The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture WOF 015: Against the YouTube Heresies (Part 2 of 2)
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Mar 22, 2016 
In this engaging discussion, Bishop Robert Barron, a renowned Catholic theologian and founder of the Word on Fire ministry, tackles modern misconceptions about faith. He critiques scientism, illustrating its limits and challenges to belief. Barron dispels the Galileo myth, revealing the deep connections between Christianity and the origins of modern science. He addresses the critique of religion as irrational and explores violent biblical texts, offering Origen's interpretive principles as a pathway for understanding. A call for robust apologetics rounds out this thought-provoking talk.
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Limits Of Scientism
- Scientism reduces all knowledge to the scientific method and thus narrows human understanding.
- Bishop Robert Barron argues that reason and other forms of knowing (philosophy, literature, theology) are legitimate.
Respect Science, Use Other Modes Too
- Reverence science while resisting the claim that it is the only way to know truth.
- Use multiple modes of knowing to evaluate human realities like love, beauty, and meaning.
Scientism Self-Refutes
- Scientism is self-refuting because its central claim cannot itself be proven by scientific method.
- Barron notes that the claim arises from philosophical intuition, not experiment.
