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26-Jul-08

Heathens, heaven and hell

Posted by Mathew

[The writing of this article owes itself to the inspiring and thought-provoking post, and ensuing comments discussion, The 'Innocent' Heathen? over at Duane's Mind. Be sure to check out the comments related to his post!]

You would agree that all human knowledge is finite - we can’t know everything. (I mean that as a statement - I doubt anyone could say with absolute certainty that this is incorrect.)… read more of Heathens, heaven and hell

20-Jul-08

Quote: The morality of conscience

Posted by Mathew

Conscience is what enables man to rise above being a prisoner of his inclinations … Conscience enables us to go beyond what feels good and to do what is right

Dinesh D’Souza, What’s So Great About Christianity, Regnery Publishing 2007… read more of Quote: The morality of conscience

I saw this question just this morning. I can’t say I know exactly what it is that it’s trying to say, but it did get me thinking a little. (Rare, I know ;) )

When weighing up such a question, I guess we need to consider the implied assumption(s) - if there is one or any. Once we have some idea as to the motivation for the question… read more of 'If God says "No", will I still be happy?'

13-Jul-08

Christian Bloggers Network

Posted by Mathew

If you’re a Christian and you maintain your own blog … and you’re on Facebook, then you might like to join up with the Christian Bloggers Network group. Joining will ensure a listing for you and your blog, by country (or US State). Already there are over 500 blogs listed.

This is a great way to read up on what other Christian bloggers are blogging about.

Why not add yours?

Join… read more of Christian Bloggers Network

9-Jul-08

Worshipping the iPhone 3G

Posted by Mathew

It’s being touted as the Jesus-phone - presumably, as it’s the 2nd gen model and is practically worshipped, this is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Jesus’ second coming. I’m talking about the iPhone 3G, of course!
iPhone in dock

There is no doubt that there is an air of religious fervour surrounding the impending release of the Apple iPhone 3G. Reading up on various Mac enthusiast websites… read more of Worshipping the iPhone 3G

1-Jul-08

Read up on To!, now via your email!

Posted by Mathew

If you were anything like me a short 7 months or so ago, you had no idea what an RSS feed was. In fact, like me, you probably preferred to receive subscriptions via email.

Well, now you can with To!.

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This somewhat blasé objection goes something along the lines of: I don’t believe in the Christian God for exactly the same reasons you don’t believe in Odin (a Norse god) or the Tooth Fairy.

(This argument is actually a softer variant of Stephen Roberts’s argument: I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all… read more of Lazy Myth: There is no reasonable evidence for Christianity

My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust? If the whole show was bad and senseless from A to Z, so to speak, why did… read more of Quote: Former atheist speaks on cruelness and injustice