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The Psychology of Belief

October 23, 2014 Matt 1 Comment

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I've been working on a post about why I accept evolution and a post about the moral argument for god's existence, but they're both taking longer than expected. So in the meantime I thought I'd share some of my thoughts on the psychology of belief. Humans are capable of … [Read more...]

Psychology belief, cognitive biases, evidence, psychological biases

LTMFS Part 9: Spirituality and Witnessing

October 21, 2014 Matt 2 Comments

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Two nights ago I had a burden on my heart. I believe the Holy Spirit asked me, "If you all believe in me so much and want to serve me, what are you doing about it?" It made me realize that if God is more important than anything, … [Read more...]

Letters church, holy spirit, hope, spirituality, witnessing

LTMFS Part 8: Bible Versions and Divine Inspiration

October 18, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Well, I've been pretty bad about memorizing verses and Bible study lately. Part of the reason is because we found out that the NIV is a pretty bad translation. It waters the meaning down terribly. So last night my mom got me a … [Read more...]

Letters bible, bible versions, divine inspiration, king james version, kjv, niv

Zombies in the Bible

October 14, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Zombies in the Bible

Walking Dead is back and Halloween is almost here, so it's time to talk about zombies! One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Matthew 27:52-53 which says, "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after his … [Read more...]

Christianity christopher hitchens, david hume, gospels, jesus, new testament, resurrection, zombies

The Danger of Movies Like Left Behind

October 10, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Rapture Still Waiting

Last weekend marked the release of the new Nicolas Cage movie, Left Behind. So far the reviews are less than stellar. Shocking, right? I don't have a problem with the premise of this movie. There have been all sorts of movies based on myths and fairy tales, and some of them are … [Read more...]

Christianity antichrist, left behind, prophecies, rapture, revelation, tribulation

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