The Trilemma – Part 1: Origins of the Trilemma
The TRILEMMA (Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?) is an argument for the divinity of Jesus, and it has a very long history. The basic idea is that Jesus claimed to be God, so either he was telling the truth and is God (LORD), or he was NOT telling the truth, in which case he was either … The Trilemma – Part 1: Origins of the Trilemma
Cases for God: A Short Bibliography
There are hundreds or thousands of books that discuss arguments for and/or against the existence of God. You will never be able to read them all! However, if you read a few books by Christian apologists who are philosophers, and who present a case for the existence of God (consisting of multiple arguments for God), … Cases for God: A Short Bibliography
Three Key Christian Apologetics Arguments: A Basic Bibliography
There are three key Christian Apologetic arguments that I would like to carefully and critically evaluate: These are commonly used arguments so they are presented by many different Christian apologists. I prefer to stick to studying Christian apologists who are philosophers, especially philosophers who specialize in arguing in support of basic Christian beliefs. However, I … Three Key Christian Apologetics Arguments: A Basic Bibliography
Thinking Critically about the Christian Worldview
Several years ago, I started making podcasts about the Christian Worldview in a series of podcasts called Thinking Critically About: Is Christianity True? https://thinkingcriticallyabout.podbean.com/ I made six podcasts and then started working on other projects. So, this year I would like to get back on track and produce at least a few more podcasts, enough … Thinking Critically about the Christian Worldview
TOPICS for Future Posts
My favorite issues in the philosophy of religion are: Recently, I have been working on critical evaluations of arguments by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli in their Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA). I plan to continue my analysis and evaluation of their case for the resurrection of Jesus in Chapter 8 of that book. … TOPICS for Future Posts
How to Do Careful Argument Analysis
Critical Thinking is basically CAREFUL thinking. More specifically, it is thinking in which a person continually strives to conform his or her thinking to the universal standards of thinking, which include the following: Careful argument evaluation is the heart and soul of critical thinking. But one cannot do a careful job of evaluating an argument … How to Do Careful Argument Analysis
Who Moved the Stone? Part 4: Moving a Smaller Square Blocking Stone
The question “Who moved the stone?” is used by Christian apologists to raise an objection against some skeptical theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus, especially the Swoon Theory (see Objection #7 in Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli, p.183-184), but also the Conspiracy Theory, and the Hallucination Theory. In Part … Who Moved the Stone? Part 4: Moving a Smaller Square Blocking Stone
Analysis of 14 Objections to the Hallucination Theory
In their Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) the Christian philosophers Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli claim to prove the resurrection of Jesus. Their argument can be summarized briefly: 1. There are only four possible skeptical theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus: Swoon, Hallucination, Conspiracy, and Myth.THEREFORE:2. IF Kreeft and Tacelli have refuted those … Analysis of 14 Objections to the Hallucination Theory
Skeptical Theories about the Resurrection of Jesus
In their Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) the Christian philosophers Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli claim to prove the resurrection of Jesus. Their argument can be summarized briefly: 1. There are only four possible skeptical theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus: Swoon, Hallucination, Conspiracy, and Myth.THEREFORE:2. IF Kreeft and Tacelli have refuted those … Skeptical Theories about the Resurrection of Jesus
Who Moved the Stone? Part 3: A Square Stone
The question “Who moved the stone?” is used by Christian apologists to raise an objection against some skeptical theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus, especially the Swoon Theory (see Objection #7 in Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli, p.183-184), but also the Conspiracy Theory, and the Hallucination Theory. In Part … Who Moved the Stone? Part 3: A Square Stone