Paul Vanderklay on Peterson, Vervaeke, and why Sam Harris is wrong

Paul Vanderklay, a minister in the Christian Reformed Church, joins Curt Jaimungal to examine how Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke, Jonathan Pageau, and Sam Harris shape a “new Christianity.” They debate the nature of Christian belief, the role of God, and the intersection of religion with secularism and the state.- 0:00:00 - Introduction to Paul Vanderklay- 0:02:55 - Pros and cons of Peterson, Vervaeke, and Pageau approaches- 0:08:10 - How Christian is the “new Christianity” put forward by Peterson and Jung- 0:10:04 - Is this the same old debate referenced by Dostoevsky and Nietzsche?- 0:13:15 - Solzhenitsyn and the new definition of “religion”- 0:16:32 - What makes someone a Christian?- 0:20:42 - What is God? (thoughts on the Sam Harris / Peterson debate)- 0:24:24 - Why deriding God by analogizing him to “Zeus” is incorrect- 0:27:30 - Relationship between Christianity, Secularism, and the State- 0:34:16 - Can you rationally prove God’s existence?- 0:44:40 - Is Sam Harris a Christian?- 0:47:47 - How “religion without religion” makes sense- 0:53:19 - Does freedom just mean “more choice”?SPONSORS:- Curt Jaimungal Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Curt Jaimungal Twitter: https://twitter.com/bluthefilmRESOURCES:- PAUL VANDERKLAY YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGsDIP_K6J6VSTqlq-9IPlg- PAUL VANDERKLAY Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulVanderKlay- JOHN VERVAEKE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke- JONATHAN PAGEAU YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtCTSf3UwRU14nYWr_xm-dQ- JONATHAN PAGEAU Twitter: https://twitter.com/PageauJonathan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices