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Feb 2020
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Sunday School: "I'll Believe In God If Y...

Pat Flynn
About this episode

Eric (co-host of Sunday School) has an older friend named Chuck who used to be Christian and then became agnostic a few years ago, around the same time as his brother. Chuck's brother said that if we (Eric and Pat) could answer these 7 questions without reference to faith, a "Holy Book", or a "prophet", then he would believe in God again. Plus, he said he would give us a jar of hot sauce. Sweet!

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Recommended Resources & Related Episodes

For a more in-depth explanation of arguments for God's existence, please reference my series (and companion) on natural theology here.

Also, you can hear my (Pat's) conversion story on Polycarp's Paradigm here.

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