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 atheism beyond the humble simplicity of a mere “lack of belief in God, nothing more, nothing less.” Of course, before...
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 they have educated themselves. But there are three ways you can represent yours or your opponent’s arguments, and only one of them is good.
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 you—unless indeed you fail the test? (2 Corinthians 13:5) It doesn’t really matter what others think of our current state...
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 wars to Christianity that were more political than religious, and second, they are unwilling to own the atrocities of atheistic...
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 Australasian Journal of Philosophy. Having read (and reread) the opening to his awesome book, Arguing About Gods, I wanted to...
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 holds barred) Facebook group for fodder. Of course, in a group like this, at least half of the members are...
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, science alone can answer not only questions of the physical world, but of ethics and morals as well. Religion 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 a good thing. However, every time I look for a nice canned answer already written by some apologist, I find...
