1. Do you have to read up on leprechology before disbelieving in them?

Comment #76012 by bdrasin on October 4, 2007 at 10:05 am

Goatsbane J 1075

Interesting tactic for a law journalist, isn't it? You might think he'd be used to the idea of there being a prosecution as well as a defence.

I think your exactly right, Goatsbane. Strobel is clearly a smart person, but he doesn't have any training in historical methods.

2. Do you have to read up on leprechology before disbelieving in them?

Comment #76000 by bdrasin on October 4, 2007 at 9:17 am

Brother John (et al);
You might be interested to see http://www.caseagainstfaith.com/, which includes a critique of "The Case for Christ". I have to mention that neither Lee Strobel nor Earl Doherty are professional historians.

3. Face-Off: Can You Prove God Exists?

Comment #40979 by bdrasin on May 15, 2007 at 9:21 am

I rather enjoyed this, probably because it was mostly about common sense and didn't go down a bunch of obscure metaphysical/theological tangents.
I was impressed by the Sapient & Kelly; they were well prepared and articulate and their directness contrasted well with the filibustering and appeals to emotion on the other side. I have to say that I really liked how Kelly looked and dressed sexy but also came across as intelligent and opinionated - I find it sad that some (not all) women who are both smart and attractive feel they have to play down their intelligence in order to be perceived as attractive, or vice versa.

4. Christians and Atheists to Debate Existence of God in First-Ever 'NIGHTLINE FACE OFF'

Comment #37133 by bdrasin on May 3, 2007 at 12:51 pm

Perhaps you think that anyone who says that he can prove the existence of God is a dreamer. Maybe, like most people, you believe that the issue is a matter of "faith." Then we must be dreamers, because we can prove that God exists, scientifically, absolutely, without mentioning faith or even the Bible. Do you find that hard to believe? Then watch the debate. - Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron

Oh, boy...here comes the vaunted "Transcendental Argument for God". If you haven't heard it before it basically means asking a bunch of obtuse metaphysical nonsense like "How do you know what knowing is without some absolute standard to judge it with?" Repeat until the opponent goes crosseyed and then claim you have proved that God exists.

This is actually not easy to argue with, mostly because it is so obtuse. I've seen a lot of Atheists get "deer in the headlights" when confronted by this. One of the better send-ups I though is Kile Jones vs. Greg Lopez on www.faithandfreethought.com but you need a subscription to get it.