Christians often want their free will but to also claim that everything is their god’s will and that predestination is in play. We can start off with the common definitions of both terms. Free will: “is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded” Predestination: equivalent to predeterminism: “all events are determined completely by previously existing … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – my favorite dead horse to beat on: free will and predetermination
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What the Boss Likes – Vel video chats with a theist
Now you too can see Vel and Robert chat about Christianity and atheism. For those of you who don't know the history of this, I found Robert's blog post on WordPress and countered his claims that he can prove that his version of his god exists. Then we decided to chat live about it. I … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Vel video chats with a theist
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – yep, one more abuse scandal – here in PA
Unsurprisingly, we have yet ONE MORE investigation that shows that the Roman Catholic Church has aided and abetted the rape and abuse of children. This is now in the diocese about an hour’s drive from the state capitol Harrisburg. There are many excuses given for the church, that it isn’t at fault. The church has … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – yep, one more abuse scandal – here in PA
What the Boss Likes – Some straight out evidence that religious leaders don’t believe what they tell the masses
In a rather absurd display of supposed democracy, we have cardinals voting for the next pope. Now, if this god of theirs wanted a certain person, surely it could be more clear about it? We had burning bushes, prophets, who were supposedly accurate, guided right to the correct person, etc in the bible, but here in … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Some straight out evidence that religious leaders don’t believe what they tell the masses
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