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Category Archives: Apologetics
A Few Good Posts
A good post over on the Just Thomism blog about the relation of science and myth. You can find it here. A post on the conflict between new atheists and American liberals who want to squash “islamophobia” and never criticize … Continue reading
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Did Israel Practice Child Sacrifice?
A blog has created a post that makes some interesting conclusions about child sacrifice in ancient Israel, as reported in the Old Testament. You can find the entire post here. The author concludes that child sacrifice was a practice done … Continue reading
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Can Jewish Writers Accurately Quote Their Own Texts?
One category of Bible question that often arises is whether the Bible is accurate in what it claims. If the Bible can be trusted in what we can corroborate, we have a strong reason to trust it in the things … Continue reading
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Meaning in the Universe?
Those who hold that all that exists is matter and energy ultimately must maintain that everything is explained through physics and chemistry and that there is no ultimate cause or purpose in the universe. Things are the way they are … Continue reading
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Resurrection: Critical Scholars & Peter
Luke, in his account of the resurrection of Jesus, says the following: The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. … Continue reading
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Beware What You Do In Bear Country: Was God Just in 2 Kings 2?
Question: In 2 Kings 2:23-24, a group of youths tease Elisha the prophet because he was bald headed. God then sends a pair of she-bears to kill 42 of the children. How could this be a good thing to do? … Continue reading
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The Problem of Conciousness
Philosophers and brain researchers have had many brain and mind questions elude them. For example, why is it that when we hear a song, we perceive a melody, and not a series of individual tones? We don’t hear 1000 hz, followed … Continue reading
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Do You Act With A Purpose, Or Not?
Modern atheist evolutionists tell us that nature is completely purposeless, yet works toward an end, namely survival. For the most part this end is assumed and never questioned. Few people seem to see a conflict in the idea that nature is mindless and … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Aquinas, Atheism, Evolution, Philosophy
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Atheist Professor Becomes Christian
Dr. Holly Ordway has published a book titled Not God’s Type, telling her personal story. She begins “I had never in my life said a prayer, never been to a church service. Christmas meant presents and Easter meant chocolate bunnies–nothing … Continue reading
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The Vertical Cosmological Argument and the Fallacy of Composition
The Vertical Cosmological Argument has various forms and is rather conceptual, but can be described as: 1. Everything in the universe is contingent (they could “not exist”). 2. All contingent things need an ongoing cause to sustain them. 3. Therefore … Continue reading
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Can We Be Free in Heaven and Yet Not Sin?
I read an account of a Christian on a college campus who was posed this question: If evil and sin are the result of mankind’s free will, then why is it that people in heaven will have free will, but … Continue reading
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Conclusions About Historical Accuracy of the Bible
I have posted several entries that document the accurate historical accounts in the Bible, especially in the book of Acts (see here, and here, and here.) As shown in Colin Hemer’s landmark work, The Book of Acts In The Setting … Continue reading
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Historical Details in the Book of Acts
(for the first of this historical series, see the post from a few days ago, here.) In the bible, the books of Acts was written by Luke (see the first few verses of each book). The book includes a very … Continue reading
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Accuracy in the Book of Acts
In the book of Acts, chapter 27 deals with a shipwreck that the apostle Paul experienced while on his way to Rome. The author of Acts, Luke, goes into significant detail while describing the events of the storm and the … Continue reading
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You Should Listen to Ravi Z.
Ravi Zacharias has a radio program called “Let My People Think” which airs on many stations. You can listen to the programs online at this link: http://www.rzim.org/let-my-people-think-broadcasts/ The most recent three programs have been very insightful and interesting. If you … Continue reading
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Distinctions in the Four Gospel Accounts
Some critics of the Bible take ammo from the distinctions made between the gospel writers. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John have some passages very similar, with others having differences. These distinctions are sometimes said to be evidence of errors, so … Continue reading
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Why Does God Not Speak To Us Directly?
Here’s the next in our series of questions from skeptics and critics. If God is really trying to reach people, why would He entrust His message to sinners? If He knows that not everyone will be convinced by the truth … Continue reading
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Luke vs. The Common Skeptic
Bible critics are found most everywhere these days. Popular atheist circles are quick to criticize the Bible. The problem is with their level of criticism, which is significantly lacking. I have no issues with people who genuinely are seeking answers, … Continue reading
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The Kalam & Uncaused Beginnings
A recent comment said the following: ““Everything that has a beginning has a cause” is an assumption, exactly as “everything in existence is finite.” Both are generalizations taken from what we know about reality and applied to what we don’t … Continue reading
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Is Christianity True Apart From The Bible?
Doug Beaumont has written a very interesting case for the validity of Christianity which you can find here. His conclusion is that we can build a strong case for Christianity without the need to defend the Bible. He calls it … Continue reading
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What Is The Meaning of Life?
I recently got a new phone. It contains a voice-activated help system which is quite useful. I can ask “where is the closest burger joint?” and it will give me a list of burger places and a map. I can … Continue reading
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The Kalam Argument & A Logic Lesson
First a bit of a logic lesson. Formal logic is a bit structured and tedious, but quite beneficial to learn. We are told that: 1. S is an M. 2. All M’s are P. 3. Therefore, S is P. This … Continue reading
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Why Doesn’t God Routinely Do Fantastic Miracles Today?
Here’s the latest in the series of questions from skeptics and atheists. Question: Why have we not seen God reattach severed heads, restore someone who has been burned alive, or regrow amputated limbs? If God wanted us to know Him, … Continue reading
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How Can God Have Emotions When He Knows Everything?
This is the next installment in an occasional series on answering questions from skeptics. How can God have emotions, such as jealousy, anger, and sadness, when He is omniscient? Since emotions are reactionary, how can God react when He already … Continue reading
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Scientists Say….But Do You Trust Them?
Modern culture views truth as having a gold standard, science. It measures all statements against scientific facts, accepting the ones that align with science and rejecting the ones that do not. Somewhere down the list are religious truths, which are … Continue reading
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Questions On The Garden of Eden
A few questions, all related to the Garden of Eden, as the Bible describes it in Genesis 1-3. Modern studies prove that man originated out of Africa. Would this not refute the Genesis account of the Garden of Eden being … Continue reading
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If Jesus Fulfilled Prophecy, Why Did The Jews Reject Him?
Skeptics have proposed this question, and it is a legitimate one. If Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies so well, it would seem that the Jewish people would have followed Him. There are several reasonable answers to this question. First, … Continue reading
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