Tagged: Apologetics

If one God, why not 1,000?

I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. – Stephen F. Roberts This quote was given in a...

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SERIES: 10 Questions Your Pastor Can’t Answer

This post is the Series Index for answering the questions presented by Stewart from Insulted.  Aaron’s first response danielg’s 10 Questions That Atheists Can’t Answer Well 1. How could an all-knowing God be all-loving, since He would create people that He knows for a fact...

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Seminary questions my orthodoxy

I am in the process of applying to seminary, and my application essay is causing some pause at one college.  Check out the question they asked and my response. Thank you very much for your response to the questions of the Admissions Committee. The committee...

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The Problem of Evil

The problem of evil is one of the top five, maybe even the top intellectual and practical objection to the goodness and existence of God.  I find the Christian answers incomplete and not really intellectually satisfying, but they are interesting to investigate.

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Unrepentant “Believers”?

Jesus Creed has posted the content of Chapter 5 of Jim Elliff’s Wasted Faith, and I found the text of it both convicting and instructive.  This subject is often referred to in evangelical circles as making sure you have "saving faith", not just some other...

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Tolerance Clarified

One of the frustrating things about the debates over homosexuality is the constant accusation of "hate" from the pro-gay side of the debate.  I previously wrote a post discussing the various types of disagreement that are often misunderstood as hate (see What is Hate).  Just...

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The Bible and Slavery

Rich over at God and Science has a nice post entitled Does God Approve of Slavery According to the Bible?  I have not delved into this topic much, but I do like this one bit: In fact, the slavery described in the Old Testament was...

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