apologetics

In "Tricks 1" I highlighted how the New Atheists attempt to redefine "Atheism," so as to avoid defending the claim, God does not exist." They do this by equivocation and a false dichotomy. Today, I will introduce another example of bad, irrational thinking. The goal of this series will be to...

For some atheist philosopher responses to the problems with defining atheism as a "lack of belief," See: -An atheist philosopher’s critique of the “lack of belief” definition of atheism Atheism: Proving The Negative: The Burden of Proof is on the Atheist...

MIchael Martin, Philosophy of Religion Professor at Boston University and an atheist said, "The aim of this book is not to make atheism a popular belief or even to overcome its invisibility. My object is not utopian. It is merely to provide good reasons for being an atheist. … My object is to...

In 2006 Wired Magazine author Mark Wolf coins the phrase, "New Atheist." The author described Richard Dawkins arguments as "logical," demonstrating that journalism schools don't require one to have even a basic understanding of logic. Once open to scrutiny, professional philosophers that shared...

A former Mormon on YouTube, FlackerMan, takes on the claims made by the Mormon church concerning why you should follow the Mormon prophet. There's some pretty interesting stuff in here. I'd like to get reactions from both Mormons and non-Mormons. I know that for myself, as a non-Mormon, there...

I posted a thread in the General Theology section about the 'new kind of Christians' I come across from time to time and the discussion that followed made me realize that I could use some advice on how to respond to doubters (and those who don't believe at all). I tend to stay away from any...

Happy to be part of your online community! Let me introduce myself. I'm first and foremost a passionate follower of Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah. In addition to that, I'm a Bible teacher and writer. I've written several theological and devotional articles and am a regular teacher for the Sabbath...

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Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'm a little scared but looking for some advice. I have anxiety and possibly developed scrupulosity recently, based off confessing and asking for forgiveness from others. I'll say something wrong, tell a little lie, or not offer to share food etc and then get...

Good morning, and God bless all! I am a student of theology and philosophy at Oral Roberts University, born and raised Charismatic non-denominational, and was very surprised to begin losing faith in Protestantism when my studies commenced. Unfortunately, due to the highly...

To get ready to defend my faith, I got a couple of articles from Protestants that attack the Orthodox Church: This is from CARM (https://carm.org/authority-compare-orthodox-church-with-scripture) Attack #1)Who has authority to Interpret Scripture? Christians do In John 11:35 it says, "Jesus...

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Hey guys! I'm starting a youtube channel dedicated to teaching Christian theology, apologetics, and philosophy. The videos are short and meant to be enjoyable to encourage Christians to begin studying God's word more deeply. Debates and questions are welcome on any of the videos, and I would...

Hey guys! I'm starting a youtube channel dedicated to teaching Christian theology, apologetics, and philosophy. The videos are short and meant to be enjoyable to encourage Christians to begin studying God's word more deeply. Debates and questions are welcome on any of the videos, and I would...

Hello again! In my last thread, "The Moral Argument", we discussed the existence of morality and its ontological foundation. Early in the discussion, the subject of this present thread was brought up but got forgotten as the discussion progressed. I would like to discuss it further, or at least...

This is a rebuttal to Dr. Michael Horton's 1991 videos condemning the Word of Faith movement and teachers. He clearly didn't know what he was talking about back then, but prior to publishing the video I emailed him and asked him if he stands by what he said in the videos and he responded in the...

hello Just seeking out some areas to discuss biblical subjects and find some others to want to do the same.

Abel-Tasos Gkiouzelis: How I became Orthodox From Protestantism & atheism to Orthodoxy Hi my dear friends! My name is Abel-Tasos Gkiouzelis (Abel Gkiouzelis) and I will tell you about my conversion from the Protestantism and atheism to Eastern Orthodox Church! :) I was born in... Read more

The Church NEVER apostatized by Explorer of the Truth Manolis Kalomiris We shall present some of the assertions of these religious groups: “The devil began to introduce dogmatic changes, as of Emperor Constantine’s time, deceiving quite a few... Read more