What is TRUTH? | Practical Wisdom Podcast
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- In this thought-provoking discussion with Samuel Marusca, John Lennox shares his profound insights about truth, science and faith, blending his profound knowledge of mathematics and science with his unwavering faith in God.
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SUMMARY:
3:11: 📚 John Lennox discusses the concept of truth, challenging the idea that science is the only way to truth and emphasizing that truth is ultimately a person, Jesus Christ.
8:40: 🤔 Reason and revelation are not in opposition, but rather work together to understand the truth about God.
13:58: 📚 Lennox discusses the importance of defending the faith and the different categories of evidence.
20:53: 🤔 Faith is not blind and requires evidence; moral and truth relativism are not practical; Big Bang theory confirms the idea of a beginning.
27:56: 🌍 Lennox suggests that science is influenced by Aristotle's ideas of the eternity of the universe hindering the consideration of the biblical worldview of the beginning of the universe.
35:48: 📚 Lennox discusses the relationship between biology, evolution, and atheism, highlighting that atheism cannot be logically deduced from biology and that the neo-Darwinian synthesis is now being challenged within the scientific community.
42:10: 🌌 Lennox discusses the Aristotelian view of the universe and the concept of multiple dimensions, suggesting that there may be another dimension beyond death.
53:07: 📚 There are clues in nature and the human genome that suggest the existence of an intelligent mind behind them.
56:27: 🤔 The debate between science and God is still relevant, but there is a shift towards focusing on meaning and identity; Christians should engage with other worldviews and religions.
1:04:02: 💡 The importance of defending and bringing meaning into people's lives through intellectual credibility and moral effects is crucial for universities and Christians.
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God bless this man! He has a genuine enthusiasm that is contagious. I'm delighted to find myself smiling while listening.
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Me too ❤
Because he's saying the things you want to hear, he's confirming what you want to believe, if he talked against your position you would say he was a fool.
@@Shytot-1 I made no mention of the content of his speech but only his behavior.
@@ceddebruxelles So you don't agree that the content is pure garbage, then you must have already been captured, I'm sorry about that.
Lennox has fruits of the Spirit. Love joy peace patients gentleness goodness faith kindness self-control
Wisdom, insight and prudence too..
John Lennox is absolutely one of the best speakers in explaining in layman terms. Most of us are not scientists or a professor. I love it he is a Christian and put it all together with science. A great man.
Really? I am amazed anyone takes him seriously. He literally doesn't explain anything, just preaching.
Maybe there are issues with your listening and attention skills🙏@@aleksandarlikic7460
Once I came across John Lennox on youtube, I can't stop listening to his very thought-provoking discussions.
Thank you, he's a very humble man of faith. I've prepared another interview with him on AI which I hope to publish in November.
He needs some counselling from a belief system abuse psychotherapist. Most Christian apologists need such real ✔️ checks. G'day.
@Practical.Wisdom No he's not. He must know that most of what he says is outright wrong and designed to deceive.
@@redmatters9318Open your mind, open your heart, truth is……
@rdekemper Try to open the door to your jail cell and think for yourself.. you are born you live for a short while then you die...that's it! While you're alive , stay strong, help others and try to do good for society and the planet. Open your mind to Tinkum Olam. G'day 🇦🇺 🪃 Australia.
It amazes me how the most intelligent people can explain complex things in the most efficient, simple ways. Thomas Sowell is another gifted mind.
Indeed, John Lennox, Thomas Sowell, David Berlinski, Keith Ward, Gary Habermas and many others are powerful resources.
like that under all the particles and subparticles discovered by the scientific method, there is Jesus just being the Truth?
Why does the Trinity not appear in the Bible?peace
There's a famous quote from Einstein that I have on a plack when he said, "if you can't explain it simply, then you don't understand it well enough."
You must be joking with us, god is a given when you give ultimate questions a pass.
Give us a break, please.
Those with one foot in fantasyland authorize themselves to weigh-in on whatnot as if Earth had gravity-free zones & magic.
The religious don't have ears to hear, the books of God are filled with faith & prayers:
Nothing fails like prayers in a children's hospital, the religious are only into convincing themselves.
Rabbi Podium Jockey should not take himself so seriously, nobody should.
The religious have no quality-controls.
God knows, god helps those helping themselves is a saying because gods have a perfect record of nothing doing outside of fiction. One might expect a deity to make itself known to everyone without work performed in interpretations of old literature by guys like our verbose podium jockey. Who in their right mind promotes travel as if best done with one foot in fantasyland vocabulary. Freud wrote the antidote to Christianity is literacy. Nothing fails like prayer in a children's hospital, and these wolves in sheep's clothing advocate prayer & faith verbiage. Even Jesus Christ said faith was worthless if you can't move mountains by issuing voice commands.
