How Today’s Parenting Is Hurting Kids

02/28/24 • 58 min

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Greg talks about how today’s parenting is hurting kids, then he answers questions from callers about whether it’s okay for a church to host a debate with an atheist and what to say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done. Topics:

Commentary: How today’s parenting is hurting kids (00:00)
Is it wrong for a church to host a debate between an apologist and an atheist since a Christian might be swayed by the atheist’s arguments? (39:00)
What can I say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done? (51:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

How touchy-feely parenting and therapy have created the loneliest, most helpless, depressed, and fearful young people ever by Abigail Shrier
Temple Grandin film
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
Order the Reality live stream
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace

Commentary: How today’s parenting is hurting kids (00:00)
Is it wrong for a church to host a debate between an apologist and an atheist since a Christian might be swayed by the atheist’s arguments? (39:00)
What can I say to someone who rejects God because of things the church has done? (51:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

How touchy-feely parenting and therapy have created the loneliest, most helpless, depressed, and fearful young people ever by Abigail Shrier
Temple Grandin film
Reality Student Apologetics Conference – March 22–23, 2024 in Philadelphia, PA; April 19–20, 2024 in Augusta, GA
Order the Reality live stream
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner Wallace

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Interview: J.P. Moreland – The Substance of Consciousness

Greg talks to J.P. Moreland, author of The Substance of Consciousness, about the significance of the topic of our souls, developing our soul, reasons to think we have a soul, whether we could be in a simulation, machines becoming conscious, and more. Topics:

Interview: J.P. Moreland, author of The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism (00:00)
What’s the significance of this discussion for Christians? (14:00)
What is a soul, and what does having a soul mean for developing virtue in that soul? (22:00)
Why think we have a soul? (34:00)
Do you think souls are gendered? (50:00)
Are we in a simulation? (51:00)
If machines ever become conscious, would that prove we don’t have a soul? (53:00)
Quick thoughts on near death experiences (56:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

J.P. Moreland’s Website
The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism by J.P. Moreland
The Soul: How We Know It's Real and Why It Matters by J.P. Moreland (This is the one to read if you’re starting out on this topic.)
Body & Soul: Human Nature the Crisis in Ethics by J.P. Moreland and Scott Rae
Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality by J.P. Moreland and Gary Habermas

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Critical Theory’s Oppression by Ideology

Greg answers a question about critical theory and relativism, comments on the idea of oppression by ideology, and answers questions about whether it’s okay for a Christian to own a gun and how a husband should navigate having a wife who thinks he’s unintelligent. Topics:

Is critical theory related to relativism? (02:00)
Commentary: Critical theory’s oppression by ideology (22:00)
Is there a biblical reason for a Christian to own a gun, and would it be okay for him to use it? (28:00)
How should I navigate fulfilling my biblical role as a husband when my wife thinks I’m unintelligent? (37:00)

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