Post Author: Bill Pratt We’ve recently featured several blog posts centered around the idea of moral objectivity. Objectivity is also a concept that can be applied to truth, knowledge, interpretation, and even beauty. Although we’ve tried to carefully define objectivity versus subjectivity, it might be worth revisiting this concept to see what contemporary thinkers have … Continue reading What Is Objectivity? Part 1
Post Author: Bill Pratt We’re back to the recurring question of the role of faith, the will, and evidence. Those who believe in miracles frequently will point to evidence of specific miracles and say, “This is why I believe.” Those who disbelieve miracles will claim that there is no evidence and that they won’t believe … Continue reading Do We Believe in Miracles Due to the Evidence or Due to Our Desire to Believe?
Post Author: Bill Pratt Recently I was in a discussion with a skeptic of Christianity, a man who had been Roman Catholic for 55 years, and then decided that he couldn’t believe Christianity any longer. During our conversation, he asked what historical evidence I could provide that Christianity was true, so I immediately went into … Continue reading Did Ancient Non-Christians Write about Jesus? Part 1 – #4 Post of 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt Have you ever been arguing (holding a rational discourse where you are giving evidence to support your position) with someone and realized that they are not arguing against your position at all? Instead, they are arguing against a distorted or false version of your position. As I’ve discussed the beliefs of … Continue reading Are You Arguing Badly?
Post Author: Bill Pratt Any serious student of the Bible knows that the biblical authors employed a large variety of written literary genres. The Bible contains poetry, historical narrative, wisdom literature, personal letters, parables, theological and philosophical arguments, and much more. As an apologist, I have always been drawn to the theological and philosophical argumentation … Continue reading How Should We Communicate the Truths of Christianity?