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Feb 8, 2012, 10:25 am
Evolutionists are supposed to be all about the evidence. They claim they refuse to believe anything without evidence. They ridicule Christians and creationists with claims that we believe in a God for whom there is no evidence. The fact of the matter, though, is that evolutionists are very con... Comment - Like
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Feb 2, 2012, 7:10 am
A fewmonths back, the Department of Health and Human Services releasedguidelines mandating that by the summer of 2012, all individual andgroup insurance plans must cover contraception, sterilizationprocedures, and abortion inducing drugs. Prior to the passage ofObama-care, one of the many criticism... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 10:07 am
Iordinarily try to keep my posts to about two typed pages. You mightthink that sounds easy because whenever I write on a topic, I seldomhave trouble deciding what to say about it. Instead, I usually havetrouble deciding what to leave out. The consequence of this is thatno matter how well I may (o... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 11:14 am
That'sright. I said it. Some people are science Nazis. They are Nazis inthe sense that they are militant about their scientific conclusionsand feel perfectly just in forcing the “ignorant” masses intocompliance through propaganda or whatever means possible. The JosephGoebbels of the movement... Comment - Like
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Jan 20, 2012, 10:16 am
Tomy last post concerning the “gates of hell,” a frequent visitor,Steven J, asked some interesting questions. While I was forming areply to his comments, I realized that a lot of people might havesimilar questions so I thought I'd add a few more details and make ita post. As I began writing it... Comment - Like
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Oct 29, 2011, 7:27 am
John Godfrey Saxe took an old Indian parable and made this wonderful poem:
It was six men of Indostan
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The First approach'd the Elephant,
And happening to fall
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Oct 21, 2011, 9:25 am
It's time to wrap up this series on logic. There are many more things that could be said but we've gone on long enough and I've covered the most common logical fallacies Christian apologists are likely to encounter. I'll conclude this series with a couple of more points.
First, I want to be clear... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 10:12 am
BALD ASSERTION
Sometimes a critic will simply state his opinion is a fact without offering any argument to support it. In my series addressing the “10 Questions Every Christian Must Answer,” I encountered several examples of bald assertions (along with numerous other logical fallacies). Here'... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 9:57 pm
FALSE DILEMMAThe false dilemma is when a person presents only a few alternatives when more might exist. A textbook example of this is Richard Dawkins famous quote about creationists: “It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ign... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2011, 11:37 pm
REIFICATION
I have posted this quote on my blog before:
When the rocks say they are 4 billion years old and the Bible says they are less than 10,000 years old; who do you believe: the author of the Bible or the author of the rocks? Quotes like this are examples of reification where people attempt ... Comment - Like
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Oct 8, 2011, 10:22 pm
... Revelation. AiG certainly does not believe there will be a “literal” harlot named Babylon who rides on the back of a scarlet beast in the last days. ... when such a qualifier is merely arbitrary.
