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Christianity: A Relationship Built On Threats

January 8, 2016 Matt 17 Comments

Love Me Back or I'll Set You On Fire

I want to tell you about a woman named Katrina. She's cute, kind, intelligent, and has a successful career as the manager of a restaurant. Although she's enjoyed the single life, she just turned thirty and is thinking about settling down. The problem is, she hasn't found the … [Read more...]

Christianity, God evil, hell, relationship, threat, torture

LTMFS Part 33: Impossible Standards

May 31, 2015 Matt 1 Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

In May of 1999 I started writing in my journal almost everyday, so I decided to compile several entries into a single post. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I don’t think my brother and his wife are spending enough time in prayer. I prayed for him a lot this … [Read more...]

Letters church, evil, holy spirit, hunger, prayer

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

Morality – Part 2: Divine Command Theory

December 28, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Morality in the Bible

In my last post I dealt with the second premise of the moral argument for god's existence--that morality is objective and absolute--by explaining that we are not born with a moral code and that the idea of objective moral values is a contradiction in terms. Non Sequiturs and … [Read more...]

Atheism, God bible, circular reasoning, evil, morality, non sequiter, wlc

LTMFS Part 5: Other Religions, Satan, and Miracles

September 21, 2014 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

16 years ago today, I wrote this in my journal: Last Wednesday Gabe confused my faith with his Mormonism. It was my own fault for asking so much about it. I was upset, but then I went to a concert at CDO Assembly Church and that cheered me up.... I've been through so many … [Read more...]

Letters denominations, depression, devils, evil, hope, miracles, mormons, satan

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