There's been a really interesting discussion over on Howie's blog for the past few weeks. It was really at this comment that Howie started me thinking along the lines that led to this post. He said:I personally think there have been plausible naturalistic explanations for how belief in creator gods developed in human minds. While… Continue reading Some Thoughts on Occam’s Razor
Tag: atheism
Cities Without Walls
There's a passage in Ezekiel that some Christians view as a prophecy that has been fulfilled by modern Israel: and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ -- Ezek… Continue reading Cities Without Walls
Letter to Kathy Part 2
You know Kathy, we've been fairly blunt with you today. Flippant, too. And it's tough when people talk to/about you that way. I'm sorry for that. If we could cut through all the rhetoric for a second, I'd like to commiserate with you. A little over 4 years ago, I was a very dedicated Christian.… Continue reading Letter to Kathy Part 2
Uber-Gospel: The Resurrection
It's well known that the gospels accounts of the resurrection differ in some details. When I was a Christian, I remember teaching a high school Bible class once that was going through the life of Christ. During this study, we were studying each account side-by-side, and when it came to the resurrection, I really wasn't… Continue reading Uber-Gospel: The Resurrection
Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Israel’s Restoration
I was recently told that an excellent example of prophecy fulfillment in the Bible is the prophecy that the nation of Israel would be restored, as recorded in Ezekiel 4. If true, that would be a huge boost to the Bible's credibility, so let's dig in and see how it fares. In Ezek 4:4-6, God… Continue reading Ezekiel’s Prophecy of Israel’s Restoration
Bloody Well Right
If God is love, how do we explain the Old Testament passages where he commands the Israelites to eradicate entire groups of people, even the children (Josh 9:24; Num 31; 1 Sam 15)? Sometimes people say it was to punish these people for their evil practices, like child sacrifice. Well, child sacrifice is certainly a… Continue reading Bloody Well Right
Letter to Kathy (the Bible Has Problems)
Dear Kathy, Since you graciously agreed (in our recent conversation) to let me present you with some examples of the Bible's problems, I decided to do it in this way so it would have its own comment thread. As I've said, when I was a Christian, one strike against the Bible was not enough to… Continue reading Letter to Kathy (the Bible Has Problems)
Does the Bible Contain True Prophecies?
When I was a Christian, one of the biggest reasons I had for believing the Bible was that it contained actual prophecy -- or so I thought. I mean, if a book gave specific, detailed prophecies that no one could have guessed, and then they came true, wouldn't that be good reason for believing that… Continue reading Does the Bible Contain True Prophecies?
Why Some People Believe the Bible (And Why the Reasons Aren’t Good Enough)
I'm writing this post in response to something a fellow blogger has written about why the Bible is trustworthy (though I've lost the link to the post). He and I come down on different sides of this issue, and I thought the best way to tackle this would be to respond to each of his… Continue reading Why Some People Believe the Bible (And Why the Reasons Aren’t Good Enough)
Is Color Objective or Subjective?
Do you see red the same way that I do? I suppose there's not really a way to know. Even if we could agree on seeing the subtle differences between fire engine red and candy apple red, how do we know that we're seeing those differences in the same way? You could get an objective… Continue reading Is Color Objective or Subjective?
Finding Truth 