Sunday, April 15, 2012
Greg Koukl on Faith, Reason & Rationality - Apologetics 315
"So let's set the record straight. Faith is not the opposite of reason. The opposite of faith is unbelief. And reason is not the opposite of faith. The opposite of reason is irrationality. Do some Christians have irrational faith? Sure. Do some skeptics have unreasonable unbelief? You bet. It works both ways."
—Greg Koukl
In Is God Just a Human Invention? And Seventeen Other Questions Raised by the New
Greg Koukl on Faith, Reason & Rationality - Apologetics 315
Saturday, April 14, 2012
FacePalm of the Day - Debunking Christianity: Is This Faith, Really?
Loftus is still confused. Biblical faith is not believing something that is false or unevidenced. And people who call themselves Christians who think faith is believing something "that could conceivably be false" don't know what Biblical faith is either.Christians are saying I have faith because some say that "faith is assenting to a proposition that could conceivably be false." Okay then, let's compare a few ordinary scientific claims to a few extraordinary religious claims. Click on the chart to enlarge it. If I have faith then there is a gigantic difference between scientific "faith" and religious faith, wouldn't you agree? ;-)
Notice in the chart Loftus posted that even the scientific claims are considered "virtually certain" as if things like Gravity, Continental drift, F=MA, and Heliocentric Solar System. I'm shocked. I would change this a lot. I have a background in Physics and if you have ever been educated in Physics at any university worth your time you would do experiments like measuring Gravity and proving Newton's Laws of Motion (Force equivalent to mass times acceleration is the second). Having worked through these things personally, I am more than convinced not just certain that they are true. As for Heliocentric Solar System, I'd count that as a certainty given that people have actually been to outer space and seen the solar system and given what we can measure. Grant it, I'd also would say that the Big Bang is also well-evidenced. I would say that evolution (macro-evolution with all life evolving from a single cell) is not probable at all. It's telling how Loftus seems to agree that Jesus' Resurrection, Atonement, Jesus' Second Coming, Prophecy, Incarnation, and Virgin Birth are "virtually impossible" despite the evidences that point to their validity. Shouldn't be a real shock since he seems skeptical of gravity.
So is there a difference between scientific faith and the religious faith, Loftus defines? Nope. Because he seems to think that they could both be wrong. That's not what Biblical faith is.
Debunking Christianity: Is This Faith, Really?
Desposyni: Greek Parsing App
Desposyni: Greek Parsing App
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Fistbump of the Day - Christ the Tao: Theology in Hades: Explaining Faith to Loftus and Pearse.
Christ the Tao: Theology in Hades: Explaining Faith to Loftus and Pearse.
Too bad I doubt anyone who failed to see how faith was misdefined and incorrectly explained will get most out of David's hard word, but God can move anyone's heart no matter how obstinate.
Trayvon Martin's Killer Was Finally Charged With a Crime—Was It the Right One? - News - GOOD
Read more at the following link:Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey announced yesterday that George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who killed 17-year-old black student Trayvon Martin in February, is being charged with second-degree murder. Justice served, right? Well, not so fast.
Trayvon Martin's Killer Was Finally Charged With a Crime—Was It the Right One? - News - GOOD
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
FacePalm of the Day - Debunking Christianity: Quote of the Day, By Yours Truly ;-)
John Loftus posted the following quote.
I think the Christian delusion is harmful if for no other reason than that it weaken one's critical thinking skills. If faith is the basis for what one thinks then anything can be believed. It also adversely impacts us in polls that bolster the delusion in others, in donations to faith-based causes that are harmful, in TV, radio, and book buying habits that grant spokespersons for the delusion a bigger voice than warranted, and in voting patterns that place deluded people in power who in turn cause harm to individual people, one's particular nation, and the world at large.
I think that there is a serious problem. In Christianity there is no reason to believe everything, especially stuff that comes out of your own head. Christianity is about trusting God and building a relationship with God on God's Terms not your own.
Debunking Christianity: Quote of the Day, By Yours Truly ;-)
George Zimmerman To Be Charged In Trayvon Martin Shooting: Report
Corey announced earlier this week that she would not convene a grand jury in the case. Experts familiar with Corey's background say she has a reputation for avoiding grand juries in cases in which they are unnecessary. Under Florida law, murder charges can only be issued by a grand jury. Zimmerman may face other charges in the shooting death, including manslaughter and assault.Read more at the following link.
