Category Archives: laws of logic

The Shame of Non-Evidence

“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.” -Thomas H. Huxley ******** “What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.” -Christopher Hitchens ********  “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, … Continue reading

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God Loves You So Much...

Reblogged from Thinking out loud: Read more… 5 more words

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Understanding the Atheist Unbelief

I remember one of the minor stepping stones into me questioning my faith was the understanding of the burden of proof and the scientific method.  I did not understand that atheism was the ‘Lack of Belief’ in that it takes the … Continue reading

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Does the God of the Bible measure up to his own Standard of Perfect?

The bible says we should judge a tree by the fruit that it bears, so for the sake of being biblically sound we will hold the biblical God to that same standard.  To determine if the God of the Bible … Continue reading

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Why A New Covenant if the First was Perfect? Is the Law of God Perfect?

This all together is a confusing topic to tackle, and somewhat difficult to explain or gather because of the way people/believers interpret the law and the bible.  So in talking about God’s law we will actually be talking more about … Continue reading

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Can we all just get along.

So I saw a post on the blog, Is there a God titled, why does it have to be a war?  And my initial reaction to this post was one of agreement that it doesn’t have to be a war … Continue reading

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2012 in review for the BitterSweetEnd Blog

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. I thought this was kind of cool and saw some others putting theirs up, so I decided to put mine up too. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films … Continue reading

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Deductive Reasoning (Part 7)

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Deductive Reasoning Deductive Reasoning is a subdivision of logic and critical thinking and a form of reasoning in which a conclusion follows logically from the stated premises or proposition.  Deduction is also a … Continue reading

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Inductive Reasoning (Part 6)

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Inductive Reasoning Inductive reasoning is a form of inference argumentation that uses analogies, examples, observations, and experiences to form conclusive propositions.  It is used mostly to explain properties and relations to … Continue reading

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Reductive Reasoning (Part 4)

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Reductive Reasoning Reductio ad absurdum (Latin: “reduction to the absurd“) is a form of argument in which a proposition is proven or disproven by following it sequentially to an absurd result.  Another name for this (reductive reasoning) … Continue reading

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Introduction to Reasoning (Part 1)

Introduction to Reasoning TABLE of CONTENTS for Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism Part 1.- Introduction to Reasoning and Fallacious Reasoning Part 2.- Circular Reasoning Part 3.- Analogical Reasoning Part 4.- Reductive Reasoning Part 5.- Abductive Reasoning Part 6.- Inductive … Continue reading

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What is Inerrancy?

I guess the greater question is when talking about biblical inerrancy; —first & foremost what exactly is inerrancy?  Well, when you have discussions, on inerrancy it’s always good to start out by defining the term.  But that’s actually where the … Continue reading

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