by Karlo Broussard | Aug 30, 2017 | Audio, Catholic Answers Live, Podcast
Audio Download There are various types of arguments for God’s existence. Do they all carry the same weight? Or are there some better than others? Questions Covered: 16:04 – Why do Thomas Aquinas’ 5 proofs conclude with the existence of God? 29:34 –...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 7, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Can the universe be a mere brute fact? Can we say, “The universe just exists and that’s that—it has no explanation at all”? Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, thinks so. In a recent interview with Phil Torres at salon.com,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
It never ceases to amaze me how so many things in life can be a point of departure for reasoning to God’s existence. For example, I look at a cup suspended above the ground due to the causal activity of the desktop, the desk’s legs, the ground, etc. and realize that...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 21, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
After reading some exchanges on Facebook that were inspired by my recent blog posts concerning miracles, it became clear I need to explain exactly what a miracle is. A miracle is defined as an extraordinary sensible effect wrought by God that surpasses the power and...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 12, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Skeptics argue that miracles are impossible because the laws of nature are necessary. A miracle, they argue, involves a violation of a law of nature. But the laws of nature cannot be violated. Therefore, miracles must be impossible. One modern skeptic of repute who...