How Religion, Philosophy And Atheism Can Be A Crutch – And That’s Fine
Religious epistemology is one of the frequent targets of our secular friends. They might suggest that the way we come to learn our beliefs are not likely to produce true…
Category: Answering Atheists Questions
Explaining Theological Controversies To Our Atheist Friends
There are times when an employer would almost look unfavorably on a candidate who had direct experience in the industry. The candidate would have learned a certain way of doing…
Turning The Tables on The Moral Argument? (Answering An Atheist Objection)
Our lives are very much ethic-centric. We typically try to cut immoral people out of our lives. If we do something morally unjustified, we often find ways to justify ourselves…
Assessing A Few Really Lame Alleged Bible Contradictions
I typically do not write about alleged Bible contradictions because there are more interesting things to talk about. There is also the fact that on many atheist blogs, anything that…
Is Christian Belief Just Wish-Fulfillment? Alvin Plantinga’s Assessment of Freud
Do you ever wonder why people believe the things that they do? If you do not share those beliefs, then you might be inclined to assign nefarious or otherwise unsavory…
Assessing Graham Oppy’s Book, The Best Argument Against God
As Graham Oppy pointed out somewhere in The Best Argument Against God, there are thoughtful, reflective people on both sides of every argument. Unfortunately, most people (atheists and theists) are…
How To Avoid Indoctrinating Children With Mathematics And Christianity
The term indoctrination has a very negative stigma. When people hear that phrase, they will think of parents telling their children what to believe and how to think. They think…
Why ‘Who Created God?’ Is My Example of A Thoughtless Question
There are some sophisticated atheists out there. Intellectuals with beards who write books, engage with the nuances of the Christian faith, understand Calvinism, trinitarian theology, the gospel and the different…
Why Is What We Believe In The Privacy of Our Mind So Important?
Christians share the gospel. During Jesus' public ministry, he told men to repent and believe the gospel, because the Kingdom of God was near. But repentance is about changing your…
Does The Old Testament Portray God As Evil?
Throughout their poetry, the psalmists would contemplate the character of God. They would marvel about his wisdom, strength, glory, and his righteousness. Even in times of turmoil, they would write…
Answering Dexter’s Questions About Christianity
In the Showtime hit Dexter, the lead character by the same name suffered from a sociopathic personality. With that came the urge to express his inner-rage against other people. It…
Is God A Good Explanation For Anything? A Response To Matt Dillahunty
In defending the Christian faith, apologists will use arguments leading to conclusions that have theistic significance. Typically, they will lead to something like, "God." God is thought to be the…
How Do You Know That The Bible Is God’s Word?
There are certain aspects of the Christian worldview that many people find objectionable. The man with the unregenerate heart will not enjoy hearing that Jesus Christ is the only way…
5 Reasons Santa Probably Does Not Exist
The Christmas tradition that we see today did not just pop into being in its' fullest form. People did not wake up one day and place a pine tree in…
If God Designed The Universe, Why Is There Poor Design?
The concept of unintelligent design is a response to the creationist movement and philosophy of intelligent design. It proposes that there are too many flaws in the universe to have…
In Defense Of The Moral Argument: A Response To Dan Linford
Dan Linford recently published an article about the moral argument, stating that it was guilty of the is/ought fallacy. While I was interested in the topic, I did not respond…
Is The Moral Argument Guilty Of The ‘Is/Ought’ Fallacy?
It is often said by Christian apologists that the atheist cannot live consistently within the framework of their worldview. They will adhere to their ethical convictions and act as though…
Does Free Will Solve The Problem Of Evil?
Does free will solve the problem of evil? Burdened by the issue of the evil in the world, many Christians will turn to free will. God allows men to make…
Would A Loving God Send Anyone To Hell?
As Christians present the gospel, they are often confronted by difficult philosophical quagmires that they cannot find their way to wriggle out of. Not the least of these is the…
5 Answers To The Question, “Why Doesn’t God Heal Amputees?”
Sometimes religious people will claim that they were healed of cancer, or some other illness. They will have great joy that this sickness has departed their body. Then the atheist,…