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The Problem of Perfection

This is the third in a series of five articles addressing Irish writer Michael Nugent’s “twenty reasons why God seems implausible,” as he explained them in a debate with Dr. William Lane Craig in March of this year. During Mr. Nugent’s opening remarks he listed twenty or so reasons in rapid-fire succession, each leading into […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years agoMarch 9, 2021

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

On Finding God

I’ve noticed a trend on Twitter and I’m not sure if it’s representative of the world at large, or a phenomenon of the social media. The vast majority of the atheists I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with on Twitter have attempted to disabuse me of my faith through mockery and personal insults, rather than reason and logic. […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Apologetics Culture Faith

Is Christmas Real?

In the modern Western world most everyone is familiar with the basic story of Christmas, even if they aren’t Christian. Linus Van Pelt did a pretty good job of explaining it back in 1965: The passage Linus reads in the video above is from the book of Luke and it’s amazing to see how the author […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

The Burning Building

A buddy of mine is a firefighter and an EMT and he has some amazing stories to tell. He just got back from helping to fight the wildfires in east Tennessee and it occurred to me how counter-intuitive it is for a person to willingly walk into a burning forest. Typically at the signs and […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Apologetics Faith Philosophy

On Trusting God (One)

@frank_is_free: I often see believers pointing to faith as the reason why they hold their religious beliefs. Would you say your beliefs are more based on evidence than in general? @roso_creative (me): As compared to the average believer I know, I’d say I’m unusual in the degree to which evidence plays a role in my […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago