This was an exchange with “Anthrotheist” in one of my comboxes. His words will be in blue. *** Interesting conversation, engaging topics. What I find interesting is that the only “evidence” that exists for Christianity is in the past. At best, the most that a modern Christians can honestly say is, “I find the ancient evidences of the existence of God to be compelling.” What I find interesting is that even then, the evidence is that there was a God; the problem nearly... Read more
This exchange occurred in one of my blog comboxes. “gusbovona” appears to be an atheist. His (her?) words will be in blue. *** The thing I don’t get is why there should be so much interpretation necessary to correctly understand the Bible. The logical thing would be, for a book that would be the most important book in the world if it is as believers claim, to require as little interpretation as possible (I’m admitting that perhaps some interpretation is... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** [all Bible passages cited by myself are RSV]... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** First let me mention a few things that... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** Before starting in on my critiques of this... Read more
This was a discussion in one of my blog comboxes. The words of atheist “Grimlock” will be in blue. *** What would convince you that God has revealed Himself: thus causing you to believe in Him? Bob never answered this. Perhaps you will be willing to. Always an interesting question to ponder. The short answer is that I’m not sure – the longer answer involves some rambling, so let’s go with that one. Let me start off with what would... Read more
This is one of four critiques of the book, The God Delusion (New York / Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006), by perhaps the world’s best-known (and most influential?) atheist, the biologist Richard Dawkins (born in 1941). His words will be in blue. Links to the four critiques follow: Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion: General Critique Richard Dawkins’ “Bible Whoppers” Are the “Delusion” Richard Dawkins: D- Grade for Science & Christianity Richard Dawkins’ Outrageous Hypocrisy on Abortion *** Richard Dawkins informs... Read more
These exchanges occurred in a blog combox of mine. Bob Seidensticker runs the large and influential blog, Cross Examined. See the related dialogues / critiques involving him: Why Do We Worship God? Dialogue with an Atheist, and Seidensticker: Christians R Intellectually Dishonest Idiots. Bob’s words will be in blue. ***** God is not an unjust Judge because He doesn’t give rebellious man an infinite amount of time to repent or because some refuse to accept His gracious pardon or to give Him... Read more
This factor was present in the lives of famous atheists Freud, Marx, Feuerbach, Baron d’Holbach, Bertrand Russell, Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus, Schopenhauer, Hobbes, Samuel Butler, H. G. Wells, Carlyle, Madalyn Murray O’Hair, and Albert EllisFrom former atheist Paul Vitz’s article: “The Psychology of Atheism”: The Psychology of Atheism: The Theory of Defective Father Since there is need for deeper understanding of atheism and since I don’t know of any theoretical framework-except the Oedipal one – I am forced to sketch out a model... Read more
He Also Projects Onto Me These Bigoted Ideas, as if I Hold the Same About Atheists Bob Seidensticker runs the large and popular atheist blog, Cross Examined. We recently had a lengthy dialogue about worship of God and several other rabbit trails. His words will be in blue. *** This exchange was from our recent dialogue: Your comments in this dialogue were posted under a very extensive article on hell, in which I dialogued with a very thoughtful and skeptical... Read more
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