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Is it wrong to mock Trump?
If you’re a theist, how would you defend atheism? If you’re an atheist, how would you defend theism?
That’s the principle behind the devil’s advocate debate I participated in on Saturday, June 13: if you’re a theist, how […]
Ben Watkins, debate, devil's advocate, Dry Apologist, Real AtheologyMorals, God, and Other Absolutes
Part Three of my continuing conversation with Eric Murphy. This is a good one, folks!
Eric Murphy, ethics, interview, metaethics, moral relativism, moralityIs Morality Objective or Subjective? A Debate
Why Theology is Not Simply Listing Bible Verses
Many evangelicals seem to think that systematic theology consists simply of listing the relevant Bible verses for a particular topic […]
doctrine, systematic theology, theological method, theologySteve Hays Regularly Attacked Me. Here are My Thoughts on His Passing
This morning, I received word that Calvinist blogger Steve Hays died. For a decade, he attacked me online, called me […]
eulogy, Steve HaysWhy I Don’t Talk About the Sensus Divinitatis When I Talk About Belief in God
Alvin Plantinga famously appeals to the existence of a sensus divinitatis, a “sense of the divine”, as the cognitive faculty […]
Alvin Plantinga, apologetics, debate, epistemology, foundationalism, sensus divinitatisAre there sufficient reasons to believe in God? A Debate
Today, I appeared in a debate on the rationality of theism on the popular YouTube channel Modern Day Debate paired up […]
debate, epistemology, Matt Dillahunty, Modern Day Debate, rationality, theism, Tom Jump21 Points Illustrating a Pattern of Fascist Behavior in Donald Trump
Many people scoff at the idea that Donald Trump could be moving the USA toward fascism. But just add it […]
Donald Trump, fascism