What is moral or ethical about suggestions of travel with one foot in some religious fantasyland?
A house divided cannot stand.
We vote because Christians have no quality-controls, & we desire those governing not making suggestions travel is best done with one foot in someone's fantasyland.
'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.''
Come, let us worship Jesus.
Let us all forget it was secular law & order ending the inquisitions & witch-killings.
Let us forget we have a saying: God helps those helping themselves, because gods have a perfect record of doing nothing.
Let us ignore nothing fails like prayer in a children's hospital.
Let us ignore a wicked generation seeks signs.
Theologians grant the titles to each other without a deity certification.
A deity unable to be acknowledged by everyone is a forgery based on literature.
Oppression builds character among the dominated.
Who do you think nailed the king of the Jews, when Imperial Rome controlled temples & publications?
Just for the fun of it, have their Messiah say render to Caesar?
My sheep hear my voice.
Think not I come with peace, but sword.
The literate of the age; built religions & made propaganda, devalued the currency, too.
Marvel not I say you are all gods, and so on & so on.
Faith is a fantasyland term, & the Christians hate to hear it.
If faith had any value, then you could move mountains by voice-command.
We know there is no god outside of fiction.
Freud wrote the antidote to Christianity is literacy.
The Christians slapped their books on the Old Testament, & the Mormons glued theirs on to them both, thus proving Christians lack quality-control.
Think not I come with peace, but sword.
I come to divide this that and the other thing, & I give you tax exempt status.
When you realize the Gospels are mythology based on Greek epics - Dr. Dennis MacDonald
Am I the only one who has to rewind every once in a while to catch up with his logic. Brilliant.
And you know his logic actually makes sense because his a briallian mathematician
NOOOOOO! I'm constantly doing it to take notes and write down books and authors.
@@odzychris7996 hahaha
heck, yeah
No don't worry! I just listen to it over and over!
When someone loves to question and has the courage to use the brain, you feel often very much like an alien. A lot of Christians are so scared to combine faith with science. I love to listen to John Lennox. It's challenging because I didn't go to university. But even with my 70 years it makes me hungry for more to learn. 🙂 Thank you for the Video!
Humility brings great learning and wisdom. Thank you Yeshua for John Lennox.
Amen
Amen brother Amen. Without humility you can’t see truth/wisdom absolutely beyond yourself, it is because God made everything this way and is the ultimate psychologist and sooo beyond human psychology and he is the ultimate in every other field as well. The holy spirit lives in my heart, thank you Jesus, Jesus lives
My admiration for Prof Lennox is without boundaries. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, intellect and WISDOM with us.
Thank you for your kind comment! I read some of the comments to John and he was very happy to see people found this conversation helpful!
Lennox is unable to distinguish between reality and fairy tales!
He lacks proper knowledge!
He does not understand science!
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1) I admire the KNOWLEDGE and WISDOM of the GREATEST, WISEST and ONLY PERFECT MAN who ever existed here on earth -- the LORD JESUS CHRIST/SON OF GOD (Matt. 1:18, Mark 1:1, John 10:36)/MAN (John 8:40)/FLESH AND BONES (Luke 24:39) and won't give my admiration to anyone less.
2) Whatever admiration given to imperfect human beings here on earth won't make, even one step closer to SALVATION/ETERNAL LIFE in the KINGDOM OF GOD.
3) But giving the ADMIRATION and PRAISES to the LORD JESUS CHRIST/SON OF GOD for the TRUTH he revealed which are all written in the HOLY BIBLE (KJV) would make ALL THE WAY to SALVATION/ETERNAL LIFE in the KINGDOM OF GOD/FATHER (John 14:6).
Religion is bullshit
@@Practical.Wisdom
What do you mean? I can prove logically God is an ABSOLUTE he logically exists. It is simple to demonstrate a false scientific hypothesis. If I demonstrate a hypothesis is A is B, ILLOGICAL IMPOSSIBLE CONTRADICTION, it is an ABSOLUTE FALSE SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS. For example, the ONTOLOGICAL EPISTEMOLOGY ARGUMENT
A is B
A is non conscious non intelligent non being non moral non legal non just caused the A is B illogical impossible contradiction effect of
B your conscious intelligent being moral legal and just
This is an ABSOLUTE FALSE SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS never evidenced in nature or labs but
A isn't B the law of non contradiction evidenced in nature and labs all day long
A law of abiogenesis caused the effect of
A law of abiogenesis
A is A
B law of biogenesis causes the logical non contradiction effect of
B law of biogenesis
B is B
This is an ABSOLUTE a true scientific hypothesis A isn't B. Simple eh bro. I will debate anyone and end the argument in mere minutes.😅😊
Lennox interviews/debates never disappoint!
