What happens when someone who was on their way to becoming a Catholic priest walks away from God entirely? In this episode of Theological, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Cade Bradley — a self-proclaimed atheist, former devout Catholic, and one-time aspiring seminary student — for one of the most honest, nuanced, and thought-provoking conversations the show has ever had. Cade didn't drift away from faith casually. He read the Summa Theologica. He attended a Catholic film college to evangelize the world. He was preparing to enter a cloistered monastery. And then, at age 20, he asked himself one question: does the strength of my belief match the strength of the evidence? His answer changed everything. In this episode, Shabbos and…
The level of care necessary to keep a human infant alive is so phenomenal that the continuation of the species is something too few appreciate as a daily miracle.
Why does God allow evil and why doesn’t He punish it immediately? In this clip from Theological, YouTuber Mike Jones (@InspiringPhilosophy) explains to host, Shabbos Kestenbaum divine justice, mercy, and why the Book of Job refuses to give a simple answer to suffering. They dive into: Why God has the right to judge and why judgment is delayed Why a “perfect world” isn’t the world that produces triumph Job, suffering, and the claim that loss isn’t the final word. Subscribe for more conversations on faith, philosophy, and the hardest questions.
The great abstractions of good and evil, pleasure and pain, are sometimes sliding down our shin. The post The Problem of Painful Socks appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag The Problem of Painful Socks The great abstractions of good and evil, pleasure and pain, are sometimes sliding down our shin. TakiMag Somewhat to my surprise, I have developed for the first time in my life an allergy to the elastic in my socks. I suppose it serves me right for having bought cheap pairs on the internet, which are probably manufactured in conditions of the utmost pollution and the cheapest labor. At any rate, I wake up in the night with an intense itching just above my ankle, exactly where the tops of my socks reach. Of course, I then do exactly what any doctor would tell me not to do, namely scratch…Open
