The Veritas Forum Does Belief Need a Reality Check? | Sean McDowell & Matthew Vess
Nov 30, 2023
Psychology professor Matthew Vess and Apologetics professor Sean McDowell discuss the role of belief and faith in achieving goals, the claims of Christianity, the nature of faith in relation to evidence, the development of culture as a solution to the question of death, and the role of Islam and Christianity in coping with death.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
The Importance of Beliefs and their Role in Providing Meaning
05:12 • 4min
The Nature of Faith and its Relationship to Evidence
09:21 • 13min
Inventing Culture to Cope with Mortality
22:41 • 6min
Exploring the Function of Beliefs and the Fear of Death in an Evolutionary Worldview
28:46 • 4min