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Catholicism claims thousands of miracles. What happens when a scientist who is also a faithful Catholic looks at them with a critical eye?

In this episode, we talk with Paul Rimmer, a Cambridge astrophysicist, about how he weighs miracle claims as both a Catholic and a scientist. We also delve into the implications of quantum mechanics and a whole host of different ideas. Whether you're a believer who wants to know which stories can withstand scrutiny or a skeptic curious how someone holds both positions at once, this conversation takes the question seriously.

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Can miracles actually be investigated scientifically?

In this episode, we sit down with Caleb Jackson to examine two of the most fascinating alleged miracle phenomena in modern Christian history: the apparitions at Zeitoun in Egypt and the healings associated with Lourdes in France.

What do the historical records actually show? How strong is the medical evidence for the Lourdes healings? What can (and can't) be established scientifically about the extraordinary events reported at Zeitoun? And at what point does evidence for an unexplained event become evidence for a genuine miracle?

Is this proof of miracles? Listen and decide for yourself.

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In this episode, we sit down with Gary Chartier, a legal scholar, philosopher, and one of the leading voices in market anarchism. We talk about his book Christianity and the Nation-State: A Study in Political Theology. Chartier argues that the modern nation-state isn't just flawed but morally illegitimate, and that a serious Christian political theology points toward something else entirely: radical consociationalism, a form of government without states or territories.

We dig into what radical consociationalism actually looks like in practice, why he rejects both nationalism and a global government, and whether any of this is remotely feasible.

If you've ever wondered what happens when rigorous political philosophy meets serious Christian theology and where that collision leads if you follow it all the way, this is the conversation for you.