Tag: philosophy
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Anselm’s famous Ontological Argument has caused controversy for a thousand years among theologians, philosophers and apologists. But is it a valid argument, or merely a “charming trick” using verbal gymnastics? While the argument iself is “simple”, it is almost indescribably complex because it deals with ultimate reality – the nature…
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The Christian Researh Institute has an excellent article here on the second century apologist, Athenagoras of Athens. “Athenagoras of Athens is one of three great Greek pagan philosophers who, during the second century AD, converted to Christianity on account of the wisdom of its teachings and the moral lives of…
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There is an interesting article here entitled “Engineers For The Gospel.” It’s worth reading in entirety. Engineers tend to make good apologists. They think logically, are practical and deal with certainty. They can self-teach new things. They know what they believe and why they believe it. They know that ideas…
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+ bayes theorem, bible, christianity, engineers, faith, mathematics, Occam’s Razor, philosophy, reason, religion+
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The book Jesus, The Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life by Jonathan Pennington, is a worthwhile read—especially for young people who are struggling with the philosophical meaning of life and are attracted to other philosophies. In that book, Pennington asserts that “Only humans die by suicide”…
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“Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.” – CS Lewis Some Christians unfortunately think that believers have no business studying philosophy. Hwever, philosophy is a powerful aid in apologetics. It helps the church in polemics. Whereas apologetics involves the defense of…
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A single human’s DNA has 875 megabytes of data . . . which is equivalent to 106 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica. Geneticist Guillaume Riesen explains it here. It’s important to understand that this 875 megabytes of data is “functional” information with specified complexity, as opposed to “Shannon” information (named after…
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+ biology, DNA, Functional Information, genetics, information, philosophy, science, Shannon Information, Specified Complexity, Stephen Meyers+
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Dr. Stephen Meyer, PhD from Cambridge, is an expert in information theory. Functional information, as opposed to random information, necessitates the prior existence of an intelligent mind. In the first video, he describes how “functional” information, such as found in DNA, requires intelligence. In the second 10-min video he explains…
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+ anthony flew, consciousness, DNA, evolution, information, information-theory, Intelligent Design, Math, philosophy, science, Stephen Meyers, Universe+
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(Author: Bob Pratico; submitted originally on June 20, 2022 at Southern Seminary) IntroductionThe Swiss theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar warned in a penetrating analysis in 1982 that “Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she…
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