Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Answering Muslims: James White Responds to Kamal Saleh

Oh well, David Wood has beaten me to posting a summary on issues surrounding Kamal Saleh's Video Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus - Muslim Version. To understand what happen you have to realized that Saleh's video is itself a response to Jefferson's Bethke's poem Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus. Therefore here is Bethke's video




Now look at Kamal Saleh's video.




See it? Big difference a really big difference. Fortunately, Dr James White teamed up with a lyricist,Ivey Conerly, to rebutt Saleh's errors. Here is that video. Dr White provided the theology and historical background and Conerly put the information into a poem




James White also provided a background video for those who want to hear this information in prose.




Answering Muslims: James White Responds to Kamal Saleh

Check out how Saleh tried to copy Bethke to twist the message and how Dr White and Conerly answered his claims. Saleh had not presented anything new, but it never hurts to revisit truth.

Earlier today Ivey Conerly was a guest on James White's podcast and they discussed all of this. You can follow this link to hear it:
Today on a Special Edition of the Dividing Line

Blaise’s Best Bet, Part 1: an Introduction to Blaise Pascal | Reflections

Dr Kenneth Samples is beginning a series of articles about Blaise Pascal. It's a introduction to the man and his work. Take a look.

Blaise’s Best Bet, Part 1: an Introduction to Blaise Pascal | Reflections

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Why Loving Jesus Is More Than A Religion

Jefferson Bethke's poem on YouTube, Why I hate Religion But Love Jesus, continues to inspire people - negatively and positively. I think that most of the negative reaction spins from a misunderstanding due to people's own traditions. I want to point to two responses that show case the difference between how Bethke's worldview and Atheism and Roman Catholicism. In case you missed my first post on Bethke's poem, please watch his video below





As for A Roman Catholic version, watch this one:




I see a fundamental difference between this video and Betheke's. This particular YouTuber is arguing that the only way you can have a relationship with Jesus is through guidance from the Roman Catholic Church. This was one of the main points of contention that started the Protestance reformation and after almost 500 years it is still relevant. Did Jesus really give us all we need to get to God or do we need more? The Reformer's answer to that is question was "Yes", so is Betheke's and so is mine. And like Bethke, the Reformers were not saying Church is not necessary or important, but that we don't need the traditions of men or to be self-righteous. We don't need a chorelist of do's and don'ts because God can and will help us to obey his commands but obeying his commands is not what saves us because none of can be sinless and perfect. Jesus is the only way - not Jesus plus your keeping church sacrements and following the Pope. Betheke is simply learned that what Jesus said is true and unfortunately many church-going people, let-alone non-Christians, miss this point.


23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” - John 4:23-24

As for an Atheistic comment, you can watch the following video. Be forewarned it contains profane language and is most definitely not safe for work (NSFW).




Like every atheist that I've ever encountered, this man is unable to see a difference between having a relationship with Christ and with Religion. I think Jefferson Bethke gets the difference.  Bethke is advocating not ritually attending church or working for others as a to-do-list to please other people or to earn your way into God. He's talking about surrendering your life to Jesus and putting yourself at His disposal because you love Him. I totally agree with Bethke. The closer you get to Jesus, the more you see what you are - and it's not pretty. When TheAmazingAtheist hears Christians talk of a relationship with Christ he reveals that he thinks that means Jesus is like some Pal, or Buddy, you can sit down with and "play XBox" or have brewskies with. I think a lot of people make that mistake. What the Bible teaches is that "relationship" means "Lord" and "servant". We obey and worship Him.  I don't know the last time you worshiped the dude you play XBox with, but I doubt you would. What does the Bible says that relationship should look like and on which it is based? I'd argue that all 66 books of the canonical Bible answers this question but I will offer two of those passages.



.18 “Come now, let us settle the matter,”
   says the LORD.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
   they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
   they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18


1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. 6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Ephesians 2:1-10

The Bible very clearly tells us that Jesus is our only way to turn away the wrath of a holy God. Who deserves eternal damnation and punishment for their sins?  ALL OF US.

