ID.Plus: William Lane Craig Debates Peter Millican on the Existence of God
Monday, December 19, 2011
ID.Plus: William Lane Craig Debates Peter Millican on the Existence of God
ID.Plus: William Lane Craig Debates Peter Millican on the Existence of God
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
How Central is Shirk in Understanding the Islamic Rejection of the Bible's Teachings?
To our Muslim readers: We worship one God, who has manifested Himself in Three Persons. One Yahweh, one God, Three Persons. No association of anything created or non-eternal. No married gods, no wives or consorts (contra Q. 6:101). Three co-equal and co-eternal Persons sharing fully the one, indivisible being of God. While the Qur'an attempts to identify this as shirk, the author of the Qur'an clearly did not understand the doctrine he was seeking to deny.
How Central is Shirk in Understanding the Islamic Rejection of the Bible's Teachings?
Christopher Hitchens: 13 April 1949 – 15 Dec 2011 - Apologetics 315
It doesn't seem like the surprises in 2011 are anywhere near over yet. I realize that some people might say that Christopher Hitchens death should come as a surprise to anyone. It was very public how sick he was. Given that everyone is going to die doesn't make the death of anyone easy. I was hoping that maybe God would spare his life and heal him but even better if God turned Christopher Hitchens into an evangelist for God instead of against God. None of us knows what Hitchens spiritual state was when he died and trying to guess what it is pointless. Instead I'd rather just think about the fact that his wit and intelligence and eloquence will be missed despite the fact that I didn't agree with everything he said or wrote. One non debatable fact is that he knows for sure whether he was right or wrong. Is there and afterlife or is there not? I think finding out for sure after you die is the wrong way to find out. Instead, it's better to know by knowing God for yourself. There are several great websites that are covering this. Here are a few links that I think you should see if you don't see any of the others.Christopher Hitchens: 13 April 1949 – 15 Dec 2011 - Apologetics 315
Douglas Wilson wrote an article reflecting on Christopher Hitchens (link). I think that this particular article is priceless because although the two debated a few times and did not agree on a few fundamental things about life they had a mutual respect and admiration for each other.
A few weeks before Christopher Hitchens was supposed to debate Dr. James White, the debate was cancels because of Hitchens diagnosis and his need to start treatment immediately. The debate never happened. But on his blog posted a video and his web cast from 12/16/2011 in which he discusses Hitchen's death and a wide variety of subjects. Get the link here.
So how should Christians respond to the death of Christopher Hitchens? I think a good example is the one set by his brother Peter. Peter Hitchens is a Christian and he wrote an article about seeing his brother for the last time and how much he meant to him and who Christopher was as a person. It's beautifully written and I can't recommend it enough. Read it here.
Christian Bale Gets Punched While Trying To Visit An Imprisoned Chinese Activist
CNN has the whole harrowing tale, which began when The Dark Knight Rises star Bale filmed The Flowers of War in China. While on-set, he heard stories of the blind activist Chen Guangcheng, a lawyer who started helping “victims of abusive practices by Chinese family-planning officials” in the late 1990s. Bale was so impressed with this man that he wanted to go visit him.
Bale and the crew was turned away and met with hostility and violence. Bale was punched. But anyone who tries to see Guangcheng or speak out in his favor gets turned away or detained. What did he do?
Chen, a self-taught lawyer who was blinded by a fever in infancy, angered authorities after documenting forced late-term abortions and sterilizations and other abuses by overzealous authorities trying to meet population control goals in his rural community. He was imprisoned for allegedly instigating an attack on government offices and organizing a group of people to disrupt traffic, charges his supporters say were fabricated.Wow. I mean...just...wow. And we think we have it soooo hard in America. Here is the CNN video with Christian Bale attempting to see Chen Guangcheng.
Although now officially free under the law, he has been confined to his home in the village eight hours' drive from Beijing and subjected to periodic beatings and other abuse, activists say.
And here is a video about Chen Guangcheng
Christian Bale Gets Punched While Trying To Visit An Imprisoned Chinese Activist
Behind the Wall - Video reveals blind Chinese activist's plight
Behind the Wall - Christian Bale scuffles with Chinese guards
R.I.P. Joe Simon: Remembering One of Comics' Most Iconic Creators - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
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R.I.P. Joe Simon: Remembering One of Comics' Most Iconic Creators - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
What if Adolf Hitler had repented? | True Freethinker
This question is used as a spring board whereby to condemn YHVH, the Bible and Christianity due to a perceived injustice. The rub comes in the form of the conclusion that according to Christian theology if Adolf Hitler, the Jew hating mass murdering racist maniac, would have repented then today he would be enjoying the glories of heaven whilst innocent Jewish children whom he murdered would be suffering the torments of hell.
In this article, Mariano shows just how silly and ill-formed this argument is. Use the following link to find this brilliant piece that Mariano has written.