George Zimmerman To Be Charged In Trayvon Martin Shooting: Report
I get the feeling their throwing the public a bone because he isn't being charged with murder, but they did arrest him.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Debate: William Lane Craig & Peter Atkins: Does God Exist? Audio and Video - Apologetics 315
Debate: William Lane Craig & Peter Atkins: Does God Exist? Audio and Video - Apologetics 315
Not All Dead Men Stay Dead: 10 Essential Points about the Resurrection | Reflections
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Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile (in the best sense of the term). These powerful truth-claims have transformed the church and even turned the world upside down. My new book, 7 Truths that Changed the World, explores seven of historic Christianity’s dangerous ideas. The following 10 points give a brief overview of what I consider to be the Christian faith’s most dangerous idea.
Not All Dead Men Stay Dead: 10 Essential Points about the Resurrection | Reflections
Desposyni: Albert Mohler and Perspectives on Theistic Evolution
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Matthew Dowling has posted a good article summarizing and responding to a lecture by Dr Albert Mohler on perspectives on Theistic Evolution,. Given his background in Biology, Dowling's comments and insights are well worth reading! Follow the link to his blog to see a link to the lecture and read his comments.
Desposyni: Albert Mohler and Perspectives on Theistic Evolution
Monday, April 9, 2012
More on Trayvon Martin case
U.S. News - Prosecutor: No grand jury for Trayvon Martin case
And Here is an article detail some of the mistakes law enforcement made in "investigating" the death of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon Martin Case Spotlights Florida Town's History Of 'Sloppy' Police Work
Answering Muslims: Paul Williams' "Scholarship" Pierced Through
Answering Muslims: Paul Williams' "Scholarship" Pierced Through
Desposyni: Ministry in the Trenches: How to 'deal' with the old "What about the dinosaurs?" question
Desposyni: Ministry in the Trenches: How to 'deal' with the old "What about the dinosaurs?" question
Sunday, April 8, 2012
FacePalm of the Day - Debunking Christianity: Quote of the Day, by Sir_Russ
God isn't the 300 people who died in the plane crash. No, no, no. God is the one person who survived it. God is that unlikely event.
I disagree. God's hand is both in the 300 people who would die a plane crash and in the one who survived.
God isn't the death, mayhem, destruction and chaos of the tornado. No, no, no. God is the miracle puppy which lived through it.
God isn't the hundreds of US children who die every year due to medical neglect by their Christian Science parents. No, no, no. God is the one who may have suffered needlessly, but didn't die.
Christian faith is blindness to manifest horror in favor of comfort. Christian faith is picking over a cataclysm looking for anything to indulge their insatiable lust for feeling good. Link
Christian faith is not about turning your brain off or about feeling good. At its core, the Gospel cuts through pride and recognizing your own brokenness. Who expects to feel good about deserving to go to hell because of your sinfulness? The Gospel is the good news that Jesus redeemed us. We don't have to go to hell if we put our trust in Him. As for all the bad things that happen in the world, God does not owe us any explanation. I think Job put it best when his wife thought he should just give up his faith and integrity after they lost everything.
9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.- Job 2:9-10
Debunking Christianity: Quote of the Day, by Sir_Russ
Friday, April 6, 2012
Who are getting food stamps?
1. Even if all black people in the US were on welfare (and we aren't all on welfare) we are all such a small percentage (we are a minority, remember?) I doubt that it would make a huge difference.
2. A higher percentage of people in the US are on welfare are white! Take the example of food stamps.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Faceplant of the Day: Debunking Christianity: Playing God: The Loving Psychopath
There are so many mistakes in this video. The metaphor does not work . God is not like a man who made an ant farm out of stuff that already exists. The man organized the farm. He did not make the ants. He did not make the soil. He did not make the food the ants eat. On the other hand God, made everything. Not just organize reality but created everything that exists out of nothing.
Given that a man does not have control of anything that the ants do or what happens to anyone of them, the metaphor breaks down when you try to see God the same way. From God's perspective human beings have no more free will than ants/ And while the man is incapable of communicating with the ants in his farm, God is more than able to make Himself known to us. Just because some humans don't listen, doesn't mean that God does not speak or is incomprehensible.
If you want to make the metaphor perfectly resemble what God did, you would have to make the man become an ant, live as an ant, die as an ant for their sins and be resurrected! Without that, the charge that God is like a sadistic man who manipulates an ant farm. The thought is that the man is not worthy to be worshiped to be obeyed, and loved so the ants are owed something. The man of course is sinful and imperfect and fallible. God however is perfect. Of course he has the right to do whatever He sees fit.