Funny he disappointed me the first time i watched and that was the last time , claims of faith are not science.
Lennox is up their with Stephen hawking as a defiler of science and leading science down the path of superstition and ignorance.
Smug and self-satisfied windbag.
He makes so many great points
@@Bones151 No he doesn't, he demonstrates how apologists always use the same nonsense arguments and how many ignorant fools who can't or won't think for themselves are happy to swallow them.
@cliveadams7629 so because you disagree your supposedly more intelligent. That's a very interesting assumption. 🤔 it's always about intelligents yet Dr. Lennox is a Mathematician, and college professor. Very good observation on your part 👏👏👏
Truth is a Person. Profound revelation. I love it. ❤
Wow. Prof. John Lennox is one of the greatest minds today, great interview!
Please tell me how his mind is great? 🤔
@nathanngumi8467. Surely you are being ironic. This guy is a buffoon.
You must question your own mind for that answer.@@mattikaronen7728
He is great bcs he confirms yr presuppositions?
@@awoj51 how soo? Please elaborate..
Loved this. Prof Lennox was so relaxed, eloquent and full of wisdom. I could listen to him for hours.
I guess if I am relaxed and eloquent that makes whatever made up stuff I come up with real and the truth
In his nike air max.
How does launching a strawman attack on him advance the conversation?
@@ntsokolomemani3874Nice gotcha.
I feel the same listening to Sam Harris.
I could cry at how wonderful this made me feel. I’m a bit of a ditz but I still I understood the concepts and complex words in their contexts! Hooray for teachers that actually teach 🙏🏾😭
I love listening and learning from John Lennox!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️
Thank you for your interest! Stay tuned for my upcoming Practical Wisdom Conference with John scheduled to be published here in December.
John, I love your wisdom and your soul. The problem with so many doubters is the question of suffering. This is the unanswerable question…I’m glad you brought this up at the end of your talk. I’d like to hear much much more about this because I think it holds so many people back.
To answer the doubters on suffering is an easy one ,
I believe suffering is a consquence of sin, as the Catholic church teaches.
Would love to meet Profesor Lennox and have a conversation with him. Great Interview! God bless you both.
Amen! I would never want to Curse him for having a conversation with me. It would be like me having a conversation with a rock😅😂
Agreed.
This very important interview really opened my mind and further strengthened my faith in GOD. Also arouse my interests to read Prof. Lennox's books after C.S. Lewis.
Practical wisdom thank you for having Dr. Lennox as your guest.
Dr. John Lennox is fearlessly real and bold.
Thank God.
Sir John lennox thank you for speaking the truth because so many people are afraid of speaking the truth, sir John lennox GOD will continue to bless you in everything
There has never been a time when listening to Dr. Lennox that I've walked away ignorant.
I love this man. He truly uses his intellect to glorify God who bestowed it to him. His humility is astonishing. God bless him.
Glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for my next episode with John on AI.
3:11: 📚 John Lennox discusses the concept of truth, challenging the idea that science is the only way to truth and emphasizing that truth is ultimately a person, Jesus Christ.
8:40: 🤔 Reason and revelation are not in opposition, but rather work together to understand the truth about God.
13:58: 📚 John Lennox discusses the importance of defending the faith and the different categories of evidence.
20:53: 🤔 Faith is not blind and requires evidence; moral and truth relativism are not practical; Big Bang theory confirms the idea of a beginning.
27:56: 🌍 The speaker suggests that science is influenced by Aristotle's ideas of the eternity of the universe hindering the consideration of the biblical worldview of the beginning of the universe.
35:48: 📚 The speaker discusses the relationship between biology, evolution, and atheism, highlighting that atheism cannot be logically deduced from biology and that the neo-Darwinian synthesis is now being challenged within the scientific community.
42:10: 🌌 The speaker discusses the Aristotelian view of the universe and the concept of multiple dimensions, suggesting that there may be another dimension beyond death.
53:07: 📚 There are clues in nature and the human genome that suggest the existence of an intelligent mind behind them.
56:27: 🤔 The debate between science and God is still relevant, but there is a shift towards focusing on meaning and identity; Christians should engage with other worldviews and religions.
