The Reason to Believe in the Christian Gospel is God; A Short Discussion on Natural Religion
I read some time ago an Anglican Vicar John Richardson (who has since passed on), about the alleged necessity for the Church of England to allow for woman bishops so … Continue reading
On East Asian Natural Religion
There was an argument I had with my parents when I was a child which I never forgot. I was in the car, I think I was about 13 or … Continue reading
33. Reign of Reason
Originally posted on Radish:
“And we say these things in the name of our Lord and Savior: Secular Humanism.” Table of Contents Mere Atheism Fellow Liberals Culture War Atheism Plus…
Different Christs for Different Needs; A Review of “When Jesus Became God: The Struggle to Define Christianity during the Last Days of Rome”
First details upon the form of the book itself before going into its contents. This book is by a non-specialist academician writing outside of his area of expertise. It is … Continue reading
On Holding Macro-People Groups “Morally Responsible” for Macro Events and Actions
The idea of Macro-Responsibility Recently there was an amusing article about how the Egyptians wanted the Jews to make reparations for their looting of Egypt during the Exodus event when … Continue reading
Presentism and Being Objective about History
Whether the Index was a “good” or “bad” thing I will leave to those who like their history served with value judgements. I find Presentist judgements of the past by … Continue reading
A Guide for Deciding which Atheist to Engage
Never waste time engaging an atheist who spends more time trying to convince you that atheism is good for you/the world rather than that atheism is true, whatever the consequences. … Continue reading
A Puzzle about Ex Nihilo Creation; Does the Classical Doctrine of Creation Lead to Atheism?
Now that I think about it, I think Milton has a good point when he rejected creation ex nihilo and argued that the creation must necessarily have come out of … Continue reading
A Puzzle about Common Grace; Grace Naturalised
As I’ve said before, contra the unjust slanders of Augustine, Pelagius did not deny the necessity of grace in our salvation. He merely had a different conception of what that … Continue reading
On Rights versus Tolerance
Actually I would prefer the concept of “tolerance” to “right”. The problem with “right” is its essentially positive and affirmative connotations, that if one has the right to do something … Continue reading
Deus Ex Machina 