What is Christianity? Part 14
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What is Christianity? Part 13
Worldview as a Way of Life? The third objection that James Sire raises against his older conception of worldviews, is that it makes more sense to understand a worldview as being “a way of life” (NTE, p.97) rather than to understand a worldview as being “a system of thought” (NTE, p.98) because of “the practical, … What is Christianity? Part 13
What is Christianity? Part 11
Shortly after the turn of the century, the Christian apologist James Sire revised his understanding of the concept of a “worldview” and wrote a book advocating this revised understanding: Naming the Elephant (hereafter: NTE). Some of the the key changes that Sire makes to his conception of a “worldview” are defended in Chapter 5 of NTE: …the … What is Christianity? Part 11
What is Christianity? INDEX
The primary goal of my Ten Year Plan is to evaluate Christianity, to answer the question “Is Christianity true or is it false?” I have started a couple of series of posts related to this project. One series related to the project is called “What is Christianity?”. Here is a list of the posts in that … What is Christianity? INDEX
Hope for a Brighter Future – Part 2
In the previous post on this topic I pointed to a recent study which showed that belief in God is on the decline in the United States. Some people, however, have a difficult time accepting this fact, and in order to avoid this “unpleasant” reality engage in various forms of uncritical thinking. Joe Hinman, … Hope for a Brighter Future – Part 2
What is Christianity? Part 7
In the previous post in this series, I argued that the Christian apologist James Sire makes a fundamental mistake in his book Naming the Elephant, by defining “a worldview” as being a kind of commitment. A worldview is something that can be true (or false), but a commitment is NOT something that can be true … What is Christianity? Part 7
Ben Carson is Also a POLITICAL Nutcase – Part 2
Ben Carson is a religious nutcase, and he is a POLITICAL nutcase as well. He is a double threat to the national security of the United States of America, and a double threat to the well-being of every American citizen. Fortunately, even the know-nothing republicans of Iowa appear to have discerned that Ben Carson would make … Ben Carson is Also a POLITICAL Nutcase – Part 2
What is Christianity? Part 4
I think of Christianity as being a worldview. But what is a worldview? How should we analyze and compare and evaluate worldviews? There are different ways of understanding and analyzing worldviews, so before I defend my cognitivist view of religions, I should make an attempt to clarify the concept of “a worldview” that I plan … What is Christianity? Part 4
Response to William Lane Craig – Part 10
Here is my main objection to William Craig’s case for the resurrection of Jesus: It is not possible for a person to rise from the dead until AFTER that person has actually died. Thus, in order to prove that Jesus rose from the dead, one must first prove that Jesus died on the cross. But … Response to William Lane Craig – Part 10
Silence from the three Nazi, I mean GOP, Presidential Candidates
If a presidential candidate attended a NAZI rally to try to get some votes, and if the leader of the rally spewed hate-mongering rhetoric about working towards a “final solution” for the “Jewish problem” in the USA, do you think the mass media would be interested in reporting this event? Do you think the mass … Silence from the three Nazi, I mean GOP, Presidential Candidates