Slippery Slopes and Sturdy Ladders

I believe it's important to trust the Biblical authors, editors, and compilers (henceforth, the authors). Here's how I personally get to that conclusion: There are good arguments to believe that a timeless, spaceless, immaterial, enormously powerful being exists whose very nature is the foundation for morality. We can call this being "God." There are good …

Apologetics Poetry 2: “Love is Love”

Hello all! Here is my second instalment of apologetics poetry. Again, this is an opportunity for you to exercise grace! Keep Pondering, Aaron ******* Love is Love You say how dare we say what is right and wrong (Which is, of course, not what we’re doing)So you say what is right and wrong (Which is, of course, …

This is Just My Interpretation

Hey internet. Do you like reading things? I do (sometimes). Generally, when we come to texts, like the newspaper or this blog, we tend to look at the text analytically. That is to say, we take a look at what was actually written and try to understand what the text said and meant. Essentially, it's trying …

Apologetics Poetry: “Progressive Christianity”

I have mad respect for poets. There is a level of depth and a way to make people think that I will never hope to be able to do. But isn't that what apologetics is supposed to do? How often do we see apologetics poetry? I never have. So I'm inventing a new category of …

Real Estate and Religious Pluralism II

Religious pluralism has taken two forms in my experience. One is to say that no one can find God. A second form, the one that most commonly goes under the title of religious pluralism, is to say all paths lead to God. I've experienced people flip back and forth between these positions, even in the …

Real Estate and Religious Pluralism I

Religious pluralism is, at least in my experience, the dominant view of our day. Two views seem to emerge from under that same title. One is to say that all religions lead to God. The other is to say that no one can find God. For the sake of illustration, let's say God is like …

A Moral Argument VII: Implications

Welcome! I'm finishing a series defending a common argument for God's existence. Although, that is slightly misleading. I finished the argument-proper in Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. In Part 6, I defended a generalized theistic explanatory ultimate for morality. Today, I'd like to point out some implications before concluding the series. First and …

A Moral Argument VI: Theistic Explanatory Ultimate

Last time, I concluded an argument for the existence of God that can be summarized as follows: (1) If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist. (2) Objective moral values and duties do exist. (3) Therefore, God exists. I would highly recommend taking a look at Parts 1, 2, 3, …