Bible Brian
Unbelievers rarely understand Christianity
"The people who have the most problems with the Bible are those who've never read it." These are the words of my old pastor, and they...
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Bible Brian
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I'm not closed minded, I just have a half decent doorman
The thing I find strange about religious debate is that everybody scrambles to pretend they're the most objective and open minded. We act...
Bible Brian
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The man who met Ignatius!
"But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from...
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This is why we can't have sensible discussions
One of the most difficult things about religious discussions is that there is a major disparity between what a religious person believes...
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Why you should always question your beliefs
One major difference between a wise man and a fool is their ability to question their own beliefs. In the world today, too many people...
Bible Brian
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It's not unthinkable if you stop to think about it
One thing I notice in apologetics is that people seem to have a completely different mindset when discussing the Bible than they have in...
Bible Brian
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Your interpretation should at least FIT the words
Communication is one of many things that sets us apart from the animals. Whereas they can barely communicate beyond basic "words" or...
Bible Brian
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To discourage the test of scripture is to fail it
The discouragement of private Bible study is not uncommon in certain "Christian" religions. Many Churches claim exclusive authority to...
Bible Brian
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Have you read it?
How much do you actually know about the Bible? It seems everyone thinks they know a lot about it, but usually, the ones who claim to know...
Bible Brian
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Why should I think like you?
There are two things that can come with age. The first is wisdom. The accumulation of mistakes, when combined with the ability to learn...
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Attacking them doesn't dent us
A common fallacy in any religious debate is the straw man argument. That is when a debater attacks either an argument their opponent did...
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Why "That's just your opinion" is a stupid thing to say
Self refuting statements are as common as fruit flies in any religious or political debate, and in many cases are just as annoying. One...
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A kid can laugh, it takes a man to argue
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their...
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"I can read you like a book" - Me, to the Bible
In English, as I'm sure is the case in other languages, we have a language device called "similes". A simile is a comparison between two...
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If you can tell me in English, so can Jesus
There was a time when Christianity was whatever the elite wanted it to be. If you couldn't read Latin, Hebrew, or Greek, you probably...
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Tell me why you deserve my vote
As I imagine it is around the world, British elections seem to consist mostly of mud slinging. In particular, two parties stand out:...
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Stop "reinterpreting" (twisting) scripture!
Personally, I will never understand the mentality that says "I disagree strongly with the Bible, but if I play around with it a bit, I...
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God knows how to talk to us
There are large numbers of mutually exclusive religions in the world that claim to be Christian, as well as heretical views that are...
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An illustration of why context matters
In any discussion about any religious text (or indeed about any written work), context is absolutely essential. Lacking correct context...
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Don't just tell me what the Church "Fathers" believed
In Christianity, Scripture is the sole and sufficient authority. Not only is this a clearly taught doctrine within Scripture, it is...
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