The AC Podcast

The AC Podcast


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Your Brain on Religion
April 20, 2017

Images of a brain scan with the blotches of various colours are familiar to many of us. We may have seen what brain scans may look like on drugs, alcohol, and even love. They seem to light up the same regions of the brain. What about religion?

Cultural Christian: Easter Without the Resurrection
April 13, 2017

Easter is around the corner and – you guessed it – an article has popped up that looks pretty interesting. BBC ran an article on the current state of the historicity of the resurrection in the minds of British adults. It turns out,

Is Truth Dead?: A Culture of Contradictions
April 05, 2017

The latest two issues (as of the releasing of this podcast) of the TIME Magazine leave much to think about. It seems that our culture at large just can’t decide whether truth is dead or not. As you might have expected,

Film & Theology: Life
March 30, 2017

As we discover more and more earth-like planets in our universe, hope is mounting that we are perhaps not alone in the vast cosmos. What would happen to the Christian faith and theology if other intelligent life forms were discovered on another planet?...

Name the Colours: Overcoming Racism Without Overcoming Race
March 22, 2017

March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Except for the radical political fringe, people from across the political spectrum agree that it should be eliminated. Curious what the Apologetics Canada team is thinkin...

Biohacking: Being Fit for the Future?
March 14, 2017

Everyone agrees that technology is advancing quickly. Yet, the ethical complications seem the greatest when it comes to the advancement of biotechnology. With technology now on the horizon to be able to edit our genes like Word documents,

Science & Theology: Friend or Foe?
March 09, 2017

Have you heard of Michael Polanyi? He was a top-notch scientist in his day who would have surely won the Nobel Prize. He was even inducted into the Royal Society. This promising scientist suddenly changed his course and jumped head-long into philosophy...

Multiple Loves
March 02, 2017

Polyamory – the philosophy of being romantically involved with multiple persons at the same time – is on the rise. From Hollywood stars to your average social media consumer, people are advocating for “open marriage.” As one might expect,

Get Real about Porn
February 23, 2017

The clearest example of our hyper-sexualized Western culture is the prevalence of pornography. With the ubiquitous presence of the Internet, millions of images and videos are at our fingertips. Now, we don’t have to go find pornography; it finds us – a...

Is Empathy Bad?
February 15, 2017

Is empathy a good thing? In an era with a heightened sense of social justice, most people would not hesitate to say “yes.” What better way to motivate positive change in the world than empathizing with those who are suffering? Yet, some academics,