, the 5 Solas, the 5 points o the Reformation, the presuppositions of the Reformation, the Westminster Confession and London Baptist Confession, and being doxologically Reformed. Below you will find more information for each of them including their ASU faculty pages, their Amazon Author pages, their Youtube Channels, and their podcast links. The audio-only version of this episode can be found on their podcasts. Owen Anderson Youtube: youtube.com/drowenanderson Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Owen-Anderson/e/B002KYU040?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1655690981&sr=8-1 Webpage: www.drowenanderson.com Anchor/Podcast: https://anchor.fm/drowen-anderson Sermons/Pastor info: https://hccphx.org Jonathan Barth YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/professorbarth Personal website: http://www.professorbarth.com Book for sale: https://www.amazon.com/Currency-Empire-Seventeenth-Century-English-America/dp/1501755773/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jonathan+barth&qid=1655691846&sr=8-1 Sermon Audio: https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/phxrefbap/sermons/speakers/Jon%20Barth/
Acts 4:20, Peter and John witnessed a miracle. There are only so many possible explanations for this miracle. Was it an uncaused event? Was it from Satan / Lucifer? Or was it by God in the name of Jesus?
In Acts 2 we see this prayer (Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do) answered. What does that teach us about culpable ignorance?
1 Samuel 15 says both that God regrets and that God does not regret. Is this just a contradiction in scripture?
God is both the creator and the ruler. Each creature lives according to its nature. Each creature, that is, but one.
What does God's discipline look like and how does it work in the life of a believer? Here we see Israel confess the sin of having one after idols.
Joshua 7 shows us how God disciplines his people to remind them of his holiness and to cleanse them from remaining sin.
How can you recognize a false prophet? Moses says that they might be able to do a sign or wonder. But you should recognize them by what they say about God. What is it?
Elon Musk says that he is only medium happy, that he is lonely, and that death will be a relief. He also thinks that death is needed because people don't change their minds and older rulers are out of touch. But we learn here that the problem isn't age but wisdom. As the Fool said to King Lear: You shouldn't have grown old until you grew wise.
Here Dr. Anderson looks at C. S. Lewis, Roger Scruton, Plato and the Platonic view of art, and King David in the Psalms and general revelation. The beauty of holiness.
Jesus explaining to Nicodemus what it means to be born again must explain the human condition before God.
God the Good Shepherd, working for the glory of His own name. Israel had profaned the name of God wherever they went but God works to give them a new heart and cleanse them.
Dr. Owen Anderson and Greg Goodrich (Gateway Community College) discuss why we need arguments to know God.
From the General Revelation Institute's Spring 2022 Intensive at Arizona Christian University. How does the Bible describe the atheist? It is broader than just the philosophical materialist. The atheist denies that God is involved in human history. God does not see and does not act.
Why is there war? Amos gives us an answer that takes our eyes off ourselves and puts them on God.
Franklin humorously wanted to attain moral perfection. To do this he listed virtues, ordered his day, and self-examined his progress. He also wrote a prayer and a creed. Did he get it right?
How can we prevent violent factions from destroying the Union of popular government? Can the differences between religious factions be resolved through the use of reason?
Does everyone know God? What is unbelief? What about Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Cicero? How do we suppress the truth? Are there two kinds of belief or just one? What is a weak will and how does it relate to unbelief?
This article says that our problem is linear time. To solve the "pernicious contradictions" in physics we need to look to the ancients and rethink time. The solution is something called "spacekime." What are these pernicious contradictions? Here I list several that "spacelime" will not help the materialist resolve.
What can Genesis 1:1 tell us about basic philosophical questions? What has existed from eternity? What is our highest good?
Did an advanced team of aliens create the universe? Or do we live in a simulation? Here Dr. Anderson discusses the method for coming to knowledge about origins.
Dr. Anderson considers a "new" view of the universe to answer: has the universe existed from eternity?
Would finding aliens change anything? Here Dr. Anderson considers 10 things that would stay the same and also gives a list of first contact questions.
Is The Book of Enoch accurate about what happened with the Sons of God and the daughters of men? What is the true prophecy of Enoch? And what sign accompanied it?
The prophet Habakkuk teaches us that the just shall live by faith. He also instructs us on the providence of God in judging and reproving. He points us to the source of our joy.
Bart Ehrman gives his theory about how Christians invented the idea that Jesus was a god and where the virgin birth fits in.
William Lane Craig and Bart Ehrman debate the resurrection. Is the evidentialist right to argue from the empty tomb to the resurrection to the existence of God?
In these passage some read that we can become divine. Or that we can know God but not be transformed. Is that true?
Have you ever wondered “where is God?” The Psalmist struggles through that question here and helps us refocus.
In Ezekiel 33 and 34 we find God using the image of the Good Shepherd and looking for His lost sheep.
In this episode the epistemology consultant answers questions about who owns what and how we can know if we are helping others.
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In this episode Dr Anderson, the epistemology consultant, considers questions about the afterlife including how to avoid heaven.
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In this episode we handle two questions. One is about love and the other is about aliens.
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Is this episode Dr Anderson, the epistemology consultant, takes questions from the audience about whether or not we live in a hologram and if we can avoid doing philosophy.
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What are conspiracy theories? What is it to conspire? And why are there divisions? In this episode we consider some of these questions with Dr Anderson the epistemology consultant.
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What is philosophical mentorship?
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