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Sep 28, 2011, 7:16 am
EQUIVOCATION
Equivocation occurs when a person changes the meaning of a word in the middle of his argument. Here is an extreme example: The Bible says that Jesus rose from the dead; a rose is a flower; therefore, the Bible says that Jesus is a flower. Like I said, it's an extreme example but you ... Comment - Like
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Sep 23, 2011, 9:42 am
In this series, I intend to highlight 2 – 3 fallacies in each post. In this post, we'll be looking at two of the most commonly used logical fallacies: Ad hominem and the appeal to authority
ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM
The first logical fallacy a Christian is likely to encounter when defending the fai... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 9:16 pm
In Matthew 7:24-26, Jesus gives us a parable of two men: one man hears the words of Jesus and heeds them. Jesus says he is a like a wise man who builds his house upon a rock and it is able to stand against the wind and floods. The other man is a foolish man who does not heed the teachings of Jesus... Comment - Like
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Sep 9, 2011, 7:22 am
Part of the President's job speech last night proposed increasing taxes on wealthy Americans & CEO's (i.e. “employers”) and extending benefits to unemployed people. It sounds a little strange to me. Once again I suggest it might benefit our elected officials in Washington to brush up on econom... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 11:13 pm
I would like to brag and say that I called it in advance. Instead, I'll say that the reports I heard in advance of Obama's speech had it right. There weren't any surprises in tonight's speech. Just to be clear – there weren't any surprises in the “job creating” proposals Obama gave and neit... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 12:33 am
All day on the radio today I've been hearing news briefs previewing Obama's big job speech tomorrow. According to Bloomberg, “The main components of Obama’s jobs plan... have been largely telegraphed by the administration. For weeks, people familiar with deliberations have said the White House ... Comment - Like
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Sep 5, 2011, 8:12 am
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serv... Comment - Like
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Aug 26, 2011, 11:33 pm
I came across an interesting article titled “Fossil redefines mammal history.” The title struck me as funny because, over the years, I've read about many fossil finds that overturn previously held beliefs about evolution. I wrote a post about it nearly 4 years ago called, “Rethinking Evoluti... Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 12:02 am
I've never seen the Grand Canyon personally but I hear it's... well, it's grand! It's considered one of the “Natural Wonders of the World” and I'm sure that to stand overlooking the canyon inspires awe in most people. Yet when I think about the canyon, I see dead things. In those layers of ro... Comment - Like
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Aug 16, 2011, 11:10 pm
A few months back, Astronomy.com published this “spectacular” headline: Building blocks of life created in impossible place. The first sentence of the article reads, “NASA-funded scientists have discovered amino acids, a fundamental building block of life, in a meteorite where none were expec... Comment - Like
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Aug 15, 2011, 5:36 pm
I have sometimes thought about making short videos for Youtube or adding my own videos to my blog but I've rejected the idea for a variety of reasons. Maybe sometime I will but, in the meantime, there are already a ton of good videos already on Youtube. The problem is, you have to wade through a b... Comment - Like
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Aug 4, 2011, 11:40 pm
I noticed a few years back that Yahoo! seemed to exhibit some left-leaning tendencies. For example, I mentioned in one blog how Yahoo! Movies seemed to conspicuously not print reviews to pro-Christian or conservative movies. Since then, I've seen a few other examples but I haven't made a big deal ... Comment - Like
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Jul 27, 2011, 12:23 am
I would never call myself a philosopher but I do enjoy studying logic. While I was looking into some philosophical arguments concerning the existence of God, I came across a video that made the remarkable claim, “How to prove God doesn't exist, in 3 minutes or less!” Needless to say, it piqued... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2011, 12:01 am
I believe that evolutionists are in denial about the Second Law of Thermodynamics (SLOT), sometimes known as the Law of Increasing Entropy. Any time a creationist mentions the SLOT, evolutionists have a fit. We'll discuss why in a moment. In the simplest terms, entropy means disorder and the SLOT... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2011, 12:45 pm
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able, but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God?”
The Greek philosopher, Epicurus, penned this famous “ridd... Comment - Like
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Jul 19, 2011, 2:18 pm
With the “drop dead” date on increasing the debt limit fast approaching, we're hearing more and more dire predictions about all the bad things that will happen if we can't borrow any more money. Perhaps the most alarming scare tactic is that Social Security checks will stop being mailed unless ... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2011, 8:55 pm
I came across a mildly interesting article called, “Plain Reading of Genesis 1.” It's by a theistic evolutionist, Glenn Morton, who tries to make hay of the term, “And God said...” I think it's most amusing that Glenn Morton titled it, “Plain Reading of Genesis 1” since Morton's readin... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2011, 6:02 pm
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turn... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2011, 4:50 pm
