The Standard of Evidence
Mar 15th
In argumentation, nontheists typically require the Christian to provide supporting evidence or proof for the existence of God. What I find intriguing is that the nontheist offers no standard by which the evidence must measure up (i.e. what evidences one would expect to see of such a God as the Judeo-Christian God and how those standards are developed)…
The Human Experience
Mar 14th
Nontheists (atheists more often than not) often ask the Christian to prove that their God exists. The Christian then will generally put forth the reasons they believe (e.g. anecdotal, logical). The nontheist questioning the Christian will then generally proceed to “explain away” the reasoning the Christian had for believing in God, legitimate or not. Subsequently, the nontheist will generally insist that the Christian, having no logical reason to believe…
The Omnipotence Paradox
Mar 14th
I present for your enjoyment, The Omnipotence Paradox (as it was first told to me)
First, we must assume God is omnipotent.
Now if God is omnipotent, can He create a rock He cannot lift?
If He cannot create a rock that even He cannot lift, His omnipotence isn’t omni, but limited, since He cannot create said rock, thus proving God isn’t ‘all powerful’…
The Freewill Argument for the Nonexistence of God
Mar 14th
The Freewill Argument for the Nonexistence of God
If the argument is successfully refuted, the implication then is that God has both free will and is capable of existing as a personal being. If the argument is upheld, the implication is that the Christian God cannot and does not exist.
The Argument:
The Christian God is defined as a personal being who knows everything. According to Christians, personal beings have free will…
Does God Owe Us?
Mar 14th
The following comes from the blog A Christian Perspective.
I really enjoyed this blog as it brings quite a bit of insight into how we tend to react and respond in times of need and/or suffering. It reminds us that we are only human and that we will indeed suffer, but that through our suffering hope can be found and that, hopefully, it will lead us to God.
So, without further ado…
Anselm on the Atonement
Mar 14th
Anselm of Canterbury(1033-1109); from Cur deus homo?
Book I
xi. The problem is, how can God forgive man’s sin? To clear our thoughts let us first consider what sin is, and what satisfaction for sin is. …To sin is to fail to God His due. What is due to God? Righteousness, or rectitude of will. He who fails to render this honour to God, robs God of that which belongs…
The Dawkins Delusion
Mar 14th
I’ve been meaning to pick up Richard Dawkins’ infamous book, The God Delusion, for quite some time; I just haven’t had the chance. Now, more than ever, I think I will pick it up. Just a couple of days ago a friend of mine, Jonathan, wrote a blog titled Conceding Dawkins. In that blog, Jonathan posted several quotes by Richard Dawkins that gave me a bit…
Causality and Satan
Mar 14th
I’ve seen it over and over again, where those arguing against the Judeo-Christian God bring up things like pain and suffering in the world and how a benevolent God wouldn’t allow such atrocities to occur. Such people often bring up Judeo-Christian ideas of God such as His benevolence, mercy, goodness, and love in an attempt to discredit such qualities in God. Yet, more often than not, those people fail to…