What if Adolf Hitler had repented? | True Freethinker
The Internet Justice League [Pics]
Google is Superman
Facebook is Batman
Reddit is Green Arrow
Amazon is Green Lantern
Huffington Post is Wonder Woman
Google+ is Aquaman
Use the following link to get a better look at the pictures and read why they were matched that way. It's hilarious and spot on.. Unfortunately Twitter is missing. I'd match Twitter to Hawkgirl.
The Internet Justice League [Pics]
Friday, December 16, 2011
Using C to Blend Mathematics and Art (When Math goes Beautiful) - CodeProject®
Using C to Blend Mathematics and Art (When Math goes Beautiful) - CodeProject®
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Get New Apple Technology
NoMoreRack.com is offering a great deal for anyone who joins their website. Sign up for free and save money on some great products and services and if you can get other people to do the same they will give you free apple products - from an iPod to an iPad 2.
Follow the Link to sign up and invite everyone you know so you can get that iPad2!
Follow the Link to sign up and invite everyone you know so you can get that iPad2!Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Map of Online Communities [infographic]
What if all of social networking communities were represented as continents on a map, based on the number of members? In 2010, it would have looked like this:
Map of Online Communities [infographic]
Map of Online Communities [infographic]
Learning Like Neo? Matrix-Style Learning Might Be Here - Technology - GOOD
The researchers were able to "use decoded functional magnetic resonance imaging to induce brain activity patterns to match a previously known target state." In other words, a person seeking to learn a topic would watch a computer screen and have her brain patterns modified to match those of a person who already knows the content or how to do something.
I must admit that I prefer this method - through the visual cortex - instead of a hardware physically jacked into my head.
Learning Like Neo? Matrix-Style Learning Might Be Here - Technology - GOOD
Answering Muslims: Saudi Arabia Executes another Woman for "Sorcery"
Answering Muslims: Saudi Arabia Executes another Woman for "Sorcery"
Future Learning: David Merrill - YouTube
Future Learning: David Merrill - YouTube
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Did the Umayyads change the Qur'an? - YouTube
Muslims tell us that the Qur'an has been perfectly preserved. Oddly enough, there isn't a shred of evidence for this preposterous claim. Indeed, a brief examination of the history of the Qur'an reveals significant changes to the text. In this video, L'Orientalist shows that changes were taking place even after Uthman produced his revised, standardized edition of the Qur'an.
Answering Muslims - Did the Umayyads Change the Qur'an?
Did the Umayyads change the Qur'an? - YouTube
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Obama’s War on Religion | Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament
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Obama’s War on Religion | Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament
Michael Voris, Diaa Mohamed, and Bart Ehrman on Thursday's DL
Since some readers of this blog seem to be clueless about what scholarly critiques look like, take a lesson from Dr James White and notice how an expert deftly handles not just the Word of God but also a variety of different subjects.
Michael Voris, Diaa Mohamed, and Bart Ehrman on Thursday's DL
Michael Voris, Diaa Mohamed, and Bart Ehrman on Thursday's DL
23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? - YouTube
23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? - YouTube
Leibniz on the Universe and its Author - Apologetics 315
"...if we could sufficiently understand the order of the universe, we should find that it exceeds all the desires of the wisest men, and that it is impossible to make it better than it is, not only as a whole and in general but also for ourselves in particular, if we are attached, as we ought to be, to the Author of all, not only as to the architect and efficient cause of our being, but as to our master and to the final cause, which ought to be the whole aim of our will, and which can alone make our happiness."
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, The Monadology, 1714 (more here)
Leibniz on the Universe and its Author - Apologetics 315
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Draculatheism - National Messianic Jewish | Examiner.com
Draculatheism - National Messianic Jewish | Examiner.com
He Lives: Bad to Worse
I see why such thoughts as Loftus' are "free." Carrier and Loftus are among your best and brightest? Sucks to be you.
Read the post at the link to see why he would write that.
He Lives: Bad to Worse
Answering Muslims: You are getting sleepier and sleepier . . .
Answering Muslims: You are getting sleepier and sleepier . . .
The Top 7 Things You Can't Do as a Moral Relativist - Apologetics 315
Things You Can't Do as a Moral Relativist:
Bonus #8: Stephen Meyer, in the TrueU video series (which is excellent for group study), lists a couple more. Edit: Meyer's number 8 is: Relativists can’t complain about the problem of evil. But his number 2 is: The relativist can't complain about being mistreated.
- Relativists Can’t Accuse Others of Wrong-Doing
- Relativists Can’t Complain About the Problem of Evil
- Relativists Can’t Place Blame or Accept Praise
- Relativists Can’t Claim Anything Is Unfair or Unjust
- Relativists Can’t Improve Their Morality
- Relativists Can’t Hold Meaningful Moral Discussions
- Relativists Can’t Promote the Obligation of Tolerance
As an added bonus, Brian even adds links to further resources. The really interesting thing about this list is that moral relativist still do it anyway and most miss the inconsistency in their own position. Follow the link to read Brian's article.
The Top 7 Things You Can't Do as a Moral Relativist - Apologetics 315
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