Archive for the 'Apologetics' Category

Close Encounter of the Evangelical Kind

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

So, a little over a week ago, I went out for what I thought would be a routine business lunch at a local country club. It was my first meeting with this particular contact, but nothing in our phone conversations indicated that we would be discussing anything other than products and pricing. Instead, […]

Apologetics: The Argument from Miracles

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

The argument from miracles is one of the simplest (and stupidest) apologetic arguments. Essentially, it goes like this:
1. Miracles happen.
2. Therefore, god exists.
This leads to a few obvious questions. First, what is a miracle? Second, how would we identify a miracle if one were to occur? Third, do miracles actually happen?
The […]

Apologetics: The Transcendental Argument (Part I)

Friday, January 6th, 2006

Back in November, I started an irregular series on theist apologetics. Soon thereafter, I became distracted by the holidays (damn you O’Reilly), and I let this idea slip away. Now, on the unofficial end of the holiday season, it’s time to bring it back.
The Transcendental Argument, in a nutshell, tries to […]

Argument from Retail

Monday, December 12th, 2005

(1) All of the stores have sales right before Christmas.
(2) Therefore, god exists.
Hey, it’s better than some of the arguments I’ve heard.
~I AM~

Apologetics: The Cosmological Argument

Friday, November 18th, 2005

Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about theology. Maybe it’s the influence of GOD or NOT, but I’ve been mulling over some of the popular arguments for the existence of god. I have a gut reaction to each of them, but I realized that I’ve never formally and systematically worked […]