I have been thinking about the topic of making one's thoughts unconvincing over the last few weeks based on some interaction with an acquaintance of mine. He is promoting some ideas. Some of the ideas have genuine merit, I think. Others at least have potential for good topics of discussion. While there was some merit …
Tag: apologetics
“I am Not Political, But…”— A Bad Strategem and Its Relationship to Interreligious Dialogue
Okay, maybe you see this, or maybe you don't... but my FB friends often put up things like: ---"I am not a supporter of <a particular political figure>, but...." and then goes into a long spiel fawning over that same political figure. The praise is so lacking in balance or reflection that it is all …
Misusing Scripture for Personal Wants
Many (most?) of you are aware of the report that came out on Ravi Zacharias and some of his sexual misconduct (and the associated misuse of funds, as well as deception, to maintain the misconduct). I have friends who are real fans of Ravi, but I must admit I don't really know much of his …
Answering the Wrong Question to the Wrong Person
Sometimes I put answers on "Answers.com". I saw the following question: How do Thinking Christians persuade modern men that it is necessary to shed blood to atone for sin that it is necessary for Jesus to die in order to reconcile men to God? It is possible that this is a loaded question... implying that …
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Dale Carnegie and the Gospel
My dad used to like to say "A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still." This bit of wisdom is something lost on Christians often. It seems to me that many of us have been seduced by the false promises of argument. My son, Joel, was on the debate team at …
Aristides for Today
Many years ago, an aunt of mine died. At her funeral, the pastor of her church got up to speak. He chose that time to provide a number of scientific "proofs" of Christianity. Back then I was a nuclear engineer so I was somewhat comfortable with the natural sciences. I knew that much of what …
In Praise of Ignorance (?)
I love a good quote. This is good because it makes one think. "When someone is honestly 55% right, that's very good and there's no use wrangling. And if someone is 60% right, it's wonderful, it's great luck, and let him thank God. But what's to be said about 75% right? Wise people say this …