Evidence for God from Science

Wrong. On all counts. We don't reason this way in any area of life, and we shouldn't apply this false standard to theological truth either. It's easy to demonstrate. I could just turn your argument on its head. Since I know that Jesus is the Christ (the math proves it), then your arguments about th...

No, an argument does not need to address all the problems people have in order to make a contrary claim. The argument puts forward a positive case that Jesus is the Messiah. I'm putting forth that this argument does not address any of the problems that people have. I'm stating that if you believe t...

Well, I don't agree with you, but if you're right, would you throw out the baby with dirty water? You're not a Christian, so why even bother treating Scripture in a serious manner? To be honest, yes I would also throw the baby out. If I'm told that the bible is a source of truth and the perfect wor...

Moreover, your three facts are not probabilities as the OP was attempting to make. You provided what are essentially three defeaters in and of themselves. Therefore, you've done a poor job at presenting a counter-example anyway. Please reread my post, as I think you misunderstood my intention. I wa...

This is a bad argument to use, because it can so easily backfire. Why don't people believe Jesus was the Christ? He didn't fulfill all of the prophecies (Judaism) The trinity resembles polytheism The new testament is not trustworthy. If you believe the new testament, then this number doesn't change ...

One of the toughest hurdles I have encountered with Christianity is that the bible itself is too vague and up to interpretation. As a message from God (or God-guided), I would expect a message that was clearer and didn't require years of study to understand. Just recently, I read an apologetic site ...

I've never really liked the first cause argument, because it raises more questions than it answers: What caused God? If God has no cause, why does he get a causal exemption? If we've established things can exist without a cause, than how can we argue cause is necessary for existence? If God is etern...