by Karlo Broussard | Nov 21, 2023 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Scientism rears its ugly head again: Scientism is the philosophical worldview that states only the methods of modern science can give us real knowledge. This is clear from the meme: science is the only one that gives us knowledge that the black cat is in the dark...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 7, 2023 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Imagine if someone with a decent platform got on Youtube or Twitter and said, “I think we’re overly focused on a rational approach to COVID-19 issues and vaccines. We should pay more attention to our emotions about these things.” What sort of response would there be?...
by Karlo Broussard | May 24, 2023 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
News flash: “Catholicism is “Bull#!*%” Hmmm…news to me, but apparently not to one of our followers: The reason? The Church teaches, “Death was contrary to the plans of God the Creator and entered the world as a consequence of sin” (Catechism of the Catholic Church...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 18, 2021 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
During the question-and-answer session after a talk I gave in Illinois, a military man posed an objection against the existence of absolute truth. It went something like this: If truth were absolute, then there wouldn’t be disagreement among people. Since there is...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 22, 2021 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
In a previous article, we looked at the nature of the soul and left off with some important questions. Can the soul continue to exist after the death of the body? If so, can it be destroyed? Let’s consider these questions here. The key to answering the question of...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 4, 2021 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
If you bring up the topic of the soul, it’s not uncommon for folks to give you a blank stare. And even if folks do have something to say about it, they often think of it as some separate thing in us that’s interacting with our body—like how a puppeteer might...