Evangelization & Culture Podcast Is Belief Believable? w/ Dr. Christopher Kaczor
Mar 3, 2026
Dr. Christopher Kaczor, a philosophy professor and Catholic author, joins to tackle big questions about faith and reason. Short, sharp conversations cover why humans seek truth and how brokenness motivates growth. They discuss faith and science, the problem of evil, divine hiddenness, civil conversation across differences, and practical ways to cope with suffering.
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Engage Students With Questions Not Fights
- Teach and discuss difficult philosophical views collaboratively rather than as combative debates.
- Kaczor presents views (e.g., Aquinas) then asks students to propose their strongest objections to foster respectful exploration.
Science In Its Lane Doesn’t Disprove God
- The perceived conflict between science and faith often stems from conflating methodological materialism with ontological claims.
- Science studies measurable order, but that presupposes an intelligible universe—precisely a theological claim Genesis affirms.
Origins Don’t Determine Truth
- The genetic fallacy misjudges beliefs by origin; even consoling origins don't invalidate truth.
- Kaczor notes genuine religions often demand difficult moral teachings that cut against mere wish-fulfillment.
