Category Archives: logic

The Shame of Non-Evidence

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

“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 →

Posted in atheist, belief, christopher hitchens, Common Sense, deceived, faith, fallacious reasoning, freethinker, god, laws of logic, logic, occam's razor, philosophy, probability of God, quote, reason, reasonable evidence, religion, religion vs. science, scientist, skeptic, skepticism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Understanding the Atheist Unbelief

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in atheism, atheist, atheist vs christian, attributes of God, belief, character, Common Sense, contradiction, creation, creationism, doubt faith, fallacious, fallacious reasoning, god, jesus, laws of logic, logic, miracle, probability of God, reason, reasoning, religion vs. science, skeptic, skepticism, unbelief, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Argument for and Against A Perfect Creator

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

I know this topic is overlapping with Intelligent Design and creationism, but I’ll try to focus primarily on the topic at hand.  A Perfect Creator????  And the attributes and character of a perfect creator? Question #1.  Why would a Perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist vs christian, carm, Common Sense, contradiction, creation, creationism, evolution vs. creation, faith, Free-Thought, freethinker, god, inspiration, Intelligent Design, logic, occam's razor, ontological argument, probability of God, quote, reasonable evidence, religion vs. science, The Thinking Atheist | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Is the God of the Bible Confused?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Bible Difficulty #11 Confusion-1 Corinthians 14:33 “God is not a God of confusion [disorder] but of peace…” (NIV) other versions say “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace….”(KJV) So is God the creator or not the creator … Continue reading →

Posted in bible contradictions, biblical difficulties, Common Sense, confusion, contradiction, debate, deductive reasoning, god, logic, reasoning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

The Christian Delusion

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

{A Word of Caution, this video does have cursing, offensive, and fowl language.} I remember watching this video by Richard Carrier and being struck with the premise that Carrier calls Christianity a delusion.  I remember thinking that was a very … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist vs christian, bible, christ, christian fraud, deceived, emotions, jesus, jesus the messiah, logic, messiah, religion, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

An infinite God and his limitations

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

How could an infinite God take on limitations?  Could God still be infinite if he is limited? Well before we tackle this question, let’s define the topic as according to some traditional apologetics.  “The infinite nature of God simply means … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist vs christian, attributes, attributes of God, biblical difficulties, character, christian fraud, Common Sense, confusion, contradiction, freethinker, god, infinite, logic, skeptic, skepticism, theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 46 Comments

In My Search for Objective Truth

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

To evaluate the christian apologetic answers.  In the never ending search for objective reasonable truth, and not all possible truth. “For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as … Continue reading →

Posted in founding fathers, history, logic, message, occam's razor, philosophy, quote | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

An Interesting Depiction of Christianity

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

I remember seeing this a while back, and what struck me about it was not the mocking overtone of the comment.  But that the only thing that I could disagree with as being wrong, was the zombie part.  The other question that … Continue reading →

Posted in christ, christian, Common Sense, creation, faith, fallacious, fraud, god, history, jesus, jesus the christ, jesus the messiah, logic, messiah, probability of God, purpose, Response | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Inductive Reasoning vs. Deductive Reasoning (Part 8)

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Inductive Reasoning Vs. Deductive Reasoning Logic, Reasoning, and Rationality are the entire basis for our thought process.  It is where we rightly divide our epistemology for knowledge & truth.  It … Continue reading →

Posted in deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, logic, reasoning | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments

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

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in apologist, best apologist, carm, christ, christian faith, Cosmological, creation, deductive reasoning, Dr. William Lane Craig, god, human nature, laws of logic, logic, messiah, reasoning, religion vs. science, youtube | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

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

Posted on September 15, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in apologist, atheist, atheist vs christian, best apologist, bible, christian, confusion, inductive reasoning, laws of logic, logic, reasoning, youtube | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

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

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in agnostic, apologetic, apologetics, atheist, atheist vs christian, bible, bible contradictions, biblical difficulties, contradiction, god, laws of logic, logic, reason, reasoning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…Analogical Reasoning (Part 3)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page Analogical Reasoning Analogical reasoning is a method of processing information that compares the similarities between new & understood thoughts, and then uses those similarities to gain understanding of the new … Continue reading →

Posted in agnostic, atheist, atheist vs christian, confusion, god, human nature, inductive reasoning, life, logic, reason, reasoning, religion vs. science, youtube | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

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

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

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 →

Posted in confusion, deceived, deductive reasoning, fallacious, fallacious reasoning, inductive reasoning, laws of logic, logic, reason, reasoning | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

My First Introduction into Logic

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

“Logic is the anatomy of thought.” – John Locke So here is my introduction into how I first learned of Logic.  So there I was first day of upper-level mathematics.  MGF 3301 — Bridge to Abstract Mathematics.  I was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Sense, logic | Tagged , | 14 Comments

Mission Statement of Unfaith

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

So I have already gotten the question of “What exactly do you believe?” and the statement, “I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist.” by one of the elders at my church. So let me clarify what I believe … Continue reading →

Posted in agnostic, atheist, belief, Common Sense, faith, god, logic, probability of God | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

About the Atheist Challenge

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

It seems the Atheist Challenge Questionnaire has been getting around the blogosphere lately.  And has been making its rounds on wordpress, blogger, blogspot and now tumbler. To those who ask why are these questions phrased this way?  Why are these questions loaded? … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist, atheist vs christian, confusion, logic, reasoning | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Bible Study on Atheism

Posted on June 9, 2012 by

One Day while preparing a blog post on Reasoning & Inductive Bible Studies I came across a web-page that prepared an (inductive) bible study on Atheism and what the Bible says about Atheist.  The Bible Study tool was prepared by … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist, atheist vs christian, bible, bible study, inductive reasoning, logic, scripture alone | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Why does Biblical Inerrancy matter (to me)?

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

  The Scripture at the heart of this debate is 2 Timothy 3:16-17: “16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant [man] of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” … Continue reading →

Posted in apologist, atheist vs christian, bible, bible contradictions, biblical difficulties, biblical inerrancy, christian, christian faith, confusion, contradiction, Dr. William Lane Craig, fallacious, fallacious reasoning, god, inerrancy, infalliable, Johnathon dodson, logic, trust your bible | Tagged , , , , | 32 Comments

What if the Atheist is Wrong?

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

After reading many Atheist & Agnostic blogs I have noticed several common questions they get from Believers & Christians. WHAT IF YOUR WRONG?  What after you die, instead of just being dead, you are before God and about to be judged … Continue reading →

Posted in atheist vs christian, christian faith, god, logic, Pascal, reason | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments