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  • Other Sources Of Knowledge – Ep.330 – Scientism & Secularism – The Availability Of Non-Scientific Knowledge
    Jul 14 2025
    Other Sources Of Knowledge Well, if science doesn't give us all knowledge, what are other sources of knowledge? Well here are three areas where we not only obtain knowledge but we tend to have more confidence in it - than even science. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 02:04 - Science Is Showy, Philosophy Is Talky 05:16 - Scientism Has Invaded The Church 07:56 - Scientism Diminishes Other Disciplines That Provide Truth 09:14 - Why Reject Weak Scientism Specifically 12:20 - Weak Scientism Gives Too Much Weight To Claims And Not To Underlying Assumptions 14:03 - Weak Scientism Gives Don't Give Enough Weight Underlying Assumptions Deserve 15:38 - What View Makes Better Sense Of Reality 19:37 - 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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  • Weak Scientism Is Weak – Ep.329 – Scientism & Secularism – Why Weak Scientism Is No Better
    Jul 7 2025
    Weak Scientism Is Weak Ok, strong scientism is bad because it denies any other field the ability to provide truth and in making the claim it becomes self-refuting. But what about weak scientism which lets a few areas have their claims to help support the Science(TM)? Well even weak scientism is weak and must be rejected. Find out why in this episode. Or comment on it without watching it like the atheists do. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 02:04 - Science Is Showy, Philosophy Is Talky 05:16 - Scientism Has Invaded The Church 07:56 - Scientism Diminishes Other Disciplines That Provide Truth 09:14 - Why Reject Weak Scientism Specifically 12:20 - Weak Scientism Gives Too Much Weight To Claims And Not To Underlying Assumptions 14:03 - Weak Scientism Gives Don't Give Enough Weight Underlying Assumptions Deserve 15:38 - What View Makes Better Sense Of Reality 19:37 - 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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  • Lairs, Evils Beasts, Lazy Gluttons – Ep.328 – Titus 1:10-12 Sermon – Cave To The Cross Apologetics
    Jun 30 2025
    Lairs, Evils Beasts, Lazy Gluttons We are taking a break for the 4th of July weekend but you can listen to the message I taught on Titus 1:10-12 to my (Patrick's) church's college group. Here I discuss the types of false teachers Titus will encounter on the island of Crete and why the Greeks on Crete are like the way they are. Having been reading Greek writings this year has helped in the background prep of this. Who knew a classical education and its content would help with learning?! All episodes, short clips, & blog - https://www.cavetothecross.com
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    23 m
  • Presuppositions Of Science – Ep.327 – Scientism & Secularism – Scientism Is the Enemy of Science – Cave To The Cross Apologetics – Part 2
    Jun 23 2025
    Presuppositions Of Science We look at how scientism destroys science by denying the ability to do science. How is that the case? Because scientism denies the six presuppositions of science. We discuss that here. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 02:59 - Science Has Presuppositions 04:53 - Presupposition #1 - A World Exists Outside Of Humanity 07:09 - Someone Actually Thinks There Isn't?! 09:17 - Presupposition #2 - The Nature Of The World Is Orderly 16:33 - Presupposition #3 - Objective Truth Exists 18:54 - Presupposition #4 - Humanity Is Able To Discover & Know Truth 25:38 - Presupposition #5 - Values & Oughts Exist 28:43 - Presupposition #6 - Laws Of Logic & Mathematics Exist 31:29 - But Scientists Still Believe These Things - Exactly 32:25 - 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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  • Scientism Is Self-Refuting – Ep.326 – Scientism & Secularism – Scientism Is Self-Refuting & Scientism Is the Enemy of Science – Cave To The Cross Apologetics – Part 1
    Jun 16 2025
    Scientism Is Self-Refuting Now that we've defined our terms about scientism, what makes it so dangerous? Here we introduce that scientism is self-refuting. This matters because the claims scientism makes means that it then makes science impossible to do. Moreland gives six presuppositions that actual science rests upon and in upcoming episodes we'll look at those presuppositions. TIMELINE: 00:00 - Introduction 03:09 - Strong Scientism Is Self-Refuting 04:32 - What Self-Refuting Actually Means 06:24 - Examples Of Self-Refuting 08:29 - Wrong Vs. Self-Refuting Claims 10:51 - Why Is Strong Scientism Self-Refuting? 12:21 - No Amount Of Research Will Change It 14:40 - Scientism Is the Enemy of Science 15:25 - Scientism Actually Destroys Science 16:41 - Philosophical Presuppositions To Do Science 19:39 - 6 Presuppositions One Needs To Do Science 21:22 - The Issues Scientism Has With The 6 Presuppositions Of Science 22:18 - 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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  • 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
    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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  • 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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    22 m