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reductio ad absurdum

The Jesus Creed Meets the Flying Man Creed

May 29, 2020 by Randal

Atheist YouTuber and provocateur Pinecreek Doug has produced a “Flying Man Creed” which appears to be an attempt to undermine the creed of 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 by way of reductio ad absurdum or a slippery slope. Alas, Doug’s Flying Man Creed cannot even get off the ground.

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: historical Jesus, Pinecreek Doug, reductio ad absurdum, resurrection, slippery slope

Vaccines and the beliefs of those who receive them

January 1, 2011 by Randal

Alexander appears to think that my attempt to provide one plausible way to construe Christian salvation in response to Maitzen’s argument is vulnerable to a reductio ad absurdum. And so he writes: “What if there was an atheist Gandhi? Would he be able to reach heaven in the same manner as does this Gandhi? Finally, if everyone […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: argument from divine hiddenness, inclusivism, reductio ad absurdum, salvation

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