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Is The Universe A Design? (First Rebuttal)

Jim Boucher

I have begun this discussing with my good friend, the atheist lawyer known as Martin. We are discussing the topic Is The Universe A Design? (First Rebuttal) Now it may be noticed that I did not use the word debate. That is because I have grown tired of debates. Debates are heated and hostile, they are two people defending their positions rather than looking at the data and reasoning to a conclusion. Perhaps I am looking too much into terminology, but my point is that I hope this can be…

Is The Universe A Design?

Jim Boucher

Is The Universe A Design? In history when men have presented designer hypothesis, admittedly, they were often guilty of being what is known as God Of The Gaps, which is to say that we do not know how a certain phenomenon came to be, and therefore it must have been God. As far as I can tell, this is the case in William Paley’s watch argument, and I often cringe when I hear my fellow Christians reciting the words, “Picture a watch…” Now I love evangelism and arguments from design…

“I Think I Am An Atheist”

Jim Boucher

So your experience and observation have developed you to confess, “I think I am an atheist.”. It may be difficult to pinpoint the precise reason; perhaps you do not even know yourself. Perhaps you dislike the institution of church, perhaps you see the hypocrisy in those who call themselves Christians, perhaps your prayers are never answered, or maybe you just do not see any reason to believe that the Bible is the word of God anymore. I understand that, and I respect that. However atheism has developed into something radically…

Did Abraham Lincoln Exist?

Jim Boucher

During the more archaic ages of thought, it may have been appropriate to say that we do not know the explanation of some phenomenon, and therefore, Abraham Lincoln must be the explanation. This was widely accepted by the people because it was easy, there was no need to strain ourselves and think further. We have this Abraham Lincoln, “16th President” explanation, and there is no need to look further. But did Abraham Lincoln exist? The Lincoln apologetics basically come down to a gap in our historical knowledge which we have…