There’s not a lot I can add to the Casey Anthony ordeal. It’s already being covered non-stop in the news by people whose full time job is to talk about current events. I didn’t follow the trial as closely as others might have but I understand the prosecution’s allegations and Anthony’s d... Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2011, 9:29 pm
A few years ago, I wrote a short blog about the dire condition of social security. Rather than simply tell people it was in bad shape, I cited a few quotes that I’d taken right off of social security’s website. I suggest that you read my first post but here are the quotes again for your review:... Comment - Like
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Jun 19, 2011, 7:48 am
Then I said to you, "Don't be terrified. Don't be afraid of them. The Lord your God will go ahead of you. He will fight for you. With your own eyes you saw how he fought for you in Egypt. You also saw how the Lord your God brought you through the desert. He carried you everywhere you went, just as a... Comment - Like
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Jun 14, 2011, 7:20 am
I was watching a debate on YouTube between a Christian and atheist over the existence of God. For the most part, the Christian trounced the atheist but this particular Christian seemed to be a “compromiser” when it came to evolution. During the debate, the atheist made these comments concernin... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2011, 7:22 am
As I write this, I'm 45 years old. I've lived a while and have known a lot of people during my lifetime. I have friends, acquaintances, and even family members who have gotten involved in all sorts of sordid dealings so I know that these things happen. What Congress Anthony Weiner did isn't real... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 5:30 pm
A short while ago, I wrote a post about Koalas on the Ark so I apologize if I seem to be rehashing the same argument so soon. I was browsing Yahoo! Answers where I found a question that caused me to reflect on my last post so I'd like to take a minute to clarify a few things. A person calling hims... Comment - Like
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May 23, 2011, 9:55 pm
I've written a few posts lately dealing with some of the presuppositions behind science. Before making the last two posts on this subject, I tried my arguments out on some militant evolutionists (“evos”) on another site. I really wanted to know how they might answer my points. Perhaps I was a... Comment - Like
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May 22, 2011, 10:32 pm
And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not he... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2011, 9:24 am
I grew up in the south but I was a couple of decades removed from the civil rights battles of the 50's. Even so, enough racist sentiments still lingered as I grew up in the 70's that I can imagine how it might have been. How horrible it must have been for blacks to be turned away at the door of a ... Comment - Like
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May 17, 2011, 7:21 am
This is a follow up to my last post, The Funny Thing about Science. There, I talked about how the fundamental presupposition behind science is self defeating. Scientists – without a shred of evidence – accept a worldview that requires them to not accept anything without evidence. I still laug... Comment - Like
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May 16, 2011, 5:32 pm
A frequent visitor to my blog left some comments concerning my post a while back called, The Evolutionists' Empty Demand for Evidence. There, I talked about the arbitrary nature of the philosophical assumptions that underlie science. I've discussed the point a few more times with other critics onl... Comment - Like
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May 15, 2011, 3:21 pm
After this Jesus went about in Galilee. He would not go about in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. Now the Jews' Feast of Booths was at hand. So his brothers said to him, "Leave here and go to Judea, that your disciples also may see the works you are doing. For no one works in secret... Comment - Like
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May 13, 2011, 5:48 pm
I used to post frequently on a Christian discussion forum called CARM. Because of my other pursuits, though, I now only visit there once in a while. The debates I often had with non-believers on CARM played a large part in my decision to start a blog. I still lurk there occasionally for ideas and... Comment - Like
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May 3, 2011, 12:01 am
Bin Laden is dead and a lot of people are happy about it. I admit, it's hard to not be happy about it. A lot of the folks I saw rallying in front of the White House after the President's announcement looked like they were in their twenties. Weren't they, like, 10 when 9/11 happened? Maybe they a... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2011, 5:54 pm
On this day, in 1611, the first King James Version of the Bible was sold. Since then, it has been the best selling book in history with more than 1 billion having been published worldwide. It has become a cornerstone of English culture and language. There are even those who argue that the KJV is ... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2011, 10:14 pm
As a blogger, I can appreciate the sense of accomplishment one feels when people "follow" your blog. However, I don't ever want to forget the reason I blog which is to show people the need to follow Him! Comment - Like
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Apr 24, 2011, 7:27 am
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.... Comment - Like
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Apr 23, 2011, 8:37 pm
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, ... Comment - Like
I’m a husband, father, and concerned citizen but beyond all that, I’m a Christian. Being a Christian is not just something we do on Sundays, it's a 24/7 state of being. Our faith should influence everything we do and be the lens through which we view things. To that end, I started this blog to offer my opinions on a variety of issues on the public’s mind. Here, I discuss news, politics, the creation/evolution controversy, and Biblical topics with an emphasis on apologetics.
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