Dick Cavett Interviews Eric Metaxas

[@jessesewell7922]

I feel the need to express my thanks to Eric and Dick and everyone at Socrates in the City for their many labors in making these videos and interviews available to the public. I scour KZbin for intelligent contributions to public dialogue and content like Socrates in the City is so rare in the Social Media Universe, I find myself ecstatic each time I find a new video has been added. Please know there is a very large number of people like myself enjoying these videos immensely.

[@vanessamooremusic7]

Jesse Sewell amen!!

[@robynhefferan9561]

John Anderson does interviews too. American Thought Leaders. Jan Jekelek.

[@christymunger2623]

Eric is being winsome for Christ to his good friend. His friend is being generous coming out and sharing in the event. There is no reason to cut Dick Cavett down. I enjoyed him. He has the style from the generation before ...

[@theskeptic2798]

I've met a elderly lady who told me she had seen a angel and I completely believed her, she was a beautiful lady and I believe the angel was sent to comfort her, I have no doubt

[@Shulamitefire]

When I was coming back from a horse show with my girlfriend a man waved us down next to the highway. I got out of the vehicle and looked in the trailer to check on the horse. The man said nothing nor did he gesture. It seems to me that he had a strange light over his face. We drove away. I believe that had we not stopped when we did we would have been involved in an accident. In a meeting, I prayed for a retired registered nurse with a ten-year case of Parkinson's disease. A few days previous it was impressed upon me that if I prayed for this lady that she’d be healed. When, as we were both standing facing each other, I lightly laid my hands on her the tops of her shoulders and asked for her healing, suddenly she was catapulted with tremendous force clear across the room and landed laying out on a couch. A few days later she phoned telling me she saw her neurologist who reported to her that she now tested as having no trace of Parkinson's disease. She also told me that she had been outside running around the neighborhood block and that until she was prayed for in the same meeting arthritis in her knees was severe such that she couldn't kneel to pray, but now she was well able.

[@Doug1958Music]

I never thought I would see Dick Cavette and Eric Metaxes on the same stage -- but I like this.

[@jackjones3657]

Dick Cavett has such a relaxed and calm demeanor. He could make the most nervous of guests feel at ease. He always seemed to put the guest first.

[@IskalkaQuest2010]

One of the insights that led me to accept the notion of God again, after 10 years of agnosticism, is the same as Eric noted: Given the intricacy and perfection that was needed for the existence of earth in the universe and the reality of life (not just rocks, minerals, etc), it makes much more sense that there is God - Creator - than there isn't. It was a kind of boom moment for me as well as, just as important, recognizing that I did not create myself.

[@uweparthum5906]

what if the universe is conscious, conscious as you and me, for we're as much the universe than stars and planets and everything else, right? what if mind was the fifth dimension besides space and time? what if humans were one opportunity for the universe to explore itself? what if the universe has already learned to create certain circumstances by for instance crashing planets into one another in specific ways?

[@kingsxkids]

@@uweparthum5906 Yes what if? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIbLn6KoltGkjKM

[@patbiggam8138]

Refreshing listening to the bantering of these 2 renowned interviewers.

[@brotherderek]

These guys have a great friendship and a great give and take. Very enjoyable. On Dick's question of thanking God for winning, well, the Bible teaches us to rejoice ALWAYS. Many times things that look bad work out for good. God is good!

[@pattiharrison1211]

Eric makes some good points. He comes across as very genuine, and I believe that he is a true believer in Jesus. Thanks for the video.

[@amylynnhunt55]

Oh he definitely is. That's my mean ol' judgment :)

[@IskalkaQuest2010]

I prayed the prayer and He did reveal Himself, in His Way and in His Time.

[@Shulamitefire]

Me, too, definitely, profoundly, and undeniably. I'm eternally grateful more than all else. Eric is such an honorable and gifted brother in Christ.

[@LazlosPlane]

I thought my razor was dull until I heard this interview.

[@bobk1845]

Well, that and a FOURTEEN MINUTE introduction…Good lord, people just can’t get over the sound of their voice.

