Tag Archives: reasonable faith

A Faith Check

Posted on September 14, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

 

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A Collection of Failed and Discrepant Bible Prophecy

Posted on August 30, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

Personally, I am not an expert in Bible prophecy nor I am studied in this topic.  So what I decided to do was put together a collection of failed biblical prophecy and general articles on failed biblical prophecy.  Just a quick note for the reader; this is dealing specifically with predictions and prophecies … 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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Religion vs. Science: The Thinking of Evidence vs. Faith

Posted on August 6, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

For really where they contradict is in the thinking of evidence and faith and how it applies to daily worldviews.  That you can live in a world where faith and religion don’t contradict, but you have to separate the domain … Continue reading →

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Religion vs. Science: How and Where they Contradict?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

In my previous post I talked about how among the opinion of the general populace that even though many say that there is no contradiction among religion and science.  The christian community is struggling in this area because nearly a … Continue reading →

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The Best of the BitterSweet Blog

Posted on June 29, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

It has been nearly two years blogging for me.  I have over 2500 comments, nearly 50,000 Views, over 150 followers and a new wealth of knowledge that has transformed my life.  Considering this mild accomplishment in my two years period … Continue reading →

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Faith Will Fail: My letter to a Church Elder

Posted on June 1, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

So a while back one of the elders delivered a message at the church.  And this was just a few weeks after I deconverted.  In his message he talked about faith, doubt, belief, and unbelief.  And in his message he … 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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The Argument for and Against A Perfect Creator

Posted on March 5, 2013 by M. Rodriguez

This Post is Part of Series of Post called Dissecting the Anatomy of God. Quick View: Table of Contents, I know this topic is overlapping with Intelligent Design and creationism, but I’ll try to focus primarily on the topic at hand.  A … 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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The draw of an Evangelistic service.

Posted on November 18, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So for those who don’t know, I still go to church, that’s actually part of my peace-treaty with my wife to keep some of the peace at home.  It’s okay for now.  However there are times when it has its moments. … Continue reading →

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What do I believe?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

So a little over a week ago, I picked up my wife’s phone and I noticed a text message from her brother.  The text was him asking her (about me), “So what do he believe in now?” I actually had mixed feeling … 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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What is more important: A Well Thought Out Conclusion or Faith?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

Now this is an important question in apologetics to me, as it relates to answering the question of the Bible, Religion, God, Biblical Morality, and Bible Difficulties.   Which is a more valuable tool –A Well Thought Out Conclusion/Decision or Faith? “Trust … Continue reading →

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Dealing with the Reasonable vs. the Possible

Posted on April 12, 2012 by M. Rodriguez

What is the difference between “possible” and “reasonable”? Why does it matter? How can mastery of this distinction help us to think clearly before we begin to examine the case for the Christian Worldview? When dealing with the reasonable & the possible, … Continue reading →

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