#24 – “Can You Prove It?” Knowledge in an Age of Skepticism

“The certainty problem has crept in and polluted the whole enterprise of knowing.” - J.P. Moreland. In this episode, J.P. and Stan have a practical discussion about how to engage with the cultural obsession with a narrow definition of certainty. In this podcast, we discuss: What is skepticism? How did it become a cultural “virtue”? Why doubting everything is more dangerous than you think What are the different forms of skepticism? How should we engage with different kinds of skeptics? How can a broad understanding of the history of ideas benefit us when addressing skepticism? Is there a legitimate place for skepticism? What is the Problem of the Criterion? What is the difference between the methodist approach and the particularist approach to the Problem of the Criterion? Why should we reflect on the way we engage with knowledge claims? The big three categories in philosophical thought: What is real? What can we know? What should we do? Resources and Citations: P. Moreland and William Lane Craig, Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview - Chapter 4, The Problem of Skepticism Dallas Willard, Hearing God