Category: "faith/skepticism"
Dec
2
2007
Kyle's answer
I was excited to see my friend and fellow Truman (and CCF) alumnus Kyle write about the reasons he believes in God. I think very highly of Kyle and while I found his reasons unconvincing, I respect his faith and I enjoyed reading about it. I don't… more »
Dec
2
2007
34 Unconvincing Arguments for God
The Minnesota Atheists posted a list of 34 Unconvincing Arguments for God. It gives a brief rebuttal of almost every reason I've heard for believing that a god exists. If you don't want to download the pdf version, here's an html version. more »
Nov
18
2007
Intelligent Design on Trial
Nova | Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial - I just finished watching this PBS documentary about the trial in Dover, PA. Like the trial itself, the film gives a good overview of the science of evolution and the criticism leveled against it by… more »
Nov
8
2007
Colbert on Atheists
Card-carrying members of BS [Big Secularism] have snaked their way into every branch of the federal government, except for the judicial and executive. Did you know that in the House of Representatives and the Senate, there are as many as one… more »
Nov
7
2007
Invisible
"The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike."
-- Delos McKown more »
Oct
27
2007
Good introduction to evolution
Richard Dawkins - Designed and Designoid Objects
This six-part YouTube video shows a youthful Richard Dawkins explaining evolution to an audience of middle schoolers. If you think evolution sounds far fetched, then take a look at the video. I think… more »
Oct
23
2007
Trilemma
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis one of the most influential works of popular Christian apologetics in the English language. It was a very important book to me when I was a believer, but now many of his arguments seem weak. The Moral Argument is… more »
Oct
16
2007
A pattern
Greta Christina Says this so well:
When you look at the history of the world, you see thousands -- tens of thousands, arguably hundreds of thousands or more -- of phenomena for which a supernatural explanation has been replaced by a natural one. Why… more »
Oct
14
2007
Warren and Harris
This article is from April, but I only just read it. It's Rick Warren of the Purpose Driven franchise and Sam Harris, outspoken infidel, in a joint interview with Newsweek. Here's an excerpt:
WARREN: If you're asking me do I believe in evolution, the… more »
Oct
10
2007
Harmony of the gospels
I've been reading through the gospels and comparing the different versions of stories. It's interesting, not just for the fact that all four of these books can't be literally and totally inerrant since they contradict each other in many details.… more »
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