 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.  - Romans 3:212-25

That is why we need a savior. Someone to take the punishment we deserve,. No one in your Church can do that. It's either going to be you atoning for your sins or it's gonna be Jesus. You wouldn't survive paying such a debt. It takes the grace and mercy of God to see this, understand this, let alone accept it. It goes against every fiber of human ego and self-centeredness. Was there something special about you or good in you that caused Jesus to die for you in your place? Nope (Back to Ephesians 2). God chose to do it for us even when we didn't know we need it and didn't ask Him to do it. Should you love Jesus more than anyone or anything else? Yup. But what else did Jesus say? He tells us to love our parents  and families and treat them well. I wonder if TheAmazingAtheist has read all of the Gospels? I ask because if he had, wouldn't he know that he misunderstood Matthew 10:32-29. Jesus was not saying that you should ignore or mistreat your family because you love him. How do I know?

3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ 5 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
   8 “‘These people honor me with their lips,
   but their hearts are far from me.

9 They worship me in vain;

   their teachings are merely human rules.’” - Matthew 15:3-9

How could Jesus, a scant 5 Chapters later chastise the religious leaders of his day for teaching people ditching their obligations to their families to perform religious ritual if that is what he had taught in Matthew 10? Let me help you: He didn't. Even the most skeptical person wouldn't really be crazy enough to try to argue that Matthew 10 and Matthew15 are contradictory and mutually exclusive and no one noticed for 2000 years - given that it was is written by the same author - regardless if you reject that it was the Apostle Matthew. Please, let's try to stay consistent. 



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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Pious Bologna:Republicans, Ronald Reagan, & Revisionist History

I think that this particular post is timely, give the rhetoric I keep hearing Republican Presidential hopefuls trying to invoke Regan like some magic formula or some thing or other. This post is well worth checking out especially since it includes the following chart of how much the National Debt increased during the administrations of all the Presidents since Regan. It says a lot.



Still want the good ole days, Mr Newt Gingrich?

Pious Bologna:Republicans, Ronald Reagan, & Revisionist History
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The Angry Bird Effect

Look the politicians and pundits are all wrong. The....real reason for the economic decline


Just a joke.

The Angry Bird Effect
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Friday, January 27, 2012

Religion: Can You “Hate Religion, But Love Jesus?”

Jefferson Bethke has posted a video that has gone viral in which he explains how he hates religion but loves Jesus Christ.  I think that it is more than awesome. It's not just a rant on religion. It could be a lyrical manisfesto defining what a Christian is!  It is so profound. So spirit-filled that I think it's been misunderstood by many people.  I wanted to post this video but I wanted to also post a link to an article representative of some of thing people are saying. For example, here at  Religion: Can You “Hate Religion, But Love Jesus?”, Rippa writes:

So check out the following video and tell me: can it be possible to love Jesus and hate religion at the same time? Personally, it sounds kind of contradictory to me, and presents itself to be quite the non-secular paradox. I mean let’s face it: there would be no Christianity without Jesus, no? Of course there would be no Christianity without Jesus. Which really makes me question the people who say, “I’m not religious nor do I believe in religion, but I am spiritual.” I mean, what’s the difference? No really? Aren’t they one in the same? I’ono, but wut’chu think about it tho?

I think a lot of people see little difference between being religious and being spiritual. This is what Bethke is talking about. The problem is that in our society there isn't anything different  between being spiritual and being religious. But this is not what Jesus offers us. Jesus offers us a relationship. Through out the Bible - Old and New Testament - God is reaching out for humanity. Here, please watch this!





I fully agree with everything Bethke has said.here. He is not talking about how to find God or make God do what you want. Often times when I hear apostates talk about leaving Christianity, this what they walked away from - a list of do's and don'ts - but not about leaving their relationship with Jesus. They never even had that relationship. It was missing. Without that - without the understanding that Bethke articulated, you are not a born-again Christian. This isn't religion. Religion is centered around an organization and prescribed attitudes and behaviors that people have to follow on a regular basis. The thing is sometimes you end up just going through the motions. You can be a regular church-goer, and follow all the rules and regulation and not be born-again. This is what Bethke is rejecting not the church nor Christianity. Bethke said on his Facebook page

If you are using my video to bash “the church” be careful. I was in no way intending to do that. My heart came from trying to highlight and expose legalism and hypocrisy. The Church is Jesus’ bride so be careful how you speak of His wife…. The church is His vehicle to reach a lost word. A hospital for sinners. Saying you love Jesus but hate the Church, is like a fiancé saying he loves his future bride, but hates her kids. The church is His vehicle to reach a lost word. A hospital for sinners. Saying you love Jesus but hate the Church, is like a fiancé saying he loves his future bride, but hates her kids. We are all under grace. Look to Him.

