Apologetics
A Brief Report on the Ehrman-D’Souza Debate
Two nights ago, I attended a beatdown debate between Bart Ehrman and Dinesh D’Souza on the problem of suffering and the existence of God that was held here at UNC. I was disappointed in how poorly prepared D’Souza was for Ehrman’s case—it appeared that he was simply going off his notes for debating an... »
Ten Astounding Facts and Figures: A Reality Check for Believers and Atheists
The Ancient Hebrew Poetry blog has just posted a very interesting set of “facts and figures” on religion and religious growth around the world. For example, #9 (which is one I’ve anecdotally observed in the past is: “91% of all Christian outreach/evangelism does not target non-Christians but targets other Christians .”... »
More “God Talk” from Stanley Fish
Stanley Fish has penned one of the best op-eds I’ve read in some time, responding to critics of his last op-ed on religion. Fish eloquently and gracefully explains that everything—including science—is founded on the foundation of faith. We cannot reason or observe anything in a vacuum, without perspective (which requires a starting point of... »
Articles I’ve been reading lately
Due to term papers, I’ve not been able to keep up with blogging much, but here are the articles I’ve been wanting to blog about of late: Swimming Without A Suit (NY Times Op-Ed, Thomas Friedman): An excellent piece about the failure of the American education system and its impact on the financial future of the... »