apologetics

The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 4: Reply to ‘cl’

Introduction Theists hold that there exists an omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect person (God) who created the universe. Metaphysical naturalists, on the other hand, hold that the universe is a closed system, which means that nothing that is not part of the natural world affects it. Metaphysical naturalism (N) denies the existence of all supernatural The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 4: Reply to ‘cl’

Advice to Christians Who Want to Dialogue with Atheists: Don’t Use the Word “Faith”

There are times where two people speak the same language, use the same words, and mean very different things by the same words. In conversations between Christians and atheists, “faith” is one such word. For many atheists, the word “faith” means, by default, belief without evidence or even belief against the evidence. In contrast, I Advice to Christians Who Want to Dialogue with Atheists: Don’t Use the Word “Faith”

Did William Lane Craig Confuse “Pornographic” with “Profane”?

In an earlier post, I reported that William Lane Craig had written that Internet Infidels sites “are literally pornographic (evil writing).” I have to confess that when I first read this, I scratched my head. I thought to myself, “Does the word ‘pornographic’ have some secondary meaning I hadn’t run across before?” It appears the Did William Lane Craig Confuse “Pornographic” with “Profane”?

Chris Hallquist vs. William Lane Craig on Dishonesty: Part 1

Christopher Hallquist recently finished a series of blog posts about William Lane Craig. In addition to providing objections to Craig’s various arguments, Hallquist also accuses Craig of dishonesty in his work. In this post, I want to review Hallquist’s evidence for that accusation and figure out if the accusation is justified. Here is an outline Chris Hallquist vs. William Lane Craig on Dishonesty: Part 1

New Chick Tracts

Jack Chick does Islam. The reason you shouldn’t believe the Quran is the word of God because it says so is that the Bible is the word of God because it says so.