Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 9: Dining with Jesus

June 8, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

WHERE WE ARE In Parts 1 through 7 of this series, I argued that at least six of Josh McDowell’s seven objections (in The Resurrection Factor; hereafter: TRF) against the Hallucination Theory FAIL. In Part 8 of this series, I began to examine McDowell’s one remaining objection: Objection TRF2 (“Very Personal”). I pointed out that McDowell confuses a legitimate conceptual point with a significant empirical claim. While it is a legitimate conceptual truth that it is not possible for two… Read more

Must-Read Paper on the Confusing Terminology in the Philosophy of Religion

June 1, 2021 By Jeffery Jay Lowder

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Philosopher Dale Tuggy has written an incredibly helpful paper which seeks to help clarify some of the confusing terminology in the philosophy of religion regarding God vs. gods. Key terms defined in this paper include deity, godhood, ultimate, the Ultimate. So far as I can tell, his modest proposal for terminology does not appear to beg the question in favor of western monotheism vs. other religious beliefs such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Hellenistic polytheism (think: Zeus and the ancient Greek pantheon),… Read more

My First Book

May 29, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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I’m planning to write my first book this year: Thinking Critically about the Resurrection of Jesus Actually, a good portion of the book has already been written, at least in terms of the key ideas and arguments. The book will have two main purposes: Critical Analysis and Evaluation of Peter Kreeft’s case for the resurrection of Jesus. Teach and Promote the key concepts, principles, and skills of critical thinking. The initial outline of the book follows the main premises of… Read more

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 8: The VERY PERSONAL Objection (TRF2)

May 20, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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WHERE WE ARE In the previous seven parts of this series, I have shown that at least six out of the seven objections raised by Josh McDowell in The Resurrection Factor (hereafter: TRF) against the Hallucination Theory FAIL. So, at least 85% of McDowell’s objections against the Hallucination Theory FAIL: Given that at least 85% of his objections FAIL, one may reasonably conclude that McDowell has no ability to distinguish between a good solid argument, and a weak and/or defective argument. … Read more

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 7: The DOESN’T MATCH THE FACTS Objection (TRF7)

May 11, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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WHERE WE ARE In the previous six posts of this series, I have shown that at least five out of seven (71%) of Josh McDowell’s objections in The Resurrection Factor (hereafter: TRF) against the Hallucination Theory FAIL: McDowell has at most provided only two solid objections against the Hallucination Theory, NOT seven. However, in this current post I will show that Objection TRF7 (Doesn’t Match the Facts) also FAILS. Thus, at least six out of his seven objections FAIL, at least 85%… Read more

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 6: The NO FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES Objection (TRF4)

May 5, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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WHERE WE ARE In the previous five posts of this series, I have shown that the best case scenario (for Christian apologetics) is that MOST of Josh McDowell’s objections against the Hallucination Theory in his book The Resurrection Factor (hereafter: TRF) are WORTHLESS CRAP: One problem that I pointed out with Objection TRF5 (No Expectancy) is that the word “usually” in the revised and improved version of that objection is VAGUE. My use of the word “MOST” is similarly vague, but… Read more

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 5: The Failure of NO EXPECTANCY Objection (TRF5)

May 2, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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WHERE WE ARE TRF5 is the fifth objection presented by Josh McDowell against the Hallucination Theory in his book The Resurrection Factor (hereafter: TRF). The objection TRF5 can be stated in terms of a brief argument: 1. Hallucinations REQUIRE that a person who has an hallucination of circumstance C previously had a hopeful expectation or wish that circumstance C would occur, to which the hallucination provides an imaginary fulfilment (since circumstance C only seems to occur but does not actually occur)…. Read more

Leviticus and Homosexuality – Part 12: More Bad Guidelines

April 21, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 through Part 10 of this series, I have presented some reasons for rejecting the idea that the book of Leviticus was inspired by God, and for rejecting the view that this book is a reliable source of truth or wisdom. In Part 11 of this series, I began to discuss, two more reasons for rejecting the idea that Leviticus was inspired by God, or that it is a reliable source of truth or wisdom:… Read more

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 4: More Problems with Objection TRF5

April 16, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Part 3: The “No Expectancy” Objection

April 12, 2021 By Bradley Bowen

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WHERE WE ARE I generally argue in defense of the Apparent Death Theory, not in order to prove it to be TRUE, but in order to show that this skeptical theory about the alleged resurrection of Jesus is still viable and that the objections raised against it by Christian apologists FAIL to refute it. However, I am now in the process of arguing in defense of the Hallucination Theory and am arguing that the objections raised against this theory by… Read more

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