The Rational Believer

Kashif Chaudhry, MD
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Is it still reasonable to believe in God? The Rational Believer takes on the hardest questions about faith: science and creation, suffering, doubt, morality, scripture, and why there are so many religions. Host Kashif Chaudhry, MD, is a heart rhythm doctor, author and Muslim. Islam is his lens, not a conclusion he argues backward from. He gives skeptics their strongest case, says “I don’t know” when it’s true, and follows the evidence. You should not have to choose between your intellect and your soul.

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    Can You Believe in God Without Switching Off Your Brain?

    Can you believe in God without switching off your brain? A heart rhythm doctor asks the oldest question there is: why is there anything at all, and does the answer point to God? I'm Kashif Chaudhry. I'm a cardiac electrophysiologist, and I'm Muslim. My job is to follow an electrical signal back to its source. In this first episode of The Rational Believer I try to do the same with the universe. I start with Abraham under the night sky, refusing to worship anything that sets. Then I look at what science tells us about a universe with a history, and follow the argument from contingency as far as reason can take it. I take on the hardest objections, including "Who created God?" and "Why not just say the universe is the brute fact?", and say plainly where the argument stops. It doesn't get us to religion. Not yet. This series doesn't assume Islam is true and argue backward. The conclusions have to earn their place. CHAPTERS 00:00 Abraham under the stars 01:33 Why I'm doing this 03:17 Follow the signal back 04:19 The universe has a history 05:49 The Qur'an asks the same kind of question 06:06 Not the God of the gaps 07:31 The cosmic light switch 08:44 The chandelier 09:13 Who created God? 10:31 The stronger objection 11:23 A survival-sized window 12:26 Nowhere near religion yet 12:49 Abraham again 13:51 What would change my mind? 14:48 What I mean by a rational believer 15:32 Next time: would God speak to us? REFERENCED Qur'an 6:76–79 · 52:35–36 · 21:52–53 · 2:260 COMING NEXT: If God Exists, Would He Speak to Us? Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o-MJr5nmwwk Website: https://rationalreligionproject.com The book: Rational Religion by Kashif Chaudhry Follow me on X: https://x.com/KashifMD The Rational Believer is for anyone who wonders whether an intellectually serious person can still believe in God: skeptics, seekers, and believers with questions. Islam is the lens, not the assumed conclusion. You should not have to choose between your intellect and your soul.

    Can You Believe in God Without Switching Off Your Brain?
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Is it still reasonable to believe in God? The Rational Believer takes on the hardest questions about faith: science and creation, suffering, doubt, morality, scripture, and why there are so many religions. Host Kashif Chaudhry, MD, is a heart rhythm doctor, author and Muslim. Islam is his lens, not a conclusion he argues backward from. He gives skeptics their strongest case, says “I don’t know” when it’s true, and follows the evidence. You should not have to choose between your intellect and your soul.

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  • Creator
    Kashif Chaudhry, MD
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Kashif Chaudhry, MD
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