The Geno C. Foral Podcast

Can humanity be capable or trustworthy to understand or make claims about morality? If there is no God, would not any moral claim be subject to flawed, selfish, myopic reasoning? If we were left to our own devices, what would stop everyone from raping and pillaging rather than healing and building? This week, I argue for the reality of man's capacity for moral reasoning: from his mind to his nature, he is capable of good. - Books Mentioned - C. S. Lewis | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Misquoting-Jesus-Story-Behind-Changed/dp/0060859512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VJQKSXJ5ZB8M&keywords=misquoting+jesus+by+bart+ehrman&qid=1687700658&sprefix=misquoting+je%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1]⁠Mere Christianity [https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652888/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1690243833&sr=8-1] Fyodor Dostoyevsky | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Misquoting-Jesus-Story-Behind-Changed/dp/0060859512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VJQKSXJ5ZB8M&keywords=misquoting+jesus+by+bart+ehrman&qid=1687700658&sprefix=misquoting+je%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1]⁠⁠⁠The Brothers Karamazov⁠ [https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Karamazov-Signet-Classics/dp/0451530608/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V6BZW8DNXSAM&keywords=brothers+dostoyevsky&qid=1689104829&sprefix=brother+dostoyevsky%2Caps%2C506&sr=8-1] - Where to Find My Other Works - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vocal Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/authors/geno-c-foral]⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/humans/c-s-lewis-and-dostoyevsky-s-morality] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal/c-s-lewis-and-dostoyevskys-morality-what-they-got-wrong-2ff90b31c17e] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9GkUr-IlzyQcfY5Gi8WuA] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/ZL-y8gzqgaA] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://genocforal.com/writing⁠⁠ [https://genocforal.com/writing]

Is love an untrammeled good? Should love be given freely, regardless of one's wrongdoings or lack of virtue, character, or productivity? Should compassion for the downtrodden have limitations? This week, I explore Dostoyevsky's views on grace and the church's role as God's bride. - Books Mentioned - Fyodor Dostoyevsky | ⁠⁠⁠Demons Fyodor Dostoyevsky | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Brothers Karamazov - Where to Find My Other Works - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vocal Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://genocforal.com/writing⁠⁠

When someone challenges your view of the world, are you willing to listen? If you find something you believe in could be false, do you shut it out or look a little closer? In this episode, I explore some of the challenges I have faced when conversing with Christians regarding my doubts about their religion's validity. I walk through some of the intellectual dishonesty I encounter and offer feedback on how Christians could handle criticism better. - Books Mentioned - Bart D. Ehrman | Misquoting Jesus [https://www.amazon.com/Misquoting-Jesus-Story-Behind-Changed/dp/0060859512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VJQKSXJ5ZB8M&keywords=misquoting+jesus+by+bart+ehrman&qid=1687700658&sprefix=misquoting+je%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1] - Where to Find My Other Works - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vocal Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/authors/geno-c-foral]⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here [https://vocal.media/confessions/people-hearing-without-listening]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal/people-hearing-without-listening-32b8a0d0eda3] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9GkUr-IlzyQcfY5Gi8WuA] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/sgv4kGI5OQw] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://genocforal.com/writing⁠⁠ [https://genocforal.com/writing]

Are all cultures equal? Do some philosophies increase the likelihood of well-being? In this episode, I posit that Western societies are the best in their ability to produce human flourishing. - Books Mentioned - Steven Pinker | Enlightenment Now [https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Now-Science-Humanism-Progress/dp/0525427570/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1687018477&sr=8-1] Douglas Murray | The War on the West [https://www.amazon.com/War-West-Douglas-Murray/dp/0063162024/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1L8619787E3R4&keywords=the+war+on+the+west&qid=1687018444&sprefix=the+war+on+the+wes%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1] - Where to Find My Other Works - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vocal Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/authors/geno-c-foral]⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/humans/a-beginner-s-defense-of-the-west] ⁠⁠⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal/a-beginners-defense-of-the-west-a8f701360a1f] ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9GkUr-IlzyQcfY5Gi8WuA] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/KkUFewxu5zI] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://genocforal.com/writing⁠⁠ [https://genocforal.com/writing]

After listening to Tom Ball's rendition of The Sound of Silence, I found myself aware of and haunted by the fact that I was terrified of silence. This week, I go through an essay I wrote as I challenged myself to face silence in my private life and interpersonal relationships. - Where to Find My Other Works - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vocal Media⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/authors/geno-c-foral]⁠ | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://vocal.media/poets/the-sound-of-silence-a24t0s2w] ⁠⁠⁠Medium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://medium.com/@GenoCForal/the-sound-of-silence-ab4f9722b3bd] ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9GkUr-IlzyQcfY5Gi8WuA] | For This Essay, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtu.be/RzAYhSy8nps] Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://genocforal.com/writing⁠ [https://genocforal.com/writing] - Music Credit - Song: The Sound of Silence Artist: Simon & Garfunkel | Performed by Tom Ball on AGT: All-Stars Album: AGT: All-Stars 2023 Licensed to YouTube by: NBC Studios | AGT: All-Stars 2023 Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.