[@bettytigers]

Good will come to them who are generous and share freely.Thanks for treating us!

[@robynhefferan9561]

The discussion on prayers was helpful.

[@PompeyBoy66]

I've heard angels singing once with a roomful of Christians in a Christian community in 2006 or 2007 in Northampton UK. Very beautiful. If you believe life evolved randomly from the inert elements of the periodic table then why cann't you believe that?

[@rustywatkins1590]

I'm always so impressed by the production quality of your videos. You've got folks that really know what they are doing.

[@meggy8868]

Philipians 4 tells us to pray about everything. The Bible also tells 2 or 3 to agree on anything and it shall be granted.

[@coffeeonkeyboard1810]

Matt 18:19

[@calebgeorge4959]

I love these SITC interviews and have been binge watching them. Thanks for your work, Eric. I disagree with the definition of miracles here. Miracles are not just improbable events, they are the suspension of natural laws, i.e., they are impossible apart from the working of God.

[@bobhawkins2997]

This is beautiful material.

[@reidthomas1926]

Extraordinary. Captivated our whole family.

[@Shulamitefire]

When I was coming back from a horse show with my girlfriend a man waved us down next to the highway. I got out of the vehicle and looked in the trailer to check on the horse. The man said nothing nor did he gesture. It seems to me that he had a strange light over his face. We drove away. I believe that had we not stopped when we did we would have been involved in an accident. In a meeting, I prayed for a retired registered nurse with a ten-year case of Parkinson's disease. A few days previous it was impressed upon me that if I prayed for this lady that she’d be healed. When, as we were both standing facing each other, I lightly laid my hands on her the tops of her shoulders and asked for her healing, suddenly she was catapulted with tremendous force clear across the room and landed laying out on a couch. A few days later she phoned telling me she saw her neurologist who reported to her that she now tested as having no trace of Parkinson's disease. She also told me that she had been outside running around the neighborhood block and that until she was prayed for in the same meeting arthritis in her knees was severe such that she couldn't kneel to pray, but now she was well able.

[@arashahsani]

They introduced the idea of parallel universes to combat the fine tuned universe They had already done it with earth's timeline stretching it to ridiculous numbers like thousands millions and billions of years

[@radahhhh]

love both!!

[@sarcasticidealist1309]

the more you think about it the freakier it gets sooo true... kinda like someone who can hit 6 with a dice continuously or asks you which number you want them to role the dice to. "The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence." -Nikola Tesla metaphysics exists...

[@visionlandmusic]

Irish comedian Dave Allen was a sit down comedian!

[@kingsxkids]

Yes, as was Bill Cosby

[@Thombierdz]

love your humor

[@dmm6341]

Miracles are to show the glory of God. And to glorify God.

[@wmnoffaith1]

I'm fortunate to have seen several miracles in my life. Some happened to me, and some to friends or family, but I was there. I don't want to claim to have any kind of certainty or knowledge about how or why God does miracles at some time and not others, but I have noticed some things. It seems that in my life, God willnot do a miracle if you're asking for a miracle, just to show other people that God will do a miracle. He doesn't perform on demand. I've a also noticed that, in my life, God usually will wait until people have exhausted of their human efforts, before He will step in and perform a miracle. He waits until the bottom of the 9th when the bases are loaded. I attribute this to the fact that He doesn't want to share the glory. He wants full credit. Otherwise, He will do a miracle and people will just say it's coincidence, or come up with any rationale, no matter how lame, to explain it away. My most recent miracle was during a severe thunderstorm. It was full dark, around 7pm. The power went out and we faced a long night with only a couple of small tea light candles. I had a big hurricane lamp, but because I hadn't checked it in awhile, it only had about an inch of lamp oil at the bottom. Unfortunately, the wick only extended down about an inch. I had no extra lamp oil or spare wicks. I knew if I lit it, it would go out within a few minutes ax soon as the fuel in the short wick had burned up. Remembering the story of the Maccabees , and a story about St. Charbel who lit an oil lamp filled only with water, I asked God if he would allow the lamp to stay lit until we went to bed, because I didn't want my family to have to sit around in the dark. I lit the lamp, and it stayed lit until 11 pm. I finally blew the lamp out when we went to bed. It remained lit for 4 hours without the wick ever touching the fuel. I have found that God will do these things at time when there is a need, and there is never any rational explanation. I just say thank you.