1:04:02: 💡 The importance of defending and bringing meaning into people's lives through intellectual credibility and moral effects is crucial for universities and Christians.
Recap by Tammy AI
Thanks for the recap!
Nothing fails like prayer in a children's hospital.
What is moral or ethical about suggesting people believing they hear the voice of god, or understand the mind of a deity by the bible?
Has anyone, ever, seen a deity do anything outside of fiction? Don't you think if a deity exits & everyone is not aware of it, then the deity title is being fudged a tad bit? The Christians slapped their books on the OT, & the Mormons glued theirs on to them both.
Professor John Lennox is a showman, of the lord Monkton, God of the gaps, sophistry kind.
Any deity outside of fiction which is unknown to everyone is bearing witness to fudging the deity scam, producing theater in an immoral or unethical space.
It was secular law & order ending the witch-burning & inquisitions of those with special relationships with fiction.
Christians don't have any quality-control, so we vote to govern away from those proposing we travel best with one foot in fantasyland. He preaches to the choir & all he has to do is be cheerful, name drop, & sell books. Freud wrote the antidote to Christianity is literacy. Gods, outside of fiction, have a perfect record of doing nothing, so we have a saying: God helps those helping themselves. Even Jesus, The Nailed, knows faith is worthless if you can't move mountains by voice-command.
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1:05:55 🙊The end of religious blabbering.
You must be joking with us, god is a given when you give ultimate questions a pass.
Give us a break, please.
Those with one foot in fantasyland authorize themselves to weigh-in on whatnot as if Earth had gravity-free zones & magic.
The religious don't have ears to hear, the books of God are filled with faith & prayers:
Nothing fails like prayers in a children's hospital, the religious are only into convincing themselves.
Rabbi Podium Jockey should not take himself so seriously, nobody should.
The religious have no quality-controls.
God knows, god helps those helping themselves is a saying because gods have a perfect record of nothing doing outside of fiction. One might expect a deity to make itself known to everyone without work performed in interpretations of old literature by guys like our verbose podium jockey. Who in their right mind promotes travel as if best done with one foot in fantasyland vocabulary. Freud wrote the antidote to Christianity is literacy. Nothing fails like prayer in a children's hospital, and these wolves in sheep's clothing advocate prayer & faith verbiage. Even Jesus Christ said faith was worthless if you can't move mountains by issuing voice commands.
What is moral or ethical about suggestions of travel with one foot in some religious fantasyland?
A house divided cannot stand.
We vote because Christians have no quality-controls, & we desire those governing not making suggestions travel is best done with one foot in someone's fantasyland.
'Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.''
Come, let us worship Jesus.
Let us all forget it was secular law & order ending the inquisitions & witch-killings.
Let us forget we have a saying: God helps those helping themselves, because gods have a perfect record of doing nothing.
Let us ignore nothing fails like prayer in a children's hospital.
Let us ignore a wicked generation seeks signs.
Theologians grant the titles to each other without a deity certification.
A deity unable to be acknowledged by everyone is a forgery based on literature.
Oppression builds character among the dominated.
Who do you think nailed the king of the Jews, when Imperial Rome controlled temples & publications?
Just for the fun of it, have their Messiah say render to Caesar?
My sheep hear my voice.
Think not I come with peace, but sword.
The literate of the age; built religions & made propaganda, devalued the currency, too.
Marvel not I say you are all gods, and so on & so on.
Faith is a fantasyland term, & the Christians hate to hear it.
If faith had any value, then you could move mountains by voice-command.
We know there is no god outside of fiction.
Freud wrote the antidote to Christianity is literacy.
The Christians slapped their books on the Old Testament, & the Mormons glued theirs on to them both, thus proving Christians lack quality-control.
Think not I come with peace, but sword.
I come to divide this that and the other thing, & I give you tax exempt status.
When you realize the Gospels are mythology based on Greek epics - Dr. Dennis MacDonald
What a great man full of wisdom grace and humility. Thank you dear Prof Lennox. Watching from Birmingham, Brian
Like all true scientists, the wisdom of the Bible permeates his thought processes, and the pursuit of the truth in our life is blessed by God, and Dr Lennox is an excellent example.
That's so true.
Lennox is not a scientist. He poses a such from the state of his brainwashedness. He cannot look at his babble from a distance!
It was wonderful to hear Mr Lennox say " this is the best interview I have ever done " . I have watched countless interviews/debates involving John Lennox , and I have never seen his demeanor so relaxed . One can see that he is truly enjoying himself in this interview .. Your smile after hearing him say this shows that his comment was not scripted . It must of felt fantastic .. I have liked & subscribed Sir ...