Again right on and Amen. He's right. I so thank God for giving him this poem. It's been blessing so many people and it's so powerful that it's inspired other to use the format to use their own spin. There is a Muslim version repeating most of the same-refuted-but-still-raised arguments Muslims use against Christianity. Here is such a video.





James White is preparing a rebuttal to this video but you can read Tur8infan's rebuttal at this link: Why I Love Jesus and Keep His Commandments
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Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: The Holiness of God and Substitionary Atonement are all through the Bible

Somethings just can't be ignored but must be answered. The Holiness of God and Substitutionary Atonement must be defended and taught. Without these two concepts we don't have Christianity. This post takes very special care in rebutting arguments against these two pillars in Christian Theology. Read it at the following link:

Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: The Holiness of God and Substitionary Atonement are all through the Bible

Offensive Anti-Obama Ad Depicts Him As Captain Of A Slave Ship

Racist? Yes. Wrong? Yes. Mark Oxner should be ashamed of himself endorsing such an ad. I don't understand how anyone could not see how an ad like that would not raise a red flag or why would anyone think that saying an African American was like a slave ship captain would not be offensive? I sure don't want someone like that in congress.




Offensive Anti-Obama Ad Depicts Him As Captain Of A Slave Ship

SOPA & PIPA Explained [infographic]

SOPA PIPA


SOPA & PIPA Explained [infographic]

Gingrich: Adultery Makes Me More Human Than Mitt "Only Sexes Up His Wife" Romney - The Snob Blog - Danielle Belton's The Black Snob

Danielle Belton has posted an article that I think everyone should consider. Newt Gingrich has been in national politics for decades now and his personal issues and failing have been public knowledge. She wrote:

Presidential wannabe Newt Gingrich tried to pull that off in an interview with CBN's David Brody where Gingrich tried to spin his "past weaknesses" as making him more "human" than everyone's favorite Republican Robot, Mitt Romney.

What a really weird way to spin his situation and attack his opponent! I have not heard Gingrich publicly acknowledge what he has done as wrong, but he does admit that he did them. He is basically saying that Romney is too perfect and people can identify with him better because Gingrich is more human. I think its important to remember that each one of us are sinners who fall short of God's standards - no one is perfect. We should acknowledge our errors and move on, but not glory in them let alone attack another because they have not done what you have done! Romney is just a man and sinner like all of us. There is no need to attack him for that.If the President of the United States must be sinless - no one could be elected.

Gingrich: Adultery Makes Me More Human Than Mitt "Only Sexes Up His Wife" Romney - The Snob Blog - Danielle Belton's The Black Snob
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Debunking Christianity: "My Christianity is Right"

And this is how you know when you are doing it wrong. It's not "your Christianity" or "my Christianity" any more than it makes sense to talk about "my Calculus" or  :"your Quantum Mechanics". There are historically defined terms for what Christianity is and what it isn't. This graphic unfortunately captures how some people think - both those who embrace such silliness and those who reject Christianity.


Debunking Christianity: "My Christianity is Right"
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Ehrman's Problem: A Critique by Clay Jones - Apologetics 315

Brian Auten has posted links to a series of articles in which Dr. Clay Jones critiques Dr. Bart Ehrman's book on the problems of evil and suffering, entitled "God's Problem". Ehrman really seems to think that the Bible does not offer an adequate theodicy for explaining suffering and evil. I disagree. You can read why Jones disagree by visiting Brian Auten's blog to get the links to Jones' articles.

