Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 2: Agent, Exception & Baseline
WHERE WE ARE In my initial post, I analyzed eight definitions of the word “miracle” into seven different elements. I am not satisfied with any of these definitions, so in my previous post I began to evaluate these definitions to make clear the problems I see with them. In this current post, I will continue … Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 2: Agent, Exception & Baseline
Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 1: Impact, Genus, and Species
WHERE WE ARE In my previous post, I analyzed eight definitions of the word “miracle” into seven different elements. I am not satisfied with any of these definitions, and in this post I will evaluate these definitions to make clear the problems I see with them. In a later post, I will attempt to construct … Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 1: Impact, Genus, and Species
Analysis of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”
There are many different definitions for the word “miracle”, and I am not happy with any of them. So, I’m going to examine a number of different definitions, analyze them, and then (in later posts) evaluate them, and try to come up with a definition that does not suffer from the problems that I see … Analysis of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”
Posts from 2023 by Bradley Bowen
He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 1: Jesus was a Refugee? He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 2: Jesus Supported Women’s Equality? He Doesn’t FREAKING Get Us – Part 3: A Bait-and-Switch Jesus Key Topics and Bibliographies TOPICS for Future Posts Thinking Critically about the Christian Worldview Three … Posts from 2023 by Bradley Bowen
Dawkins’ FAILURE to Refute Aquinas
In his book The God Delusion (hereafter: TGD), Richard Dawkins ends the second chapter (“The God Hypothesis”) with these words: …before proceeding with my main reason for actively disbelieving in God’s existence, I have the responsibility to dispose of the positive arguments for belief that have been offered through history. TGD, First Mariner Books edition … Dawkins’ FAILURE to Refute Aquinas
An Example of Poor-Quality Thinking by Dawkins in THE GOD DELUSION
I have recently made some comments about Richard Dawkins’ case against the existence of God in his book The God Delusion (hereafter: TGD). I made the comments in response to an article posted by John Loftus on his Debunking Christianity website: “In Defense of Richard Dawkins“. Here is the main comment I posted on this … An Example of Poor-Quality Thinking by Dawkins in THE GOD DELUSION
Jesus is NOT God – Part 3: The Omniscience Argument (continued)
WHERE WE ARE In Part 1 of this series, I argued that Jesus was NOT God because Jesus was NOT eternally omnipotent. In Part 2 of this series, I argued that Jesus was NOT God because Jesus was NOT eternally omniscient. The main argument I gave in Part 2 of this series was this one: … Jesus is NOT God – Part 3: The Omniscience Argument (continued)
Frank Schaeffer Speaking the Naked Truth about Evangelical Christianity
https://fb.watch/mde4HpZTeN/ The problem with Evangelical Christianity is NOT just that it has become politicized and become a political tool of the Republican Party (in the USA). The problem is that it is a false superstition that is based on unthinking acceptance of the authority of the Bible. The Bible is merely a product of flawed … Frank Schaeffer Speaking the Naked Truth about Evangelical Christianity
Jesus Is NOT God – Part 2: The Omniscience Argument
THE OMNISCIENCE ARGUMENT There are many good reasons to believe that Jesus is NOT God. One such good reason is that Jesus was NOT eternally omniscient (all-knowing): 1. Something is God ONLY IF it is eternally omniscient. 2. Jesus was NOT eternally omniscient. THEREFORE: 3. Jesus was NOT God. PREMISE (1) IS TRUE Premise (1) … Jesus Is NOT God – Part 2: The Omniscience Argument
Craig’s Case for God – Part 1: Introduction
Dr. William Craig presents a case for the existence of God in his book How Do We Know God Exists? (Lexham Press, Bellingham, WA, 2022; hereafter: HDWK). In this short book of less than 100 pages, Craig presents two cosmological arguments, a moral argument, a teleological argument, and an ontological argument for the existence of … Craig’s Case for God – Part 1: Introduction