Debunking Christianity: Playing God: The Loving Psychopath
The Dunamis Word: The Resurrection Of Jesus, Critical Claims Debunked!
The Dunamis Word: The Resurrection Of Jesus, Critical Claims Debunked!
Desposyni: How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens
Michael Dowling posted a video from YouTube of Michael Williams, author of the fine new book How to Read the Bible Through the Jesus Lens: A Guide to Christ-Focused Reading of Scripture (Zondervan, 2012), giving a discussion on his book.
Desposyni: How to Read the Bible through the Jesus Lens
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The Muslim Use of the Errant Unitarianism of Sir Anthony Buzzard
Dr White writes:
If one does not assume unitarianism my comments are, well, obvious. Only by cutting, editing, and ignoring context, can Sir Anthony attempt to create confusion and hence contradiction. He refuses to allow for the distinction between being and person, and on the basis of that refusal, asserts contradiction on my part. Yet, my very definition is based upon the distinction in usage and referent for the terms "being" and "person". Hence, to reject part of my definition, import a different definition, and on that basis accuse me of contradiction is irrational. We have seen this error on Sir Anthony's part many times. But what is MuslimByChoice's excuse this time? He is citing a man who believes Jesus died and rose again. He believes Jesus is properly called the Son of God (in a much higher sense than Islam can possibly allow) and hence is someone who rejects the inspiration of the Qur'an and the prophethood of Mohammed. It is clear once again that MuslimByChoice chooses to use any source, no matter how inconsistent with Islamic doctrine, teaching, or history, as long as it looks like it is contradictory to the Trinity. Isn't it interesting to see how dependent Muslims are upon enemies of the Christian faith, like Bart Ehrman, for example? Rejection of biblical teaching makes strange bedfellows, to be sure!
Follow the link at the end to see the videos.
The Muslim Use of the Errant Unitarianism of Sir Anthony Buzzard
Timeline of Trayvon Martin's Last Minutes - YouTube
Timeline of Trayvon Martin's Last Minutes - YouTube
Top Ten Myths About the Resurrection - Apologetics 315
Top Ten Myths About the Resurrection - Apologetics 315
Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man as Metaphor for Internet Trolling - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Obviously Peter Parker is going to behave differently as Spider-Man than he will in his nerdy, unmasked idiom, but the Amazing Spider-Man sizzle previewed for the press last month featured a wall-crawler whose behavior went beyond the typical boundaries of vigilante bravado; something I described as "epic spider trolling." I was referencing a scene that's since surfaced of Spider-Man giving some foolish criminal a bit of the business, but a new interview with Amazing star Andrew Garfield confirms that the darker(/funnier) nature of internet anonymity is something he built into his performance as Spider-Man.
FacePalm of the Day - Edward T. Babinski: Things Christians Have Been Against
Edward T. Babinski: Things Christians Have Been Against
You can watch "Legend of Korra"'s first two episodes for free on iTunes.
Parting Shot: Watch the First Two Episodes of 'Legend of Korra' for Free on iTunes - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviewsParting Shot: Watch the First Two Episodes of 'Legend of Korra' for Free on iTunes - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Parting Shot: Watch the First Two Episodes of 'Legend of Korra' for Free on iTunes - ComicsAlliance | Comic book culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Live Action version 3.0) - YouTube
Compare it to the animated version
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Live Action version 3.0) - YouTube
Five Strands of Evidence for Jesus Christ’s Resurrection | Reflections
Five Strands of Evidence for Jesus Christ’s Resurrection | Reflections
Stars to Change in Re-Release of Titanic
Another thing to note is that there is an alternate ending that I was unaware of:“There she is looking up. There is only one sky she should have been looking at … and it was the wrong sky! Worse than that, it was not only the wrong sky; the left-half of the sky was a mirror reflection of the right-half of the sky! It was not only wrong, it was lazy! And I’m thinking, this is wrong.“Cameron has since rendered the sky to include a new formation, which will actually be correct to what people in that region of the Atlantic would have seen in 1912.
The science of movie magic.
Stars to Change in Re-Release of Titanic
Today in Great Nerd Shirts, Better Causes - Topless Robot
Today in Great Nerd Shirts, Better Causes - Topless Robot
A Racist State of Mind: South Dakota
A Racist State of Mind: South Dakota
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