[@pamgessler5923]

I'm a little distracted by the constant popping of Eric's microphone, but this is a great conversation.

[@WizzRacing]

Actually the bible says we shall judge angels. The whole idea is angels can't experience what humans can. So they learn by watching us and thus see Gods grace and charity in those that serve him. This is why human sufferings are not in vain but a teaching tool for things we can't imagine or see yet. I might add without pain we couldn't learn what harms us or that something is wrong.

[@juliamargaretcameron]

I regret not having heard Dick Cavett about to offer an example of a miracle that had to do with his late wife. Unfortunately Metaxas stepped on his attempted antidote , from his over eager ness to dominate the conversation. Cavett- as graceful as ever-kept quiet.

[@thorthunder3227]

I just believe, nothing else is required. Jesus said "just believe." Just call on HIs name and you will know He is real. His name alone is all you need to know in perils. His place, his understanding, all of Jesus is far above us as human that no one can tell you the truth, but just believe and that is all we know.

[@erichvonabele4750]

All in all, this was enjoying and philosophically stimulating; however, I thought that Eric Metaxas, whenever he was getting into the meat of the matter, started tripping over words too much and kind of "driving erratically" so to speak. While I appreciate that kind of style -- of blurting things out in a stream of consciousness in a human way -- a little more deliberation could have helped tighten up some of his thoughts which, when he expressed them, sort of came out as a more or less unraveled mess.

[@janiewest9305]

I dig Eric.

[@thorthunder3227]

Man makes the mistakes, God only was grieved in His heart He had made man that messed it up, not God.

[@attiajos]

I admire you, and i have a lot of respect for you. I disagree with what you said in the beginning of the video. Faith does not have to be compatible with science, as the "science" we see today requires its own faith. You said yourself in the first few minutes, that "it hit earth in such a perfect way...". You cannot have faith in God and the big bang at the same time. When God says he created us and science says we happened by sheer chance as a result of an explosion, you have to pick one. There can only be one truth.

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

Eric, has anyone ever told you, or your mom, that your mother looked like Drew Barrymore in that picture?

[@donnaeturner]

Why do you feel that Universe? Because infinity is endless and therefore everyone is at its center.

[@yeshiworkgashu3192]

Eric if it was today you don’t have to explain God explained it with his power he showed he is only in control not humans who are destroying this earth for their own satisfaction

[@fayesherron2862]

Blessed are the poor in spirit;for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,...Matthew5:3 The personal possession of poverty gains you the knowledge of this Merciful Savior. By*humility*and the 'fear' of the LORD are riches honour and life,...Proverbs 22:4. We need to have courage enough to be crazy to believe,...the Creator becoming a human,...modeling His humility,...WOW!

[@stevedosch5148]

Supernatural in this world by one humble before his loving God!!! 'Steve's Miracles 1&2 on KZbin ❤️🙃😉👌🌻👁

[@annafaust3087]

I Do Love The 2 0f Them God Bless You Are GREAT💚🍀😇😇🙏🏻I Am Catholic Irish ☘️Can You Tell 🤔🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮I Love Your Show ERIC 🙏🏻❤️👍

[@BeefT-Sq]

" A rational man does not indulge in wistful longings for ends divorced from means. " -Ayn Rand-

[@nashvillain171]

6:47 Tim Keller censored?

[@nancyhoskins197]

Eric, It’s hard for me to listen to satire and sarcasm in a Biblical discussion.The first four words of Genesis say “In the beginning God”. He’s existing. It’s alright not to have answers, but to work on trusting Him and having faith to believe.He may not reveal answers but though unseen He is working.Would have enjoyed this live.