Same here :-)
You can tell he's brilliant, and he loves God the Creator and His Word, such a great man, God bless this treasure of a man.
That was my favourite part! (Among many)
@@asha6822 - Amen asha6822 !
John Lennox no doubt is the C.S. Lewis of our time.
Another bourgeois Christian windbag.
was lewis also a mason who flashes the signs non stop? wont shock me ...they all are , Gods actual servants , were in the streets doing all the work he commanded and not even 1 soul knows about it , these guys are the wolves in wool Jesus warned about , even though i admit they are good at making atheism look weak , its apart of their deception , they are most interested in winning your heart so you follow their doctrine which leads to hell .... take your tips from them to fight atheism , go for it , stay away from their christian doctrine ....its always a lukewarm gospel of some truths and many lies.
He is a C S Lewis's student, after all
Yes indeed. But he also brings certain skills to the table that Lewis couldn't. He has helped me enormously with my thinking and faith..
@@mcmanustony no I don't brother
John,your wisdom comes from above!
If wisdom comes from above. Why are there stupid people
OMG, it is very refreshing analysis about Truth and Christianity. Thanks for sharing it!
John lennox is one of the greatest gift for this generation, remain bless
John Lennox God bless you Sir ,explanation without boundaries
Aww, what a nice way for Mr. John Lennox to end his time with Samual, saying that it was one of his best interviews. He’s done a ton of interviews so that’s a very kind compliment❤❤
Thanks for watching until the end!
I love John Lennox. He is very intelligent and I have learnt a lot from him
Thank you for your interest.
I thoroughly enjoyed this so much. I love Dr Lenox, and the interviewer was very respectful.
Im so privilege to have met John a number of times. A lovely humble man
My 43 years mother of five children, gave birth to me in a very precarious situation being at home. At last in maternity, I was delivered by c-section after a failed forceps procedure in 1953. I thank God for being alive because my parents, if they weren't Christians, probably would have decided on an abortion. The moral Christian view is why I live today with faith in Jesus Christ, Who first suffered for me before my own individual suffering, with a meaning for eternal life. I love God and I believe He loves me as mankind he died for. I have decided to accept Jesus, repudiate sin but love the sinner.
Managerial Truth (joke) - A man flying in a hot air balloon realizes he’s lost. He spots a man below and shouts, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised my friend I’d meet him half an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The man below replies, “Yes. You’re in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re at 40 degrees latitude and 58 degrees longitude.” The balloonist says, “You must be a manager.” The man replies, “I am! How did you know?” The balloonist says, “Everything you told me is technically correct, but it’s of no use to anyone.” The manager retorts, “You must be an engineer.” The balloonist says, “I am! How did you know?” The manager replies, “Well, you don’t know where you are or where you’re going, but you expect me to solve your problem. You’re in the same position you were before we met, but now it’s my fault!”
I know I say this on every video I watch with John Lennox, but he really is my favorite apologist! 😂
God bless and keep you and yours in good health and safety to teach us these wonderful truths. We live in the Uk and hope to visit NI for the first time this weekend. Our son who is training to be a Minister of God’s Word is engaged to a girl from there. Thank you for teaching us the Truth of God’s Word !🙏👍🏽
I agree with Mr. Lennox. This is one of the best interviews I have seen him do. John Lennox "A True Christian".
John Lennox has a wonderful mind. His logic and science says it all.
Absolutely wonderful interview with the always amazing John Lennox...Samuel well done 👏 ✔️ 👍
Thanks for the kind words! Stay tuned for my upcoming interview with John on artificial intelligence scheduled for release in October.
Perhaps the most alluring and fascinating explanations to reality after two millenia, comes forth from the symbolism inherent to Ascencion and Pentecost: the role of the Holy Spirit . Whenever possible I would love to hear what Professor Lennox may have to say around this particular point. I couldn't stop privately and enthusiastically clap after the interview finished.
What a wonderful man bringing so much truth to this incredibly confused world.
Dr Lennox is amazing and I admire him greatly. Having said that first, I now am compelled to tell you how a country boy, hillbilly, like me would answer the question, "what is truth ?". Truth is what is. Said another way, truth is what exists, historically, presently, and what will exist. The primary truth is God. He desires us to know that, thus, His very name. God, being omniscient knows that if we don't grasp the primary, the fundamental, foundational, then giving us further truth is irrelevant. We are not in the year 2023 supposed to be discovering what truth means, We should be a sevaral thousand years smarter than that. My two cents, but free today.
Man I just have to get Jhon Lennox’s books.
So much to learn from him
God bless him.
