Dan Barker – Scriptural Misinterpretations and Misapplications, part 1 of 14
This is part one of a fourteen part essay which is a response to various assertions made by Dan Barker. This segment serves as the introduction.
Month: March 2009
Scientific Cenobites, part 8 of 9
Alfred Russell Wallace, co-conceiver with Charles Darwin of the theory of natural selection: “‘I fully accept Mr. Darwin’s conclusion as to the essential identity of man’s bodily structure with that of the higher mammalian, and his descent from some ancestral form common to man and the anthropoid apes,'[fn] Darwinism, published by Macmillan, London, 1889, p. …
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Physical Resurrection – Objections and Responses, part 2 of 2
As mentioned in part 1, in keeping with my recent musings about the physical resurrection I am providing another aspect of the issue. The following in a reproduction of Dr. Steven Tsoukalas’ article on the physical resurrection in which he answers various objections which, in this case, are made by Jehovah’s Witnesses[fn]Dr. Steven Tsoukalas, “Jehovah’s …
Barker’s Butt
One of life’s greatest mysteries is why Dan Barker is considered an apt representative of atheism and an able debater. During his debate with Kyle Butt that was entitled “Does the God of the Bible Exist?” (hear it here) and which took place on Charles Darwin’s birthday he, yet again, premised his credentials upon being …
Quentin Smith – The Gratuitous Fallacy, part IV of V
The Illusion of Gratuity:My five year old son formulated the “problem of evil.” We were walking in the front yard, he in his socks, when he stepped on a goat-head and said, “Goat-heads hurt. Why did God make goat-heads?”
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Physical Resurrection – Objections and Responses, part 1 of 2
In keeping with my recent musings about the physical resurrection I ran across another interesting two part article.I initially wrote on the physical resurrection as a response to The Baha’i Faith:Physical Resurrection Then I considered the question of whether Paul did not believe in the physical resurrection:
Quentin Smith – The Gratuitous Fallacy, part III of V
Theism By Proxy:Now to Quentin Smith’s by proxy theistic answer: “So how do theists respond to arguments like this? They say there is a reason for evil, but it is a mystery. Well, let me tell you this: I’m actually one hundred feet tall even though I only appear to be six feet tall. You …
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Islam / Muslim : Muhammad and Jesus, part 10 of 10
Intercession In this segment we will find that the Qur’an denies that Muhammad was an intercessor, then the Hadith states that he actually was an intercessor and finally, the New Testament makes it clear that Jesus is the intercessor. Surah 6:51,“And preach with this (Qur’an) to those who reverence the summoning before their Lord – …
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Atheism and Science : The Wedgie Document, the Second Papyri
Another manuscript fragment of “The Wedgie” document has been unearthed when a small boy turned on a fan in a junk yard and noticed a papyri leaf flying aloft. I suspected that Prof. PZ Myers would eventually turn up in “The Wedgie” document. I suspected this due to his own statements and also due to …
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Quentin Smith – The Gratuitous Fallacy, part II of V
Emotions in Motion:Allow me to begin this segment by pointing out that I could not help but notice that no one has taken Quentin Smith to task for his claim to “prove atheism.” How does one prove a mere lack of belief in god(s) besides by stating, “I lack therefore, I lack”? Let us consider …
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