The Problem of Miracles
Why must the possibility of miracles be so foundational? Because it’s the crux of the gospel message, the resurrection of Jesus. If Jesus did not rise from the dead then our faith is in vain (1 Cor....
View ArticleVT Debate–My Method of Argumentation
The topic of the VT debate was “Does God Probably Exist, or Not?” I used a cumulative case approach for my arguments. Below is my opening statement: This evening we will be defending the proposition...
View ArticleVT Debate–The Thomistic Cosmological Argument
The following is Thomas Aquinas’ cosmological argument from contingency I used in the VT debate on the existence of God. This version of the cosmological argument can be traced back to antiquity...
View ArticleVT Debate–The Fine-Tuning Argument
The following is Robin Collins’ fine-tuning argument for the existence of a fine-tuner I used in the VT debate on the existence of God. This version of the fine-tuning argument is an abductive...
View ArticleVT Debate–The Moral Argument
The following is David Baggett’s moral argument* for the existence of a perfectly moral person I used in the VT debate on the existence of God. (I highly recommend Baggett’s book co-authored with Jerry...
View ArticleThe Fine-Tuning Argument and Random Sampling
One of the objections raised by an audience member at the VT debate on the existence of God was against the fine-tuning argument and probability (for my method of argumentation please see: VT Debate-My...
View ArticleWhat if God Commanded You to do Something Wrong?
While at the VT Debate on the existence of God one of the atheists’, in passing, briefly mentioned the Euthyphro dilemma. Does God command something because it’s good or is it good because God commands...
View ArticleVT Debate–The Problem of Gratuitous Evil
One of the objections made by one of the atheists in the VT debate on the existence of God was William Rowe’s form of the problem of gratuitous evil:[1] There exist instances of intense suffering that...
View ArticleVT Debate–Response to the Atheist Objection that God is a Moral Monster
There were two main objections, which my atheist opponents defended during the VT debate on the existence of God. One of the objections was from the problem of gratuitous evil, particularly natural...
View ArticleRatio Christi Event – How to Argue for the Existence of God (Audio & PPT)
On 8 November 2012 I did a presentation to the Ratio Christi club at Liberty University on how to argue for the existence of God. It was designed to be a smaller training session for the Ratio Christi...
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