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LTMFS Part 17: Prayer, Arrogance, and Belief

January 30, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Since reading Revival God's Way by Leonard Ravenhill, I've been convicted about my prayer life. I don't want it to just be a routine. It's a serious battle against the forces of darkness! It is our ultimate weapon! Why am I so … [Read more...]

Letters arrogance, belief, evangelism, faith, hell, humility, prayer, sin

Doubt is a Virtue

January 23, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

Doubt is a Virtue

Back when I was still a Bible-thumping, church-going, evangelical Christian, I used to have little moments of doubt. One time it happened while I was sitting in church listening to my pastor preach about obedience. He briefly mentioned the serpent that spoke to Eve and tempted … [Read more...]

Christianity, Skepticism doubt, evidence, facts, faith, reason, religion

LTMFS Part 16: Honesty, Timidity, and Generosity

January 19, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: After reading Ablaze With His Glory by Del Fehsenfeld, I was convicted about something. When I filled out the paperwork to get my driver's license, I lied and said that I had never used drugs. I'm thinking I should go confess. … [Read more...]

Letters bravery, generosity, holy spirit, honesty, lying, morality, timidity, tithing

Morality – Part 4: Evolution and Subjectivity

January 11, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Morality Empathy

In my last post I described the Euthyphro Dilemma and explained why morality cannot possibly come from a god. Now I'm going to explain where morality actually comes from. The answer is twofold. Evolution Morality is an emergent aspect of social animals. The phrase … [Read more...]

Christianity, God empathy, evolution, government, moral code, morality, subjectivity

Morality – Part 3: The Euthyphro Dilemma

January 4, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Christian Logic Euthyphro Dilemma

In my last post I explained why the existence of objective moral values would not prove the existence of god and why divine command theory is a dangerous idea. But the idea that morality comes from god raises another issue, one that goes all the way back to Plato. If you … [Read more...]

Atheism, God consequences, evil, god's nature, good, morality, plato

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