Category Archives: theology

God, the Meaningless Topic

Posted on January 6, 2014 by M. Rodriguez

God is the above and beyond everything; God is the unmovable mover; God is the first and the last, …..God is the Married Bachelor. God is the living contradiction. Too many times I have listened to people describe God as … Continue reading →

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Religion vs. Science: How they are fundamentally incompatible?

Posted on August 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This is the last post in my Religion vs Science Series. Different Worldviews of Faith and Science I would definitely say that a christian/religious worldview contradicts that of a scientific world view. For in a religious worldview morality, faith, God, … Continue reading →

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Is the concept of a Perfect God Illogical?

Posted on July 13, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

After doing my post series on the Anatomy of a Perfect God, I wanted to finish it off with one final question: Does the concept of God even make sense? Is the idea of a Perfect God illogical? The Philosophy … Continue reading →

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Free From Mental Oppression

Posted on June 23, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I am free from the mental oppression and mental bondage of Christianity. “I am free to think the things I think, free to appreciate the world around me for what it is, free to live my life now and not … Continue reading →

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The Death of God

Posted on June 9, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

I remember somewhere in the middle of my journey into extinguishing my skepticism and doubt I came across the Phrase, “God is Dead.” It caught me off guard, because it was such a bold statement. Bold that such a person would … Continue reading →

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Scriptural Reasoning

Posted on April 3, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Go to Main Menu, Bonus topic for my series: Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism Scriptural Reasoning (SR) is a growing academic field of study, because it is a relatively young philosophical field of thought. In some academic circular it is … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 12, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This Post is Part of Series of Post called Dissecting the Anatomy of God. Quick View: Table of Contents, This all together is a confusing topic to tackle, and somewhat difficult to explain or gather because of the way people/believers interpret the … Continue reading →

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The Ontological Philosophy of a Perfect God

Posted on February 28, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This Post is Part of Series of Post called Dissecting the Anatomy of God. Quick View: Table of Contents, This is more of the philosophical question of the existence of God and could a perfect God actually exist? To many … Continue reading →

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Why I am no longer a Christian?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

On several occasion I usually get some version of the two following Question and all these questions are really not about the existence of (any generic) God, but Why I don’t ultimately believe in the Christian God.: What is the … Continue reading →

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Defending your Faith-Free Life

Posted on January 21, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Originally posted on Triangulations:
Let’s start with a Bible quote and my coined definition: …Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; —…

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An infinite God and his limitations

Posted on January 10, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

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 →

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God on Trial

Posted on September 26, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

On Robert Nielson’s Blog he posted about a movie titled God On Trial. It is the story of a group of Jews in a Nazi Concentration Camp during World War II. While all cramped inside the bunker, some of the … Continue reading →

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Reasoning with Faith, Religion, and Atheism…The Final Thought of Reason (Part 9)

Posted on September 23, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Go to Main Menu or Start at the Introductory Page The Final Thought of Reason “Thinking begins only when we have come to know that reason, glorified for centuries, is the stiff-necked adversary of thought.”-Hannah Arendt quotes

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The Thinking Atheist at the Oklahoma Free-thought Convention

Posted on July 24, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

I saw this for the first time on the blog of The Godless Monster. I thought it would be interesting to put up. Just to give a little Background, the video is a PowerPoint presentation by Seth, The Thinking Atheist at the … Continue reading →

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Questions for the Christian

Posted on July 19, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Questions for the Christian presented by Brenda from Left Christianity via Why Christianity? Why the Bible? A while back I put up a YouTube post about Ravi Zacharias talking about Why the Bible and Christianity were unique for belief. And Brenda respond with a questionnaire that … Continue reading →

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The Probability of God?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Have you ever thought to yourself, –What are the chances that God exist or doesn’t exist? What are the chances I could be wrong about his existence? What is the Probability of God and his (or her) existence? Well this … Continue reading →

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Worshipping a Hidden God

Posted on June 11, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

The Hiddenness of God!!! “God being thus hidden, any religion that does not say God is hidden is not true, and any religion that does not explain why [God is hidden] does not instruct.” –Blaise Pascal How can one worship an invisible … Continue reading →

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A Brief Summary of the different types of Apologetics

Posted on June 5, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So in this endeavor of questioning my faith. I’ve spent a significant amount of time going to apologetic websites and blogs. MVWcreative is a blog that did a short explanation on the seven forms of Apologetics. (Now just as a reminder, his … Continue reading →

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