There isn't much substance I could add to this post from American Creed. Whenever anyone attempts to link the moral decay of America to the nation's resistance to God they are branded a fanatic of one stripe or another, mostly by those who are resisting God and His moral standard. Moral short … [Read more...]
Because Atheism is not a religion…
March 19, 2013 by 57 Comments
Lest it be mistaken that I believe atheism is in fact a religion let me be clear: I don't believe it is. But I do believe a good number of Atheists behave religiously about their atheism. They are usually the ones found on the internet making sure everyone knows what they don't believe. These … [Read more...]
Is Atheism a Complex?
March 14, 2013 by 57 Comments
Philosopher Thomas Nagel wrote: I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn’t just that I don’t believe in God and, naturally, hope that I’m right in my belief. It’s that I hope there is … [Read more...]
Evolutionary maybes
March 14, 2013 by 76 Comments
The difficulty of discussing evolution with those who stake their entire worldview on it is that it gets caught up in the maybes. It's quite humorous to me, for its hypocrisy. What I mean is religious adherents are often criticized by skeptics when they are asked something like "Why would God..." … [Read more...]
Could This Be True?
March 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
I have no idea who this guy is, but give him credit, it's funny... … [Read more...]
Does God talk to you?
March 13, 2013 by 12 Comments
One of the best books I have ever read regarding the will of God and its application to our lives is Decision Making and the Will of God: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View by Gary Friesen. In it he discusses in depth, but accessibly, how all too often Christians go about trying to … [Read more...]
Atheism is dangerous for children
March 12, 2013 by 63 Comments
I don't expect professing Atheists to agree. However there is, to a degree, a sense of abuse -- in the ultimate sense -- in teaching children that God doesn't exist. Mind you, I don't consider it abuse because (which) God's existence is obvious, though I believe it is. It's because … [Read more...]
Two Questions For Atheists…
March 12, 2013 by 9 Comments
I wish to pose two questions to atheists. They are not trick questions and there is no ulterior motive. I am genuinely interested in your responses. First, let me state the obvious. Religion has had a greater affect on humanity than anything else. It has driven kings to conquer and nations to … [Read more...]
How much should you go along to get along, or should you at all?
March 11, 2013 by 16 Comments
There seems to be a common criticism from what seems to be everyone about everyone else with whom they disagree. 'They are too much this, or are too inflexible about that'. Christians are too archaic regarding women in leadership roles within the church and too close-minded about homosexual sexual … [Read more...]
If believers in God are so gullible…
March 9, 2013 by 13 Comments
...then why do they hold on so dearly, for the most part, to their convictions? Why aren't they more easily tricked in to jumping around to different religious beliefs. It would seem that if they were so easily convinced of fairy tales, they would be just as easily convinced off of them, … [Read more...]
Forcing your view: Everyone does it
March 8, 2013 by 35 Comments
It's understandable that most people don't want someone else's vision of morality or personal political views forced upon them. If you are vocal on what you believe to be moral or political issues, there's no doubt that you've heard someone tell you that you shouldn't try to force your vision on … [Read more...]
Sexual immorality?
March 5, 2013 by 25 Comments
If I had to place my finger on the most contentious issue the secular world takes with Christian ethics is its stance on sexuality. Without a doubt, the Old and New Testaments condemn certain sexual relations in the strongest terms available. Be it adultery, sex out of wedlock, beastiality, or … [Read more...]
Proof and evidence
February 15, 2013 by 9 Comments
What are we to do when we religious believers -- Christians specifically -- are asked by a skeptic for evidence or proof for the veracity of our convictions? Well, there's two ways to respond. First, we could assert our convictions. This doesn't do much to advance a dialogue though, nor does it … [Read more...]
Question for Atheists…
February 14, 2013 by 54 Comments
I am under no illusion that the majority of Atheists believe that religious adherents are at least a little crazy. They believe in -- as George Carlin put it -- an invisable man in the sky. Some Atheists even refer to God as the invisable sky daddy. Christians believe a man named Jesus came back … [Read more...]
Is the Bible’s definition of faith opposed to logic and evidence?
February 11, 2013 by 12 Comments
I had been planning for some time now to craft a post on this topic, and now I don't have to. This is a 'copy & paste' summary, you should read the entire post: (Wintery Knight) -- What is faith according to the Bible? [T]hree Biblical examples to support the idea that faith is not blind … [Read more...]
Karma
February 5, 2013 by 6 Comments
If there's one piece of "religious" fabric which is most woven into general non-religious life it's that of Karma. Or at least what people believe to be Karma. Getting what one deserves, the cosmic justice from the impersonal punishing people for one's selfishness, thievery, etc. As with many … [Read more...]
Have you ever…
January 30, 2013 by 54 Comments
Keep this in mind as you respond, I am asking about desires. Desires not acted upon, one for which you restrained yourself. Have you ever had a desire you knew was immoral? In other words, have you ever had a want for something which, to your conscience, you were fully convinced was wrong to … [Read more...]
Bait and Switch: Plantinga’s response to Harris
January 28, 2013 by 15 Comments
Alvin Plantinga is perhaps one of the greatest Christian philosophers of the past century. He has recently offered a response to Sam Harris' book, Free Will, and has dispatched its claims handily. Plantinga notices an equivocation in Harris' argument and ultimately this is why it fails. If … [Read more...]
How you choose religion
January 19, 2013 by 27 Comments
I have always been curious as to the method people use to choose their religious convictions. For some, they are born into a family and remain in the tradition. This is probably the case for most people. Some -- albeit relatively few -- will weigh the claims of competing faith traditions and … [Read more...]
Is abortion a religious issue?
January 11, 2013 by 17 Comments
When discussing abortion I sometimes run into someone who will accuse the Prolife advocate of trying to impose their religious view on women. It seems to me that when the Pro abortion choice defender offers this criticism because they believe that somehow invalidates any argument made in favor of … [Read more...]
Sifting Reality 
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