A favorite atheist challenge is “what evidence do you have for the existence of God?” Summaries of the existing arguments abound, but most people don’t…
Every metaphysical system with any cogency and appeal has some points of strength, and all have weaknesses. The question is which have more strengths and…
Every metaphysical system with any cogency and appeal has some points of strength, and all have weaknesses. The question is which have more strengths and…
The problem of evil and suffering is the most significant challenge to the Christian view of an omnipotent (all powerful) and omnibenevolent (loving) God. One…
This series, written in response to challenges from atheists on Facebook, contains the following articles: Heaven: Part 1 – The difficulty of conceiving of heaven
This post is part of a series. Imagine a world where there is no sorrow, no disease and no death. Imagine life without fear, and…
I am commonly on facebook groups seeking to test my ideas and engage with intellectual people on the topic of faith. Unfortunately, as we all…
When trying to prove or find the truth, most of us are used to the idea that the scientific method of experimentation and data is…
One of the things which discourages me as an author is the many great books that are forgotten or go unnoticed, often by people much…
In 2003, Mitch Albom released a popular book called Five People You Will Meet in Heaven. This emotional-psychological puff piece has helped many people release…
Many times, when I attempt to critique atheism, the atheist will accuse me of the straw man fallacy, accusing me of expanding my definition of…
If you get involved in theological or other logical arguments, you will soon come upon the many logical fallacies that all people engage in unless…
Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in…
I get tired of the atheist canard that religion has killed more people in history than any other ideology. First, they are willing to attribute…
One of my favorite atheist philosophers is Graham Oppy, Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University and Associate Editor of the…
Well, if I ever feel short of material to goad me to write, all I have to do is visit the Atheism vs Christianity (no…
The relationship of faith and science is controversial, and there are perhaps 5 simple philosophic positions you can take: 1. Science Trumps Religion (EMA) That is,…
My skeptic friend at the Facebook group Atheism vs Christianity (no holds barred) is at it again (see my last post), asking me questions. I guess that’s…
Former Christian and now atheist Cara has a blog at Think Atheist, and posted this list of questions (questions originally posted by Thomas Swan) and…
One challenge to the Christian faith is the claim that the uneven distribution of faith around the globe may challenge some of Christian claims about…
One of my favorite atheist podcasts is from The Thinking Atheist. Seth, the proprietor of TA, is a former Christian who is now an outspoken…
You could classify objections to the claims of scriptures in three categories: External – historical or scientific inaccuracies Internal – too many textual variants or…
In The Evil God Challenge, Flipping Arguments, I attempted to outline Stephen Law’s argument against the existence of a good God. In this post, I…
In a recent, highly publicized series of debates in the U.K. between William Lane Craig, Christian philosopher and apologist, and a series of atheists, resulted…