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in the spirit of philosophical dialogue . . .

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1851, 18th February, 2010
. . . here’s William Craig’s Five Arguments for God, which present some quite sound arguments for the existence of Someone who, at the very least, is generally similar to the standard Judaic / Christian / Muslim conceptions of God. And, as an added bonus, he does a great job of exposing the emptiness of [...]
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atheist mark perakh and a valuable lesson on bible codes

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1447, 15th January, 2010
I just finished my reading of Unintelligent Design by atheist Mark Perakh. It is for the most part an attack on what he sees as all sorts of fuzzy thinking by folks trying to scientifically prove the truth of Christianity, or even folks who think science and the Bible are compatible.  I was unimpressed.  Related [...]
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o little town of nazareth . . .

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1945, 21st December, 2009
Guess what? Remember that skeptical position that Nazareth didn’t even exist in Jesus time? Famous atheist Frank Zindler, of atheist magazine, pointed out the following facts (quoted from Wikipedia): No “ancient historians or geographers mention [Nazareth] before the beginning of the fourth century.” Nazareth is not mentioned in the Old Testament, the Talmud, nor in [...]
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jesus christ passes an impossible test

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1858, 8th December, 2009
An atheist once said that the reason he did not believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ is that there is not a single independent source that confirms that Jesus died and was raised. Initially, that seems alarming: that God would send his son Jesus to die and be raised, but that historians would ignore [...]
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