As many of you probably already know, there is a measure coming up on the ballots to define what constitutes a marriage in the state of California. Naturally, when these sorts of things happen, the usual tiresome group of loud people presume to make a lot of fuss, argue badly, and waste everyone’s time with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘atheism’
Proposition 8 and the Continuing Tedium of “Rights” Discussion
Posted in Ethics, Society and Culture, tagged Against, atheism, Buddhism, Caitlin, California, Christianity, deductive, define, gadfly, Gay Marriage, homosexuality, illogical, Islam, Judaism, logic, Nihilism, Prop 8, Proposition 8, question, reasonable, right and wrong, rights on 2 October, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Irrelevancy of Richard Dawkins
Posted in God and Theology, Math and Science, tagged atheism, big bang, causal, cosmology, creationism, evolution, illogical, Pop atheist, Richard Dawkins on 24 June, 2008 | 16 Comments »
Richard Dawkins is one of those interesting people who, because they know a great deal about a particular field, presume to have the authority to speak on other fields, usually with embarrassing results. I do not know if the man himself has ever been publicly embarrassed, but when I read Dawkins I sometimes blush nervously [...]
No One Cares What Your Bumper Sticker Says
Posted in Christianity, Existentialism and Authenticity, tagged Abraham, atheism, Bumper Stickers, Christianity, Fear and Trembling, Harvest, Kierkegaard, Religion on 12 December, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I was on the road the other day, and stuck behind one of those annoying people who drive 20 miles under the speed limit and pay no attention to the existence of other cars. This lasted for several minutes, in which time I was able to read the vehicle’s bumper sticker referencing a Bible verse. [...]
Understanding God in One Easy Step
Posted in Christianity, God and Theology, tagged atheism, Christianity, CS Lewis, God, love, peace, The Screwtape Letters, Truth on 7 December, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Lately, it seems to have become fashionable to use the nature of God as an argument against God. It runs something like this:
“If there is a God, how can you claim to know the mind of God? How can any one human being understand the nature of something so infinite and incomprehensible?”
Like most incorrect [...]