Thank you so very much for this interview.
Professor John is indeed a gift from God.
The definition of truth is priceless🙏🏼
Always love hearing John Lennox. Thank you.
One of the most extraordinary interviews ever!
How blessed are we to have the wonderful, brilliant, charming John Lennox - he is, as a recent commenter said, the C.S. Lewis of our time. And many thanks to Samuel who did such a good job as interviewer (it was lovely seeing Prof Lennox compliment him there at the end).
Thank God for John and this interview!
People Who have been given the gift of a brilliant intellect such as John Lennox and follow Truth acknowledging Jesus Christ as The Ultimate Truth encourage others to go on that journey to set themselves Free. Thank you Samuel and John for sharing the Wisdom and pointing The Way which leads to TRUTH Freedom and Life. Praise The Lord and God Bless His Holy City JERUSALEM
Relating with Truth is the gift received.
Amazing interview. Great questions, Samuel and thank you Dr. John Lennox!
Thanks for your feedback, Jordan!
The truth is this man is simply amazing. GREAT ìnterview
Amazing 3 of my favorite topic: truth, science & Religion ☯️❤
Very articulate. God is using you to speak to millions and billions of us.
God bless you sir.
Thank you for this amazing interview!!
Truth is a "Who" not just a What. Thanks John.
Religious have faith, not truth. You believe, you do not know. And all religious believe their religion or their 'truth" is the only right one, but they all have contradictory beliefs. So, how can religion be true?
@@bobak5126 well, because mankind cannot be depended upon for consistent truthful views, actions, traditions. . . Which means you and me. . .the must be truth higher than mere human propositional limits, and there is: the Creator.
He is not a man, nor a tradition, proposition, fable, or fraud.
He created this, and man in this.
To deny the Creator is simply deification of your own self.
But without evidence to support your claim.
Faith - IS RELIANCE on evidence, that God is sovereign, that he is the truth.
Don't mistake opinion for faith.
Make sense?
@@neiluscook2283 well, consider that all we have is human information. Even the religious texts are written by people. Who cannot be trusted, yes?
Now, lets say, hypothetically speaking, that I agree there needed to be a creator. How do I even begin figuring out this creator? How many creators must there be? And why are these creators allowing all of these religions to spring up, each of which requires faith. And the belief that the God of their own holy book is the true God.
@@neiluscook2283 Truth is the set of facts about reality. Anyone who has to redefine it is simply acting like their beliefs aren't truth (otherwise why redefine it?).
@@bobak5126 yes we do have human information; but let me clarify: we have a Book that was finished in toto some 1900 + yrs ago, and it was faithfully, accurately translated into English 400+ yrs ago; THIS is the source of my knowledge about God the Creator, The Most High, and the man who showed proofs of being God in the flesh! And witnesses of his life death and resurrection were willing to DIE for publicly telling of him.
That man is my Lord: meaning I trust him to take me through this troubled life, TO ETERNAL LIFE, with HIM. And the Bible is my textbook for my faith. The scientific evidence is there, true, but I have experienced his love, his powerful presence, and his wise counsel.
I can only say to you, "seek this truth, it can change your mind!"
Prof John Lennox is a genius who synthesis facts, reality, existence, Faith, Reason and science in an incredible detail and comprehensive mannerisms
Thank you for your interest!
I don't know who Samuel Marusca is but he is a FANTASTIC interviewer!
Thank you! I'm still learning.
This is how a discussion should be. Both thinkers were on a quest for truth. No insults, no slurs and no disrespect. Kudos.
Great interview. Smart questions being put to a very smart man. My head is about to explode - in a good way - so thanks for this.
❤I think and believe that the ultimate truth is God,We came from God and we all will go to God.
Wow! This is an incredible discussion of some of the most important questions mankind has been asking for thousands of years.
Prof...you are awesome. I call this realm, the Kingdom of God. Amen. Thank you professor.
God has given something to draw us into conversation with HIM.
Truth is a person Jesus Christ ❤ Professor John Lennox how i pray more people would hear this to experience a taste of Habbakuk 2:14 which fills my heart when i listen to your wisdom. God bless you and may this podcast grow in leaps and bounds
In the realm of mathematics this man is my superior.
When it comes to knowledge of the supernatural realm. This man and I are on equal footing.
One of us pertends To know things he doesn't know and that one of us is not me.
Absolutely beautiful conversation
Thanks a lot Samuel for this extraordinary interview. Amazing questions! And also, thanks Prof. Lenox for sharing with us your wisdom! I am writing from Peru, in South America, so that it is an explicit manifestation of the broad influence you, both, have been getting.