[@moroniholm87]

Thank God for backward blessings.

[@mtsugarfree3982]

Too much buddy-buddy, i would have liked to hear more about the book and less jokes.

[@karencoman6544]

I really like Eric Metaxas but I lost respect for Dick Cavett. Not that I had really had any. I was hoping to hear more about the book. Shocking how ignorant Dick was of the Bible and real faith but arrogant in his mocking of people with faith.

[@jessesewell7922]

I'm watching the interview/video and have no idea why you feel Cavett is disrespectful toward faith.

[@christinepaige2575]

@Karen Coman, I agree with you. I have always found Cavett to be full of himself and almost obsessed with trying to seem “clever”, often at the guest’s expense or to belittle the subject being discussed. Basically, a jerk. Apparently Eric Metaxas has seen a different side of him, which is nice but unfortunately these two guys do not bring out the best in each other. The evening was a giant wasted opportunity.

[@normgardner4560]

Eric...wear looser fitting pants!

[@nextherenow]

Norm Gardner 😂

[@spinfowars8958]

and at the conclusion of this event, you have continued to fail at having a healthy conversation about these things ... ]

[@thorthunder3227]

God said He was dead at first being born in the darkness He was a small light and He had conscience that He was a light and He liked that light that shined in the darkness that could not comprehend what He was. Then, He liked the light He was so He said "let there be light>" Thus, all light formed as we know it to be stars and reflections and retractions. Then God through His imagination created all the creations we perceive, the visible and the invisible. He then became alive forever more. On a scientific view point one might think that "light" was a very condensed energy that actually exploded and formed and filled the void of darkness with life.

[@meggy8868]

Thor Thunder infantile Gnosticism

[@Katmandu29]

Thor Thunder uh...... NOT! Read Genesis 1:1.

[@tomneidher]

I read the Bible from time to time. And I hear a lot of different people on KZbin and other channels. Billy Ghram and Jordan Pederson in particular. What I do not understand is: God has not written a single word in the Bible. Jesus did not write a single word in the Bible. We know that with 100% certainty! Science knows that for sure. So where did Jesus not write a single word? Jesus was a learned man and very wise. And why wasn't the Bible written until after 90 years after Jesus died. According to the Bible, this is the biggest thing that has happened with Jesus' death and resurrection?? And it is people who wrote the Bible. We know that with 100% certainty A mystery to me

[@kingsxkids]

Read the case for Christ, or Case for faith by Lee Strobel if you’re interested in historical forensic evidence.

[@tomneidher]

@@kingsxkids No words are mentioned about why Jesus did not write a single word in the Bible. Nor mentioned a word about why God has no written a single word in the Bible. The Bible was written by human hands. Writing in the Bibles for God or Jesus is the easiest thing for God or Jesus to do. He created the universe and the planet earth. So I am just as committed in my search for the truth. Why is no one researching this is so strange'? But thanks for the tip

[@veritas6335]

Metaxas is notable for only one thing which is that he can ramble for endless hours while saying exactly nothing. He is the definition of blowhard. Dick Cavett of course is a treasure and invariably entertaining.

[@trayahzz537]

sorry his red boots threw me off.

[@erichvonabele4750]

"red" is relative. There's the red of a fire engine, or a stoplight, or the hearts/diamonds of face cards, or a Santa Claus uniform, or a fresh crunchy glossy apple -- none of which match Eric's boots; which to me looked more like a brownish-burgundy. I've heard of color-blindness, but I don't think I've ever come across someone who sees colors that aren't there...

[@noaheinstein2369]

Tray Ahzz, hope you’re not serious. Think the actual color is called Cordovan, often Cordovan Brown. But yes, they have a rustic cast to them, as do Cavet’s “penny loafers.” Besides the obvious, the fact that his shoes are shown on camera so infrequently leads one to speculate as to your capacity for substance and meaning in life.

[@tesss.9505]

Eric you look so uncomfortable trying to get comfortable in your chair...very surprising and distracting. Ugh.

[@katherinenichols4831]

His pants are too tight