Ehrman's Problem: A Critique by Clay Jones - Apologetics 315

Stan Lee Talks 'With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story' | Video | MTV

English: Stan Lee at the 2010 Comic Con in San...
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Stan Lee, the writer who co-created some of the most recognizable fictional characters ever, has a new documentary based on his life and career coming out. He has three short video interviews promoting the documentary. I love hearing his stories of how he paved the way for all these awesome stories and fiction that explore so much of reality and the human condition in such entertaining ways.







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Stan Lee Talks 'With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story' | Video | MTV
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Answering Muslims: Does the Qur'an Claim That the Bible Has Been Corrupted?

Here is a short three-part series of video discussing the Islamic claim that the Qur'an says that that the Bible has been corrupted. Follow the link to Answering Muslims so you can see the videos.

Answering Muslims: Does the Qur'an Claim That the Bible Has Been Corrupted?
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Who Cares About Romney's Money? What Matters Is How He'd Tax It - News - GOOD

Here is an important infographic that everyone should see. We need to know how potential presidents would vote on proposed changes in tax if they were elected. It's an interactive infographic so follow the link to get the full effect.


Who Cares About Romney's Money? What Matters Is How He'd Tax It - News - GOOD
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With Udacity, Former Stanford Professor Goes All-In on Online Learning - Education - GOOD

Professor Sebastian Thrun is starting an online university called Udacity. Check out this article!

With Udacity, Former Stanford Professor Goes All-In on Online Learning - Education - GOOD
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Jediism [Comics]

Here is a great illustration of what "irony" looks like.

Jediism [Comics]
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Michael Licona vs Shane Puckett Debate: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? - Apologetics 315

January 11,2012 Michael Licona debated Shane Puckett on the Resurrection of Christ. Thanks to Brian Auten, we have the video and audio. Go to his website to get them!


Michael Licona vs Shane Puckett Debate: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? - Apologetics 315

Monday, January 23, 2012

Faithful Thinkers: Zombies of Christianity - Updated

It has come to my attention that I have made a mistake in this post originally.  I want to preserve and correct the mistake so I will make my new comments in red and leave the original text in black font.  

Luke Nix has posted a great article about how silly people claim that zombies are in the Bible. Real silly. You can read it at the following link. It's obvious that when people bring up the term as a perjorative - mocking the Bible.

I made a huge blunder. The post is about how Christians in churches are like Zombies

Zombies remind me of people who simply like to just offer opinions, but without backing them up or defending their positions.

While what  I said is true, but the original post's subject is different and I was confused. No one's fault but my own.. I apologize to Luke Nix and anyone else who I have confused. Everyone should really read this post. by Luke at the following link.


Faithful Thinkers: Zombies of Christianity
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Wikipedia's Blackout [infographic]

What were some of the results of the Wikipedia blackout last week?

Online World Blacked Out



Wikipedia's Blackout [infographic]
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Importance of Defending our Freedom to Share


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Here is another viewpoint on why we can't let laws like SOPA get passed.





The Importance of Defending our Freedom to Share
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“Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think” - National Messianic Jewish | Examiner.com

Mariano has written a great essay about how silly it is to think that  science and religion must be at odds. As if it helps Atheism. It's not rational. It's not reasonable. It's not logical. Mariano begins:

It is fascinating to note that atheists boast that most (whatever that means) scientists are atheists. They then boast that scientific findings lend weight to atheism (whatever that means).
They appear to be un-skeptical (as is usual) that atheists would come to atheistic conclusions. They are (for some reason) convinced that these atheist scientists are unbiased and strictly truth seekers.
Read the rest of it at the following link.

“Science vs. Religion: What Scientists Really Think” - National Messianic Jewish | Examiner.com
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Honest iPhone Wallpapers [Pic]

Hilarious!!!


Honest iPhone Wallpapers [Pic]

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Debunking Christianity: Oprah Winfrey's Half-Sister and The Odds of The Resurrection of Jesus

John Loftus has posted his thoughts about why one should not believe in the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ. I disagree - vehemently. The arguments truly illustrate a faceplant. Let's watch said faceplant in :"slow motion".

