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...]
Infinitely Finite
December 19, 2011 by 107 Comments
It wasn't long ago that I was listening to a Christian apologist's radio call-in show when an Atheist protested what he considered to be the biblical view that people spend an eternity in hell. It has been my experience that Atheists tend to offer poor objections to Christian doctrine generally … [Read more...]
Christopher Hitchens
December 16, 2011 by 66 Comments
I cannot say I admire his work, but Christopher Hitchens will be admired by me for his willingness to confront and engage ideas contrary to his own. I have seen few Atheist activists, of which Hitchens was one, so quick to accept debates or public appearances with Christian apologists to discuss … [Read more...]
With Or Without A Doubt
December 12, 2011 by 36 Comments
Every so often I like to reflect on the strength of my convictions that Christianity is true. Whether such an exercise has any substantial benefit, I don't know. But I like to know where I stand, and to what degree. Recently when pondering this, my focus shifted to the source of the strength of … [Read more...]
When Does Life Begin? Hint: It Doesn’t Matter
December 8, 2011 by 29 Comments
The morality of abortion hinges on different criteria depending on with whom it is you are discussing the issue. One of the most persistent defenses for abortion is the question of when life begins -- despite the answer to this question having been known for decades (See: Get A Life, Part 1). The … [Read more...]
If you can’t stand the heat…
December 7, 2011 by 5 Comments
The advent of social media outlets have made a small world even smaller. Friends of yesteryear and family rarely seen or heard from have been brought back together via Facebook, Twitter and other internet social mediums. In addition to reconnecting with family and friends, people put out there for … [Read more...]
Religion, Religion, Wherefore Art Thou Religion?
November 17, 2011 by 75 Comments
Some of my readers may have noticed that when I argue against certain social positions, I do not invoke God or religion. More specifically, when arguing for the pro-life position, or against abortion; or against same-sex marriage, I do not make appeals to God, the Bible, or religion to do so. In … [Read more...]
Exclusively Inclusive
November 16, 2011 by 9 Comments
Following on the heels of a previous post (See: Just One Caveat, Or Two, Or Three...) that recounted an interaction I had with a woman who seemed very uncomfortable with the idea that she thought she was being offensive by having an opinion on spiritual things that I did not share. The discussion … [Read more...]
When Pigs Fly
November 14, 2011 by 61 Comments
Some of my readers may remember from part three of the Get A Life series, a syllogism that had been offered to me from someone defending abortion. The following is the detailed version of the simplistic syllogism that was very loosely presented to me in the CARM chatroom by a regular who goes by … [Read more...]
Just One Caveat, Or Two, Or Three…
November 13, 2011 by 22 Comments
Sometimes people say the darndest things. Well, conditioned to say the darndest things. Over the past few decades or so, political correctness (PC) has conditioned people to above all else, not offend. The implementation of PC has made for some strange conversations. What's most silly about the … [Read more...]
Injured That Way
November 9, 2011 by 16 Comments
(Dailymail) A 19st [approx. 266 lbs] rugby player suffered a stroke while training - and discovered when he woke up that he was gay. Chris Birch, 26, had proposed to his girlfriend and worked in a bank when he suffered a freak accident in the gym. He was taken to the Royal Gwent hospital … [Read more...]
Hookworms, Mosquitoes, and Embryos
November 1, 2011 by 43 Comments
Defenses for abortion come in three varieties: medical, philosophical, and emotional. The first two are fairly easily dealt with, even if people do not amend their positions. The arguments are either true or false, sound or unsound. The last however, is much more problematic. Emotional arguments … [Read more...]
Animals are people too…maybe
October 29, 2011 by 29 Comments
The fine folks at PETA, though well-intentioned, are once again showing their lack of ability to distinguish between human beings and animals. Recently they have made headlines by throwing their support behind killer whales suggesting they be granted the same rights under the U.S. Constitution as … [Read more...]
Some people are too ‘smrt’ for their own good
October 25, 2011 by 14 Comments
Popular biologist Richard Dawkins is known for his contempt for all things religious. In his recent interview with the UK's The Guardian, he had this to say, via The Blaze: Jesus was a great moral teacher and I was suggesting that somebody as intelligent as Jesus would have been an atheist if he … [Read more...]
Sometimes It’s Good To Hear Voices
October 24, 2011 by 16 Comments
It seems to be the case that people are becoming less willing to call certain behaviors objectively immoral. Of course, the major evils are still conceded: rape, murder, etc. But I am speaking in generalities here, not about any one particular act or habit. Moral objectivism is being increasingly … [Read more...]
Get A Life, Part 2
October 19, 2011 by 13 Comments
This is part two of a three-part series addressing three arguments made in defense of elective abortion. Read Part 1 and Part 3. A variation of the first defense for elective abortion builds upon the same false assumption, that the embryo/fetus is not a human. The medical fact that a unique … [Read more...]
Get A Life, Part 1
October 16, 2011 by 54 Comments
This is the first of a three part series on common defenses of abortion. Read: Part 2 and Part 3. Many subjects can elicit an array of emotions with varying degrees of passion. I think those passions can often cloud and complicate what should more often than not, be a rather simple issue. It … [Read more...]
Haters, Haters Everywhere
October 12, 2011 by 16 Comments
The air is heating up with Republican presidential hopeful Mit Romney's religion making its way to the arena of public discussion. Ever since Pastor Robert Jeffress stated in an interview that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) -- or, Mormonism -- is theologically a cult, there … [Read more...]
Good Move, Sir
October 11, 2011 by 18 Comments
Having discussions with Atheists and Humanists about morality can prove to be frustrating, for everyone involved. On the one hand you have Theists who argue that the skeptics cannot properly ground morality given Naturalism. Skeptics often understand this to mean 'Atheists cannot behave morally … [Read more...]
For Goodness Sake
October 10, 2011 by 38 Comments
A [long] while back I was asked this question: Aren't Atheists more moral than religious believers [Christians] because they act morally without motivation or fear of divine reward or reprisal? Since there is no transcendent God [on the atheist view] to whom they are accountable, and goodness is … [Read more...]
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