You can find part 1 here. As I said in the last post, my friend UnkleE gave me a series of questions recently that he believes present difficult problems for an atheist's worldview. I had forgotten, but we've actually had similar discussions before, and you can find them here, here, and here (thanks for the… Continue reading Difficult Questions for Atheists? Part 2: Something from Nothing
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Difficult Questions for Atheists? Part 1
A little while back, my friend UnkleE suggested that I should consider some questions that he believes are problematic for atheism as a worldview. He listed 5 questions, and I want to take them one at a time, so they can each get the focus they deserve. That said, my initial responses to each of… Continue reading Difficult Questions for Atheists? Part 1
How Do You Navigate Christianity Without a Compass?
My friend UnkleE and I have been having a wide-ranging discussion on several topics related to Christianity that ultimately come down to epistemology, or how Christians know God's will. The discussion began in my last post, which critiqued a doctrine common to more moderate circles within Christianity. UnkleE had more to say on the subject… Continue reading How Do You Navigate Christianity Without a Compass?
The Light Given
Sometimes, skeptics of Christianity will criticize its approach to justice by asking what happened to the souls of all the people who died before Jesus's ministry, assuming that since they couldn't have had faith in him, they were consigned to Hell. But many Christians believe they can address this issue easily by pointing to Romans… Continue reading The Light Given
Silence
Kent, a friend of mine and fellow blogger, emailed me the other day to ask how I've been. We hadn't talked in a while, and you may have noticed that I haven't posted in a while either. It was nice catching up, and his email also pushed me to write something here tonight. First of… Continue reading Silence
Contradiction: Was There a Sojourn in Egypt or Not?
Peter, one of the regular readers here, pointed my attention to a post that shows a discrepancy in what the Bible claims about Jacob's descendants spending 400+ years in Egypt. I won't try to summarize it here -- I wouldn't be able to do it justice. Just check it out for yourself: https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/the-story-of-ezer-and-elead-and-what-it-means-for-the-exodus/
Which Nativity Story?
Well, it's that time of year again. Regular church attendees are going to have to share their pews with people who have finally decided to make it out for their second service of the year. Their belief that Jesus bled and died so they can gain eternal salvation might be unshakable, but it apparently isn't… Continue reading Which Nativity Story?
10 Year Anniversary!
Today marks 10 years since I started this blog! I had planned to do a big post in commemoration -- maybe talk about some of the first posts I wrote and call attention to all the commenters who have helped make this blog so interesting over the years. Sadly, I didn't have time to pull… Continue reading 10 Year Anniversary!
God and Football, or: Facts Should Matter
For the past few months, my wife and I have been meeting periodically with some family members to discuss our religious differences. The conversations have been interesting. When we tried this during our deconversion six years ago, it didn't go well. Emotions were simply way too high. This time around, we've all come to accept… Continue reading God and Football, or: Facts Should Matter
Saying Goodbye
If you're a regular here, then I'm very sorry to say that we've lost a friend. A couple of nights ago, I found out that Arch (archaeopteryx1) has died. I've never met him in person -- didn't even know his real name -- but it really affected me to hear about his passing. I've considered… Continue reading Saying Goodbye
