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Lazy Myth: Christians believe because they are told to

This Myth has at its core one main assumption: Christians blindly accept what they are told - they are brainwashed. The follow-on for this myth is that children who grow up in Christian households simply adopt - without question - the beliefs of their parents. Seriously, are there any people out there today who still hold to this myth? I know the ardent Reverend (sorry, evolutionist) Richard Dawkins has gone on record as saying that your religion is dependant on where you are born in the world. For instance, if you’re born into a Muslim household, you’ll grow up as a Muslim; if a Christian household, you’ll grow up as a Christian.

With sentiments like that, I do wonder why Mr Dawkins never had aspirations to become… Continue reading Lazy Myth: Christians believe because they are told to

Quote: The morality of conscience

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… Continue reading Quote: The morality of conscience

On arguing apologetics

Arguing apologetics really can be fun. Seriously. You should try it, if you haven’t already. For an even healthier dosage of fun, try it on an internet forum … as the internet has no mercy. You can easily get lost in an apologetic dialogue for days on end. I’m convinced you need a lot of stamina to endure such discussion.

Now typically, arguing religion on any internet forum can be a frightful exercise. The ‘net is full of examples of discussion threads that have gotten out of hand, typically by nutters on both sides. Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I’ve been in dialogue with a couple of humanists who began with the premise that the God of the Bible is… Continue reading On arguing apologetics

Re-writing the Bible

“How can you believe a book based on events that happened over 2000 years ago?” “It’s a case of Chinese Whispers … there was original truth then, down through the centuries, retelling after retelling, the real truth was whittled away, the story was embellished and we now have myth.” “What about the books not included in the Bible?”

These are just some of the objections that get bandied around every Continue reading Re-writing the Bible