Tuesday, March 15, 2011

My Common Sense is Tingling - Debunking Christianity: Another Mark of a Deluded Person

John Loftus posted the following earlier today:

Previously I wrote on the Ten Marks of a Deluded Person. Here's another one. Many Christians treat skeptics like me as if we are enemies to be debated rather then fellow human beings interested in the truth. That is surely one of the marks of a brainwashed or deluded person too. Dr. Randal Rauser in his book, You're Not As Crazy As I Think, would seem to agree. Rauser: "The single most effective way to protect a core set of ideological claims from critical introspection is by positing a simplistic binary opposition between two sides while placing the views we seek to protect on the correct or true side and all views hostile to the core ideology on the incorrect side." (p. 58) "For too long we have objectified the dissenting voice at the other end of the battlefield as nothing more than a target of conquest." (p. 12) However, "The real person of truth is one who expresses a genuine willingness to listen to the other as as equal conversation partner." (p. 8) As a corrective to this Rauser endorses a resolution "...to engage with the other--the liberal, the Dawinist, the animal rights activist, and the atheist--as an equal partner in dialogue and so to treat each one as a person we can learn from and need to listen to." (p. 11)


How is calling someone who disagrees with you "deluded" treating that "'as an equal partner in dialogue and so to treat each one as a person we can learn from and need to listen to'?" Common sense says it doesn't. Makes me wonder why John Loftus thinks he's due such respect while denying the same from people who disagree with him.

Debunking Christianity: Another Mark of a Deluded Person
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JonQ.com - StumbleUpon

One man came up with a good idea for proposing marriage to his girlfriend. She never even saw it coming.

JonQ.com - StumbleUpon
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Earthquake in Japan 2011

Japan is really hurting right now. They need our prayers and any help we can provide. A 8.9 earthquake is nothing to sneer at or underestimate. There is no evidence of an earthquake as large in the continental United States.


Arahama, Japan 2008


Arahama, Japan 2011


Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath Debate MP3 Audio - Apologetics 315

Christopher Hitchens debated Alister McGrath quite a while ago. Brian Auten posted the audio before I knew about Apologetics 315. If you missed it, I think the audio is definitely worth listening to. Follow the link to listen to the debate.

Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath Debate MP3 Audio - Apologetics 315
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YouTube - The Biggest Problem with Apologists in the United States (Dr. James White)

James White identifies the biggest problem with apologists in the United States. I think he is 100% Correct.





YouTube - The Biggest Problem with Apologists in the United States (Dr. James White)
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