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Atheists who poison the well by calling things magic
Have you noticed how atheists often like to refer to theistic accounts of various aspects of reality as “magic”? It’s […]
magic, poisoning the well, rhetoric, Stephen LawDoes it degrade public discourse to call people buffoons, fools, and clowns?
This article consists of an exchange I had on Twitter with a fellow named “Jar Jar” (whether the surname is […]
persuasion, public discourse, rhetoricOn Retreating into Mystery: A problem for Christian apologists?
Ever since Antony Flew published his short parable of the invisible gardener, atheists have complained that theism is a hypothesis […]
A.C. Grayling, apologetics, mystery, paradox, poisoning the well, rhetoricWinsome Persuasion: A Review
Tim Muehlhoff and Richard Langer, Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2017. I’ve been […]
communication, dialogue, review, rhetoric, Richard Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Winsome PersuasionOn Anti-Abortion Extremists (and other unhelpful rhetoric)
Alarmist evangelical apologetics and the so-called post-truth world
If you listen to evangelical Christian apologists for any length of time, you will soon hear reference to an ominous […]
apologetics, culture war, evangelicalism, post-truth, postmodern, rhetoricOn Fundamentalism: The Best Thing Alvin Plantinga Ever Wrote
I was called a “liberal” this week on Twitter. I don’t have any problem per se with being called a liberal. […]
Alvin Plantinga, dialogue, fundamentalism, rhetoricA Case Where I Spend WAY TOO MUCH Time Analyzing a Snide Atheist Meme
Here is a tweet from the folks at “Atheist Republic”. Call it a meme if you want. (Might as well […]
atheism, bullshit, evil, falsification, problem of evil, providence, rhetoricGenuine Inquiry vs. Partisan Advocacy: A Couple Comments
Jeff Lowder just wrote a helpful article in which he contrasts “genuine inquiry” vs. “partisan advocacy”. Jeff describes genuine inquiry […]
apologetics, indoctrination, Jeff Lowder, rhetoric, truth