There are a lot of things that happen to people that go against the overwhelming odds. Let's take the example of Oprah Winfrey's revelation in November 2010 that she has a half-sister named Patricia who was adopted out by her mother shortly after being born. What are the odds of someone discovering late in life that she has a half-sister? I don't know, but surely it's extremely rare. It wasn't a miracle, that's for sure. Things like that do occur from time to time. By contrast, if Jesus arose from the grave then such a thing was a miracle, and as such has even less of a chance of happening than a sister discovering she had a half-sister, by far!

Right out of the gate: What is a miracle? A miracle is not just an improbability. A miracle is not just a rare occurrence. A miracle by definition must contain some impossibility and carry with it the knowledge that it wasn't brought about human interaction or contrivance. I agree that discovering a half-sibling later in life is rare but not miraculous. I would also agree that Jesus' Resurrection is a miracle

Incredibly rare events within the realm of the natural world take place all of the time, like people getting stuck by lightning, winning the lottery, finding a bottle with a note in it that washes up on a beach, or living through a disaster that should have killed them. Yes, these things are all extremely rare, but they happen, all of the time.



How can something  be "extremely rare" and yet simultaneously "happen all the time"? Definitely a stumble here at a logical paradox. I think also what's missing here is forgetting that God is involved in each of these occurrences. And I'm not sure how living through a disaster despite all logic that says death was imminent would not be a "miracle".

In a like manner, a natural explanation for the resurrection should almost always be preferred over any claim that Jesus arose from the dead, so long as it has a minimal degree of plausibility (i.e., aliens did not do it). It's the rational thing to conclude. Even if we cannot produce a natural explanation of what actually happened from the so-called evidence, it's still far more reasonable to say we don't think Jesus arose from the dead. Why? Because incredible things happen all of the time.


So any alternate explanation for the Resurrection of  Jesus Christ should be preferred as long as it's plausible to someone - doesn't matter if it's true or not. From a stumble to trip. And the first faceplant comes at the assertion that the explanation does not need to be supported by evidence because incredible things happen a lot. Couple of problems here. 
1. Something is incredible because it's outside of normal experience and
2.  By definition incredible means it doesn't happen all the time - if it did then it would be "credible".
 
In what follows I'll offer a very brief natural explanation of the claim that Jesus resurrected. Compare it with the claim he physically arose from the dead. You cannot say my natural explanation lacks plausibility because I already admit that it does.

So  by his own admission, Loftus' natural explanation is worthless. 

As I said, incredible things happen all of the time. What you need to say is that my natural explanation is MORE implausible than the claim that Jesus physically arose from the dead, and you simply cannot do that.

So I'm just supposed to accept Loftus' imagination because it seems more plausible than what the Bible says?!!!!! That's what you call trying to get up from a faceplant and falling down again.

My natural explanation is that the early disciples were visionaries, that is, they believed God was speaking to them in dreams, trances, and thoughts that burst into their heads throughout the day.

No place can you find that in scripture before the Crucifixion among the Apostles.  Toe stub while trying to get up.

Having their hopes utterly dashed upon the crucifixion of Jesus they began having visions that Jesus arose from the dead. They began preaching this to people who subsequently had these same kinds of visions.

The problem is that no one began preaching until after the tomb was found empty - and the whole city of Jerusalem knew the tomb was empty. And until the Apostles saw Jesus, they didn't default to belief in the Resurrection.

In these visions they thought Jesus was speaking to them, so they began preaching what they learned from him (Acts 2:17-21; I Cor. 14; 2 Cor. 12:1-10).

So they all had the same visions and heard the same messages? I don't think so. Bad conjecture -  another trip.

The most obvious of these revelations was Paul's claim that he learned the Gospel and the Lord's Supper directly from Jesus himself, not from men (Galatians 1:11-12; I Cor. 11:23). The author of Revelation wrote down seven dictated letters from Jesus as the result of his vision (Rev. 2-3).


That doesn't make Paul and John subjected to visions and not having seen Jesus themselves after the crucifixion. "Implausible" doesn't even begin to describe how bad this reasoning is.

