'Because the Bible says so, that's why!' I can understand the frustration of the skeptic when he encounters a Christian defending his beliefs like this. It frustrates me too. Why would the Christian expect the skeptic to grant the Bible the same level of authority as does he? Regardless of how … [Read more...]
The Bible Is Full Of Contradictions…
June 12, 2012 by 14 Comments
Or so says the skeptic. The argument that the Bible is replete with inconsistencies and contradictions is not a new one (See: Please Pass The White-out). But a seemingly innocuous discussion with my wife made me think back to all the arguments with skeptics on inerrancy I've had. Every discussion … [Read more...]
Are you a Real Atheist?
June 6, 2012 by 13 Comments
One critique of Christians and Christianity by skeptics is the variations within the religion. Some skeptics refer to this as one's brand of Christianity. I have also seen the phrase True Christian®, or Real Christian™ with the pejoratively placed trademark symbols. I understand the point. It … [Read more...]
Atheism as a lack of belief (and reason)
June 4, 2012 by 42 Comments
Vocal Atheists more often than not seem to be desperate to latch on to the [false] idea that atheism is best defined as a lack of belief (See: Not At All Lacking, Who Did You Say You Were Again?, I Don't Not Believe It). It seems that they will relentlessly argue for that loose definition to no … [Read more...]
Atheists: George Carlin’s Ironic Punchline
May 25, 2012 by 155 Comments
One of my favorite comedians is the late George Carlin. I got hooked on him in my teen years because I thought his humor pointing out the obvious and then making fun of the obvious was keen. In his early years, he poked fun at religion the way he poked fun at other things. An avowed Atheist, his … [Read more...]
Why I No Longer Believe God Exists
May 8, 2012 by 17 Comments
I came to a realization today at work. One that will inevitably have dramatic implications for my life, and those around me. You see, for the last 8-10 years I have been an adamant believer that God exists, the Christian God in particular. Most of that time has been spent defending the faith … [Read more...]
From Which Worldview Does Human Equality Naturally Follow?
May 2, 2012 by 23 Comments
I truly believe the vast majority of people do in fact believe all human beings to be equal. Whether that is consistent with their overall worldview is another matter all together. However, I think only one worldview is able to deem all human beings ontologically equal without requiring some … [Read more...]
What is equality?
April 27, 2012 by 21 Comments
Not long ago I asked what I thought was an important question to which everyone needs to have an answer in What makes all human beings equal? The post didn't elicit as many replies or discussion as I had anticipated. But I'd like to pose a somewhat rhetorical question. The call for people … [Read more...]
Desperate Atheism
April 16, 2012 by 20 Comments
I have come to at least one more conclusion about the mindset of some Atheists when it comes to confronting God and religion. There is a differing degree of desperation in a number of Atheists to disprove the existence of God which manifests itself in a number of ways. Yesterday I encountered two … [Read more...]
What makes all human beings equal?
March 29, 2012 by 59 Comments
This seems like a rather mundane question to some, but one everyone needs to have an answer to. It has profound implications politically, sociologically, and religiously. I think it is fair to say that the great majority of us believe all human beings are equal -- not necessarily in social status, … [Read more...]
If I Were The Devil
March 22, 2012 by 18 Comments
This is a recording of Paul Harvey from a 1965 broadcast that is currently making its way around conservative blogs. In it Harvey lays out his plan, if he were the devil, for America in order to dismantle it. I have to say, it's quite eerie how many of his "predictions" we find present in America … [Read more...]
Irony lost on local Atheists
March 20, 2012 by 7 Comments
(Bay News 9) -- Atheists in Polk County symbolically scrubbed away at a major highway leading into the county Saturday. The were removing a blessing placed there a year ago by a group of religious leaders. Brooms, mops and water hoses in hand, the atheists gathered at the roadside. "We come … [Read more...]
Mr. Potato Head Religion
March 19, 2012 by 24 Comments
Spirituality is far more popular than religion -- it sells more books anyway. It often is deeply entrenched with, or overtly pluralistic. Stepping up to the spiritual buffet line, the spiritual-but-not-religious person chooses from a smattering of the world's religions from which they choose … [Read more...]
This Is A Democracy, Not A Theocracy!
February 15, 2012 by 2 Comments
This is a democracy, not a theocracy! is something I have heard more than once from both liberals and secularists, who are likely to be one in the same. Non-religious Americans are nearly twice as likely to be Democrat or Democrat leaning, and in my experience both more likely to be hostile and … [Read more...]
In Whose Image?
January 17, 2012 by 12 Comments
In at least two conversations on the subject of religion in the past week for rejecting God, the reason was that God is merely a projection of the self onto an imaginary representation. In other words, the qualities and attributes of the God people believe they worship aren't really the attributes … [Read more...]
What A Relief
January 10, 2012 by 45 Comments
Christianity (and religious belief generally) is sometimes criticized for being nothing more than an emotional crutch of some sort by its critics. Its adherents find solace in knowing an eternal reward is awaiting them for their faithful devotion. There is something comforting and fulfilling in … [Read more...]
Magic Eye Jesus
January 4, 2012 by 5 Comments
With all the complaints Atheists have against theists generally, and Christians in particular accusing most of having a gullible blind faith, you'd think Christians would be less willing to provide fodder. (Daily Mail) -- A woman who prayed for a sign from Jesus got a little more than she … [Read more...]
The Days Of Old (Genesis Creation)
January 3, 2012 by 117 Comments
Of the many issues that create barriers between Christians (usually) and skeptics is the age of the universe and the Earth. Within the Christian camp there are two factions: Young Earth Creationists (YEC) -- the universe and Earth are thousands and not millions or billions of years old. And Old … [Read more...]
Musicians are still poor theologians
January 1, 2012 by 7 Comments
Singer Ce-Lo Green held a performance for New Year's Eve giving his rendition of John Lennon's Imagine. Only it wasn't Lennon's version. Green, when he was supposed to say, Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the … [Read more...]
Answer The Telephone, Part 2
December 30, 2011 by 52 Comments
In part one of Answer The Telephone, I discussed the critic's objection: the texts of the Bible have been edited and redacted (for whatever reason, be it clarification or theological tampering) during the history of its transmission so that we cannot know what the originals had to say, and the … [Read more...]
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