With so many other sites and blogs already dedicated to philosophy, apologetics, and the Bible, why another? While there are many other sites on similar topics, not all share the same viewpoint. Some of this site will be dedicated to defending Christianity against non-Christians, and some will be dedicated to defending positions that are debated […]
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Many Christians believe that philosophy is a pagan discipline that is practiced either by ivory tower professors or Starbucks hippies.This belief has led some to object to the relevance of philosophy, as either they believe only a relatively few can do it, or that it deals with such weird and abstract issues that it is
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The most important and controversial attribute of God is the doctrine of divine simplicity. While it has always been important, it has not always been controversial. It enjoyed almost universal acceptance from the time of Augustine until recent times. So what is it? It is the doctrine that there are no parts in the divine
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A few weeks ago Dr. William Lane Craig joined Bishop Robert Barron to discuss divine simplicity. The recording can be found here. (Craig’s remarks start around 26:22.) Bishop Barron explained and defended simplicity. A brief discussion on what divine simplicity is can be found in this previous blog article. In that post I said that simplicity is the
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Several of my previous blogs have dealt with divine simplicity and some objections to the doctrine. As I have written, it is the most important divine attribute, even if it is hotly debated. Those who accept simplicity are on a completely different theological trajectory from those who reject it. I would argue that its acceptance puts one on
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“Historians are biased and choose what they report. As such, history can’t be known.” That’s a typical objection to the ability to know history. If such objections prove that we can’t know history, then we can’t know that Christianity is true since it is known through history and historical claims. In his prologue, Luke says,
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Let me first say that I think the “scientific” proofs for God’s existence are very good, as far as they go. (I’ll explain why that word is in quotes later.) Since middle school one of my hobbies has been backyard astronomy. I am very familiar with the intelligent design arguments from cosmology and biology. They
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Unfortunately most Christians are taught, or somehow assume, that substance dualism is true. Often, substance dualism is the view that humans have two separate, distinct, and complete entities: the soul and the body. Historically there have been other positions, but oftentimes this position is either taken for granted or taught as if it’s the only
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I have several of Lee Strobel’s books. I have greatly enjoyed reading them and was excited to see The Case for Miracles. I have had the great opportunity to briefly meet Lee and I can say he is an incredibly nice person. Further, his new book on miracles is very interesting. Many debates could rage from
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Introduction An intro course or book about philosophy will quickly reveal that much of philosophy is an attempt to solve problems and answer questions. To an extent this is the sine qua non of philosophy. However, some of these “problems” are simply pseudo-problems that arise because of a rejection of a proper metaphysics. In this article I
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