We’re about to plunge into actual apologetics works and examine their authors’ major ideas and claims. Before we do that, let’s just real quick-like run through the field as a whole so we’re all on the same page. I’m sure it didn’t take long at all for the earliest Christians to notice that reality wasn’t […]
C. S. Lewis
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C. S. Lewis on Science
The Discovery Institute produced a video about C.S. Lewis and science. Their agenda showed through.
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8 Reasons to Reject C. S. Lewis’s Argument from Desire
The Argument from Desire is easy to understand and has an intuitive feel. Let’s look at it skeptically to see if it holds up.
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Jesus a Legend: A Dozen Reasons (Part 2)
Is the Jesus story a legend? Christians don’t think so. Here are some reasons they give for rejecting the legend hypothesis, with rebuttals. (Part 2 of 2)
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Jesus a Legend: A Dozen Reasons
Is the Jesus story a legend? Christians don’t think so. Here are some reasons they give for rejecting the legend hypothesis, with rebuttals.
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C.S. Lewis Gets it Wrong: Liar, Lunatic, Lord … or Legend?
C.S. Lewis is rightly famous for his impact on Christian apologetics. With this argument, however, he misses the elephant in the room.
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Final Thoughts on the Atheist Prayer Experiment
The Experiment is over. I did have some curious experiences. Decide for yourself if they were coincidences or the voice of God.
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C.S. Lewis on Morality
C. S. Lewis wrote on a number of apologetic topics. Let’s consider his thinking on morality. His appeal to objective grounding for morals doesn’t stand up to cross examination, and we can explain morality without this assumption.
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World Premiere: The Magician’s Twin
I attended the premiere of the Discovery Institute’s new video about C.S. Lewis and science. Though well produced, the agenda showed through.
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Plantinga’s Nutty Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
Respected Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga wants to show that the idea of evolution is self-defeating. Unfortunately, he’s outside his area of expertise. His argument hasn’t convinced biologists, and it shouldn’t convince you.