Thanks a lot Alejandro. This is really encouraging! It is for people like you that I started this little podcast. I hope you'll also enjoy my upcoming interview with John Lennox on Artificial Intelligence (to be published in October).
@@Practical.Wisdom I, too, agree and congratulate you on this interview. If I could make an Eulerian diagram in which to place the disciplines and their contemporary coryphaei, I would place John Lennox in the innermost circle, that of empirical science, Peter Kreeft in the philosophical one, Pope Benedict in the theological one, and an Italian mystic, Luisa Piccarreta, in the outermost one, and more intimate with God, hallelujah!
I thank the Lord for John Lennox for representing Him in a brilliant manner. Challenging intellectuals and arrogant thinkers! Truth is a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ! Profound.. I love it!
The recognition of Truth is imperative to identify error. The resulting view of error is then correctable by Truth. Truth does the work and the believer in Truth shares the offer they willingly receive. Truth is a personage who reveals Himself to all and some are allowed to see and hear. This allowing brings gratitude and precipitates cooperation to share Truth with all. Every child of God has accepted the offer of adoption to relationship and the care that is never ending.
Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Just INCREDIBLE👌👌👌. Worth every second. Amazing interview. Thank you.
Wow ! Great teaching by Professor Lennox. He imparts his knowledge with such humility. He is brilliant and humble.
Glad you think so!
Good to hear clarity and confidence in this way. I would love to se Abdul Hakim Murad and John in conversation.
Well that’s more than enough reason to subscribe! That was a fascinating interview! It must’ve been gratifying to get such high praise from John Lennox!
Well done! 👍
Incredible interview! JL is truly a gift to this world. God bless him. What an incredible soul! I like his point about intelligent atheists coming up with theories as a sort of smokescreen to avoid the deeper question that a belief in God would lead to... that we ARE accountable for our wrongdoings. Also, I love the questions of asking an ordinary Christian to explain these things, because many people may not have the appropriate level of knowledge or reasoning to argue these points in a more detailed and comprehensive manner. Science is one measure used to explain the world, but certainly not the only one. Also science has been proven wrong numerous times, but the Bible has not. I see science as an observation more than an explanation due to its inherent fallacies, not mutually exclusive from religion.
What a great argument!👍
Every study has shown that atheists, like me, are just as moral as religious believers. And we don't burn people or kill them for their beliefs. (I am not a communist, by the way, and communists and the Roman Catholic fascists killed people in the name of another ideology, not in the name of atheism)
Science has been proven wrong numerous times : yes, and it will be proven wrong other numerous times.
The Bible has not (been proven wrong): why hem, it is easy to show that the Bible is full of factual and conceptual errors; it is also full of factual historic hints of true events (which is normal as its aim is to relate the history and beliefs of pre roman Jewish people, then with the NT the history of Jesus and first followers) and full of valuable concepts such as importance of charity.
Both science and Bible are imperfect and prone to interpretations. But science can (and is compelled to) find a way to rectify its errors, while Bible cannot be rectified (although it can be subject to a number of interpretations and understandings among Jewish and Christians, who are divided in a number of branches).
All human civilisations think that humans are accountable for their wrongdoings.
I love John Lennox
I get soooo much from his practical explanation & his intellectual mind!!
Ty
Thank you for your interest!
@@Practical.Wisdom love your platform!!
My 32yr Son follows you now..
Keep up the good work… any work for Christ …. Is indeed… impactful.
Blessings
Thank you very much for sharing this! I'm glad you both enjoy these conversations. It's for people like you that I continue to do this work @@sharonannc.3079 .
I love listening to reason. Such powerful logic on a profoundly deep level.
Amen!! In the beginning was the WORD. The Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him And without Him, nothing was made that was made.
Best Interviewer for Nobel Prize Interviews.
Thank God for these people who lead through their refined minds the hard conversations of faith
While I am always amazed at professor Lennox’s great insight and wisdom I want to say
Congratulations to Samuel. All through the interview I was impressed with your deep knowledge of the subject and relevant bibliography.
Thank you for your interest and kind words. The interview was split in two (I published the other, shorter, video separately). Stay tuned for my upcoming interview with John on AI, scheduled to be published next week.
John Lennox speaks in a language that everyone can understand - that makes it all the more excellent 😊
Yes, I love that about him - it just means people can relate to him from all walks of life. He is really accessible and engaging.
No. He speaks in a language that massages peoples' assumptions and biases.
Amen. Truth is a person. John 14:6
Marvellously Blessed! Keep up the good work!
Thank you. Your support is much appreciated!
