Kresta in the Afternoon – August 10, 2023 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: August 10, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

Gerard Verschuuren helps us answer the moral questions of the age.

Fact vs Opinion: A False Dichotomy

What’s the difference between a fact and an opinion? Many of us took quizzes in elementary school asking us to identify the two – “football is better than basketball,” “Mars is the fourth planet from the sun,” and so on. But this creates the false impression that things are either true – or are neither true nor false, the first step toward relativistic thinking. Matthew D’Antuono breaks down the false dichotomy.

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“Fact or Opinion?”: A False Dichotomy

matt dantuono — Matthew D’Antuono is a physics teacher in New Jersey. He holds bachelor’s degrees in physics and philosophy, a master’s degree in special education, and is working on a master's degree in philosophy at Holy Apostles in Cromwell, Connecticut. He is the author of A Fool’s Errand: A Brief, Informal Introduction to Philosophy for Young Catholics and is working on other books.

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Answering the Moral Questions of our Time

We are born with an inherent understanding of right and wrong – it’s one of the things that sets us apart from the rest of Creation. But the world we live in – one that no longer acknowledges even something as basic as the nature of gender – constantly interferes with this understanding. How can we regain our moral compass? We talk with Gerard Verschuuren about reacquainting our moral judgement.