Faith, the “supernatural” & immigration w/ an Objectivist/libertarian turned Christian conservative

The Dan Norton Show #19

0:00 Intro

3:09 Mark Brombacher’s transition from Objectivism/libertarianism to faith and the “supernatural”

10:27 What is faith? Belief without evidence

15:37 The evidential continuum (murder example): arbitrary, possible, probable, certain

19:37 Reason as insufficient for belief in God—faith required

24:38 Faith as putting emotions above reason

26:32 “Supernatural”/“paranormal” experiences

28:53 Rainbow example

32:56 The “supernatural” and unrepeatable/private experiences

38:44 Dreams, ghosts, God, the “supernatural” and negative characterizations

46:13 Mark’s “supernatural” experience during sleep paralysis

1:00:55 Interpreting experience and defining “supernatural”

1:05:43 Leonard Peikoff on “supernatural”

1:11:41 Evidence for free will

1:13:25 Philosophic problems in physics

1:19:13 Evidence for free will (again)

1:22:12 Immigration, the welfare state, and private charity

1:35:08 Illegal immigration

1:38:08 Parasites, welfare, and Christian self-sacrifice

1:41:31 Outro

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