Of late, I have been challenged regarding a few worldviews that I hold, and mostly by fellow believers - or those who profess to believe in our Risen Lord. I say this because in our online engagements, it has become pretty clear that most of them hold on to what I refer to as dogmatic views or rhetoric - views that are anchored on cliches that they absorbed from their … [Read more...]
How Do You Solve A Problem Like A Zombie?
Even before "The Walking Dead" and "Jersey Shore" became popular, the world had been introduced to the notion of philosophical zombies, theoretical creatures identical to human beings with one tiny distinction - they have no consciousness, qualia, or sentience. Imagine a twin who is identical to you in every possible material way but lacks any type of inner subjective … [Read more...]
Banquet At Delmonico's – How Darwinism Came to America
Banquet at Delmonico’s Great Minds, the Gilded Age, and the Triumph of Evolution in America by Barry Werth Reviewed by: Terrell Clemmons Post Civil War America was looking for a new belief system, says social historian Barry Werth. Across the Atlantic Charles Darwin had proposed a new theory of biology, but had left the popularization of it to others. In Banquet at … [Read more...]
Ancient Non-Christian Historical Evidence for Jesus of Nazareth Part 2- Thallus & Pliny
Is there any historical reference to the darkness and earthquake that happened during the Crucifixion of Jesus? Did the Roman Emperors ever have correspondence concerning Christ? Part 1 In today's video, we will be looking at what two interesting Roman citizens, Thallus (Roman Historian, 52 AD) and also Pliny the Younger (Roman Governor, 112 AD), had to say concerning the … [Read more...]
Art of Reason – ancient earthquakes
The inability to understand what makes a good argument, and the inability to critique arguments is one of the key ingredients in miscommunication and the tendency to become argumentative. As described previously, good arguments help keep the tempers down. In order to develop a sense for logical glitches it helps to examine bad arguments to see where they go wrong. This is … [Read more...]
Defending the Faith in Your Community – Every Day
Ask a Christian to “defend the faith” and you get a variety of reactions. “Why does the ‘faith’ need defending? God can take care of Himself.” “How do I do that?” “I don’t want to do that!” “Are you serious? I wouldn’t know how.” “Isn’t that for professionals?” “Me? I’m not one of those ‘apologists.’ I’m just a Christian.” … [Read more...]
Book Review: Hidden Treasures in the Book of Job by Dr. Hugh Ross
Hidden Treasures in the Book of Job is a book written by scientist, pastor, and astronomer Hugh Ross.[1] While it is, in some sense, a commentary on Job, it is also a considerably different treatment than I have run across before. Most people who analyze Job immediately jump into the suffering Job experienced, God’s sovereignty, or something along those lines. While these would … [Read more...]
The Problem of "Christian" Ethics
To start off, I am going to be assuming my reader believes in moral absolutes. If you don't, well that's a whole other post and this post isn't about that. We are going to be taking for granted that there are moral truths out there and these truths can be known. At the start, some moral claims are patently obvious so much so that if you met someone who did not believe them, … [Read more...]
An invitation to women apologists: Join the dance!
I am not the first person to say that men and women are different. Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. Guys are Waffles and Girls are Spaghetti. (Although my daughter recently told her older brother that he needed more syrup). When I was first married, I read a book called You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation by Deborah Tannen. In it, she … [Read more...]
When the Natural Meets the Supernatural
Many years ago I was present at a home where two young boys – ages 6 and 4 – were playing with a Ouija board[1] that the woman of the home had carelessly supplied to keep the kids occupied. In addition to the homeowner and me being there, my brother and sister were also present. It wasn’t long before the children began to declare that they were not moving the pointer across … [Read more...]