In May 2021, I debated John Loftus on Modern Day Debate. The debate resolution was “The Bible, with its divinely commanded violence, wasn’t inspired by a perfect God.” Here is my opening statement in full. Thanks to Modern Day Debate for the invitation to debate and to John Loftus for agreeing to participate. I’d like to […]
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God of Genocide? My Debate with John Loftus
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A Conversation on Christian Views of the Afterlife with Apostate Prophet
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The Problem of Evil: My Friendly Debate with Alex Malpass
Is the Christian God Worthy of Worship?
I will be debating Dan Barker right before Christmas on the topic “Is the Christian God Worthy of Worship?” Barker’s recent book God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction will undoubtedly be a big part of the discussion.
Debating the Resurrection of Jesus with the Godless Engineer
Who is Irrational? Some Quick Observations on the Rauser-Smalley Debate
I’m not going to comment on the entire debate. Instead, I will limit my comments to the historical resurrection of Jesus and related issues. In my debate on the rationality of Christian belief, David C. Smalley asked for historical evidence that Jesus rose from the dead. I provided evidence. I noted that there is no […]
My Debate with David Smalley on the Rationality of Christianity
Today, I appeared on Modern Day Debate to debate David Smalley on whether a person can be rational to accept Christian belief:
Don’t Miss This Debate on Theological Method
Yesterday, Samuel Nesan of Explain Apologetics hosted a debate on apologetic method between James White, Richard Howe, Jonathan McLatchie, and myself. It was a vigorous and spirited exchange as well as being almost three hours (!). And wait for the part when James White goes at me in cross-examination.
Debating Against God’s Existence: The Devil’s in the Details
A couple of months ago, Joe Schmid of the Majesty of Reason blog and YouTube channel invited me to participate in a devil’s advocate debate in which I defend atheism and Joe, an agnostic, defends theism. After some twists and turns, it ended up that the debate was hosted by Cameron Bertuzzi of “Capturing Christianity”. […]
Is the Christian God an All-Good and Loving God? A Debate
This evening, I participated in a debate with atheist Floyd FP on the “Cognitive Distortion” YouTube channel on the topic Is the Christian God an All-Good and Loving God? It was a vigorous and wide-ranging discussion and of course, it comes highly recommended!
Is Jesus Human and Not Divine? A Review
Dale Tuggy and Christopher M. Date, Is Jesus Human and Not Divine? A Debate. Essential Christian Debates. Apollo, PA: Areopagus, 2020. As the old joke goes, after the Sunday school teacher asks, “Okay children, who left the cap off the glue?” the answer comes back in unison: “Jesus!” You get it, right? Jesus is always the […]
Randal And Samuel Nesan Debrief Our Debate With Tom Jump and Matt Dillahunty
I recently participated in a tag-team debate on the rationality of theism. I was glad to be invited to participate with Samuel Nesan on the side of light and truth. 🙂 Meanwhile, Tom Jump and Matt Dillahunty were defending … the other side. You can watch the debate here. After the debate, Sam and I […]
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 would you defend atheism? If you’re an atheist, how would you defend theism? In this debate, I defended atheism and Ben Watkins of Real Atheology defended theism. You can be the judge.
