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Why Christians See “Evidence” Everywhere

February 28, 2015 Matt 9 Comments

Why Christians See Evidence Everywhere

As I wrote about in my last post, one of the main areas of disagreement between Christians and atheists is whether there is evidence for Christianity. If you're a Christian, the evidence for God probably seems pretty obvious: Just look around! The stars, the planets, life... … [Read more...]

Atheism, Christianity, God, Skepticism bible, evidence, faith, flat earther, reality

Faith or Evidence – Which One Is It?

February 23, 2015 Matt 2 Comments

Faith or Evidence

I've noticed many Christians use circular reasoning when explaining why they believe what they do. They go from evidence to faith to evidence again. I've spoken to many Christians in person and online, and this is generally how it goes: When I ask why they believe Christianity … [Read more...]

Christianity, Skepticism belief, confidence, evidence, faith, proof, trust

LTMFS Part 20: Confirmation Bias and Demons

February 18, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Things are falling into place. Mom and Dad bought a mobile home and a tractor. Unfortunately, some things are costing them a bit more than they hoped and things are adding up fast. Taxes were $4000 more than they thought, the … [Read more...]

Letters confirmation bias, demons, evidence, god glasses, self esteem, trust

Do Christians Actually Believe What They Claim to Believe?

February 13, 2015 Matt 36 Comments

Christians and the Bible

This post is a little unusual because there are some fundamentalist Christians who might actually agree with most of what I have to say. But I'm not writing this for them. I'm writing this for average everyday Christians, people who believe the Bible and perhaps even go to church … [Read more...]

Christianity, God belief, christianity, heaven, hell, prayer, sin, the bible

LTMFS Part 19: Selfishness and Purpose

February 11, 2015 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: I'm still trying to be a light at work. I've encouraged drifting Christians and I witnessed to someone last night. One problem is I worry too much about what I'm gonna say rather than trusting God, but I'm working on that. I … [Read more...]

Letters faith, fear, happiness, purpose, selfishness, worship

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