Sye Ten Bruggencate on the Reasonableness of Belief in God
On May 31, 2014 Sye Ten Bruggencate and Matt Dillahunty debated whether it is reasonable to believe that God exists. Here I analyze in depth Sye Ten Bruggencate’s opening argument.
Religion
Religion is born of the same curiosity that led to philosophy and science, but it’s a premature birth due to an impatience for answers. Before people started figuring things out with philosophy and science, people made up a variety of answers, and these became various religions. The articles in this section are on the topic of religion, on various topics within religion, or on particular religions.
Why some Christians and Muslims should be Anti-Natalists
Anti-natalism is the position that procreation is morally wrong, and I believe that some Christians and Muslims should be anti-natalists. Let me stress the word some here. I specifically have in mind those Christians and Muslims who believe in eternal damnation in Hell.
Review of Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
What is a Cult?
A detailed examination of characteristics that distinguish a cult from other religious groups.
Atheist or Agnostic?
Neil deGrasse Tyson has identified himself as an agnostic instead of an atheist. What should we make of this? And what is the distinction?
There is no Eternal Damnation in Hell
Hell is understood here as a place of ceaseless torment, going on forever. Hell couldn’t exist without a being as powerful as God to maintain it. But even if God did exist, Hell would be incompatible with God’s goodness and justice. So, whether or not God exists, there is no Hell. Watch the video or read the article to learn why.
Answering 10 Questions for Every Atheist
A Christian website has posted ten questions for every atheist, which it maintains no atheist can truly and honestly answer. These are my answers.
Matt Slick’s Transcendental Argument for God’s Existence
The Transcendental argument maintains that eternal conceptual truths require the existence of an eternal mind, which is understood to be God. I maintain that eternal truths, such as the laws of logic, are part of the fabric of reality, not conceptual truths in the sense Matt Slick intends. Read the article to learn in more detail why the Transcendental argument fails to prove God’s existence.
Was Your Brain Intelligently Designed?
The Atheist Nightmare asks, “If you want to claim that your brain was not intelligently designed, then shouldn’t your entire belief system come into question? It would seem to me that you would have no reason to trust your own thoughts.” So this is not just about creationism vs evolution. Here is my response.
Black Christians are not Uncle Toms
Dusty Smith, of the Cult of Dusty YouTube channel, has claimed that black Christians are Uncle Toms. The argument goes that the Bible was used to justify the slave trade, and by endorsing the Bible, black Christians are endorsing as the word of God the scriptures used to justify the enslavement of their ancestors. It is true that the Bible was used to justify slavery. However, justification is not the same thing as explicitly calling for something.