They "saw" Jesus. They preached what he "revealed" to them. There was no objective evidence for any of this, so there is no reason why we should take their word on it. After all, these visions were subjective experiences.


I don't think there is any such thing as objective evidence that Loftus would accept given that he wants to throw out and disregard eye witness testimony.
 
With this as a basis for their faith anything can be believed and taught with the authority of Jesus speaking from heaven. All one needs to do is compare this phenomena with the rise of Mormonism.

The origins of Mormonism is quite different. If Loftus wants to make such a comparison as to how Joseph Smith's testimony came about and was transmitted with the Bible, he should be prepared to produce the Golden Plates and the seer stones because the Bible has plenty of historical and manuscript evidence backing it up. FacePlant number 2.

It can also be believed that there was an empty tomb on the basis of a vision from someone who is thought to receive this revelation from Jesus himself. We call these people "liars for Jesus," and we know plenty of them who have claimed they found Noah's Ark.




Either the tomb was empty or it wasn't. Vision? Really?? Does he really want to go there - calling the first 3000+ Christians Liars? People who would know if the tomb was empty or not because they were in Jerusalem when Jesus was crucified and buried? What would they have gained by lying? They weren't making money. They were beaten, jailed, and executed. Oh yeah, I'd lie to get that. More and and more fail. FacePlant number 3.

My natural explanation doesn't require a conspiracy, or that Jesus didn't die on the cross. All it requires is one liar for Jesus, and I think this liar is the author of Mark, the first gospel. He invented the empty tomb sequence. That's it. The rest is history among superstitious people who were wanting to have hard evidence for their claim and would believe Mark's Gospel based upon the visions of a visionary. Just think of Joseph Smith who started the Mormon church. It's the same claim.




No it's not the same claim. Joseph Smith built a theology based on himself. The Apostles pointed to Jesus Christ and said that Jesus has all the answers and didn't leave a book that has so many historical errors and lies like Joseph Smith did. Try again, Mr Loftus. 
 
Stranger things have happened.




Name one.

But a miracle is simply more incredible than my natural explanation, by far. Therefore no reasonable person should believe Jesus arose from the dead. Just as it was utterly incredible but non-miraculous that Oprah would discover she had a half-sister, so also there is no reason to punt to a miracle when it comes to the early church claim that Jesus physically arose from the grave.



Another faceplant. Who said that visions are more plausible than the physical Resurrection? It's not because visions don't reconcile all the facts that we do know. Let's be honest. Lying for the Devil is just as bad as lying for Jesus and Jesus will hold people account for both.

And if my natural explanation doesn't work there are a number of them, any one of which has more probability to it than that Jesus physically arose from the dead. 

Good thing for unbelievers there are other explanations because punting to visions and accusing the first Christians of being liars is pretty silly. Other have indeed tried to do better than that. All have failed.

Debunking Christianity: Oprah Winfrey's Half-Sister and The Odds of The Resurrection of Jesus
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Some Humorous Takes on S.O.P.A.



S.O.P.A. and Youtube: What is Going to Happen [Comic]



The Effect of the Anti-SOPA Internet Blackout [Pic]

And a must see video. Yet another thing to disagree with Bill Mahr About.




Bill Maher seems to think that just because his crappy religious hit piece "Religulous" was pirated, that Washington D.C. should control the internet totally with the SOPA bill. He refers to people downloading copyrighted materials as people who "just want free shit". Mr. Maher perhaps there are some of us out there who would rather download something to see if its worth buying, instead of spending our hard earned money and being disappointed.

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THEOparadox - The Biblical Paradox Blog: Cornelius Van Til - "Why I Believe In God"

Cornelius Van Til
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Here is a good blog post containing a video of Dr Cornelius Van Til answering the question of why he believes in God.



THEOparadox - The Biblical Paradox Blog: Cornelius Van Til - "Why I Believe In God"
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The Cost of Technology Over The Decades [infographic]




The Cost of Technology Over The Decades [infographic]
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Answering Muslims: Victim of Attempted "Honor" Killing Speaks Out

You should really, really watch this.



Answering Muslims: Victim of Attempted "Honor" Killing Speaks Out
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