Showing posts with label argumentation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label argumentation. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Why Evidence for God Argues for Only One God

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Does God exist? There are many different arguments apologists use to make the case for God's existence, such as why the universe exi...
Saturday, January 30, 2016

Good Arguments Aren't Enough in Defending the Faith

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Facts, reason, and evidence play key roles in apologetics. Christian defenders spend many hours studying the latest arguments for or ag...
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Friday, August 14, 2015

Bluffing is for Poker, Not Apologetics

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A few days ago I wrote a blog post arguing one mustn't be a biologist to comment on the evolution debate. The post was well receiv...
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Friday, July 31, 2015

How Should Christians Engage Others Online?

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I went to a wedding recently, where the DJ had all the married couples come to the dance floor. He then would ask couples to leave base...
Saturday, May 09, 2015

Talking Faith Without Fighting (video)

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Sharing your faith can be difficult - passionate discussions can sometimes lead to angry words or hurt feelings.  But is this the way we...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Jesus and Logical Fallacies: The False Dilemma

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There have been many times where I've been speaking to a non-believer who tells me that he would rather place his trust in science and...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

Are you Ready to Argue Like Jesus?

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Are you ready? Do you have what it takes? Are you prepared to argue? Christians today face more opposition to their beliefs than in the pa...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Tips for Sharing Your Faith #4 - Avoid Smokescreens and Dodges

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There's an old saying that goes "Do not discuss politics or religion in general company." 1 Within any conversation where th...
Friday, September 05, 2014

The Strength of a Cumulative Case

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Modern movie-making has come a long way in terms of special effects. Audiences gasp in awe during scenes in adventure stories such as Jour...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

When an Atheist Says it's OK to Rape Her Sister

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I couldn't believe my ears. Did she really just say that? I was standing in front of a young woman and her sister on the University of...
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Monday, May 05, 2014

Let My People Think!

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Whenever I take kids on one of our Apologetics Missions Trips to Berkeley, I invite some of the most well-spoken atheists I can find to ...
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Beware of Straw Men!

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In the movie The Wizard of Oz , Ray Bolger was originally cast to play the part of the Tin Man instead of the Scarecrow. According to Wik...
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Monday, March 03, 2014

What Does 'the Bible Is Inerrant' Really Mean?

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The question over the reliability of the Bible is one that Christians must deal with from time to time. However, I've found that ther...
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Understanding Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

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One of the bigger misunderstandings when conversing with others is the issue of necessary and sufficient conditions. Recently, my friend Max...
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Saturday, February 08, 2014

Identifying an Argument - Looking for Hidden Premises

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Our culture is changing. The Christian worldview, which was widely accepted when I was a kid has given way to a much more fragmented view ...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Identifying an Argument: Looking for Trigger Words

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I've been taking some time on this blog to discuss ways to witness and defend your faith more effectively by using logic and argumenta...
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Saturday, February 01, 2014

Tools for the God-Fearing Mind

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Jesus commanded us that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, but many Christians simply don't know how to...
Friday, January 31, 2014

To Better Share Your Faith, Maybe You Should Just Shut Up

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I've recently been discussing how Christians can us reason and logical argument to help their witnessing efforts. (You can read the pr...
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Beginning to Argue Effectively

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In my previous post , I discussed the need for Christians to engage others by using argumentation. We use argumentation while looking for ...
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