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You ain't convinced me yet!

April 29th, 201006:48 PM ET

By Randal Rauser

It is a common theme. AcesLucky observes (in the thread to "Believe propositions p and q and thou shall be saved"): "I have asked you before to demonstrate knowledge of such a supreme being. Of course you could not, I knew that and so did you, and yet you ACT as an authority of such knowledge." This reminds me of Kent Hovind. Back before he was i...
Must we apologize for the apologists?

February 25th, 201011:59 AM ET

By Randal Rauser

Apologetics is a mainstay of Christianity and for good reason. As 1 Peter 3:15 declares, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect...." So what exactly is apologetics? The word comes from the Greek word "apologia" meaning a "defense". W...
Familiar Fact or Fantastic Folly? On the Relativity of Strangeness (Part 1)

October 14th, 200903:02 PM ET

By Randal Rauser

The notion of argument tends to have a bad connotation today, suggesting to many an image of red faced, outraged people with bulging eyes and flecks of spit flying from their snarling mouths. That is unfortunate since the verb "to argue" comes from a Latin root meaning "to make clear." And making your position clear to people you disagree with se...
On Nailing Jelly to Walls

September 29th, 200901:42 PM ET

By Randal Rauser

Anatheist.net provides an account of our recent exchanges at http://www.anatheist.net/2009/09/the-theological-debate-continues/ and then concludes: "I swear debating with this theologian is like trying to nail jelly to a wall." The charge piqued my interest because I have heard it a number of times before (directed at me no less!). This leads me t...

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The Tentative Apologist

You ain't convinced me yet!

Must we apologize for the apologists?

Familiar Fact or Fantastic Folly? On the Relativity of Strangeness (Part 1)

On Nailing Jelly to Walls