Thanks for sharing your wisdom much Respect From Anaheim
Thanks for your interest! Greetings from London! Stay tuned for my next event with John in early December.
@@Practical.Wisdom Yes Sir
We believers suffer so the world can witness their own struggle, but with Hope. Thanks from this red head & my fat thumb up.
This was truly a great interview. I wish for an interview with John Lennox going through the issue of pain and suffering and I would like for you to ask him why pain and suffering are used as an excuse to not believe in a kind god and refuse to realize that our rebellion against god is actually the cause of our pain and suffering and Jesus's final pain and suffering for all mankind. I realize that this is a tricky issue especially with those of who suffer greatly and apparently senselessly. I am not sure that I have said this well but I am sure that you can do a better job than I on the issue.
This is a really good suggestion, thank you! I have another episode with John on Artificial Intelligence, but will organise a live conference later this year and ask him this question.
The Word of Truth is ever faithful (loyal, true, isomorphic) to Reality (That which is/That I am).
God is a title that we bestow upon our highest value.
We are Life at large, experiencing itself as all of us simultaneously. Therefore, we are all It, to an unknowable/inexhaustible extent, as the facets of a Diamond are 'both' distinct from each other 'and' the Diamond itself.
Love is the recognition of our shared Being.
Love hearing from John Lennox - he has a way with seeing through the dross and reaching the gold of truth.
Thank you for your interest! Who would you like to see next on this channel?
@@Practical.Wisdom Wonderful channel - you do a great job as the host.
As for content: in regards to science-religion area is Stephen Myer, and James Tour, Behe, Hugh Ross and other ID proponents.
On a larger "Practical Wisdom" scale on more theological deeper subjects it would be Joel from "Expedition Bible" (Archeology showing the legitimacy of the Bible), Walter Veith or Martin Smith from "Clash of minds" in regard to what is happening in our world and why (not on his creation stance) -- Walter Veith produced the watershed series "Total Onslaught" (whole title is "Total Onslaught Against Jesus Christ" It is still the best series for awakening those to the powers behind the occult agenda being played out today - and he uses their quotes.
God used Hugh Ross to bring me to the bible - and on studying the Bible my concepts of life were totally reborn as I came to know Jesus. Quickly though I came to see immediately that our so-called Protestant churches, lost their protest and are in large measure teaching Jesuit doctrines (e.g., regarding 'state of the dead', 'second coming manner and sequence (e.g., its not a 'secret rapture')', 'humans being inherently immortal', 'Israel's role in prophecy', 'great controversy [free will] issue', 'prophecy in general" - and so many crucially important doctrinal elements.
Words have meaning & the bible is its own interpreter -- the Book of Revelation can only be understood if one first understanding the Old Testament, most notable Daniel, as the prophecies of Revelation are all built on that foundation. My vocation was designing computer based systems, writing operating systems and other work, and patenting. The last couple decades doing hi tech. patents for large universities, Sony and some other clients. If more would use more proper scholarship in their study of scripture the landscape of Christianity would not be so bleak and backslidden. My wife and I have been involved in some media ministries and more lately I'm doing more preaching - because the time is near and all the bibles prophetic elements have come together.
Blessings RH
Such a wonderful intelligent man, amazing and thank you!
John Lennox Is such an amazing Christian scientist who’s so needed in such an atheistic field.
Intelligent design requires an intelligent MIND. Creation testified Of God of The Trinity of Jesus. Can’t get around it!
Awesome stuff, thanks
If john gets any bigger, he will burst out of his suit..amen
THE GREAT MATHEMATICIAN IS an understatement.
Thank you for sharing this interesting interview! Could you please make another one with Professor Lennox, focussing specifically on AI? This would truly be great, since over the past few months this issue has become more and more frightening …
Thank you!
Kind regards,
Anna
This is a great suggestion. Yes, I will make another one with John on AI and aim to publish it within a few months.
@@Practical.Wisdom Thank you! As I mentioned earlier, this would be really great! And if you allow me to add another “suggestion” (or idea), maybe you could ask him to comment on the claims such highly admired intellectuals like Yuval Harari or experts on that field like Elon Musk make about the imminent dangers of AI. The future they are predicting is so gloomy, terrifying, and scary! I wander if Professor Lennox shares their opinion …
I would honestly appreciate if you could address this issue as well!
Kind regards,
Anna
I agree totally.
❤ Congratulations!
Thanks for your support!
Prof., you are GREAT! Thank you so much! Happy New Year....
Happy New Year to you too!
The best Teacher and Gods best friend Professor John Lennox