Written by Jason L. Petersen The word ‘apologetics’ comes from the Greek word, ἀπολογία (Apologia), and it means ‘speaking in defense of a position.’ You may have heard of different types of apologetics such as evidential, classical, or presuppositional apologetics. Some have preferences for how they approach apologetics, but unfortunately, some have wrongly assumed that […]
Defining Christianity
Written by Jason L. Petersen Christianity is the profession of belief in the propositional revelation of the 66 books of the Bible. Implications Christianity is a profession of faith. Notice that in the definition, I said, “Christianity is the profession of belief in the propositional revelation of the 66 books of the Bible.[ref]” This helps […]
Who Created God?
Written by Jason Petersen The question “Who Created God?” is often asked in response to the Argument from Motion, the Teleological Argument, and the Kalam Cosmological Argument. This article will be addressing this question. Factors to Take into Consideration When we are talking about the Christian God, it is important that we take God’s properties […]
Which God?
Written by Jason Petersen A common objection by atheists to any first-cause argument is asking, “Which God?” Oftentimes, when an argument is presented, such as the Kalam Cosmological Argument, or the Argument from Motion, the atheist will say: “Well, you haven’t proven that it was your god that created everything.” This article will be addressing […]
Falsifying The Flying Spaghetti Monster
Written by Jason Petersen Could the Flying Spaghetti Monster have created the universe? There is a fundamental distinction between the way that Christian apologists approach proving a negative and the way that atheists approach proving a negative. The distinction is that Christian apologists give good reasons to accept that something doesn’t exist or isn’t true, […]
The Existential Argument against Atheism
The Existential Argument is an argument that I developed, and it focuses on how the atheist must borrow from the Christian worldview in order live their own lives. Before I explain the Existential Argument against Atheism, we should be clear on the differences between The Transcendental Argument and The Existential Argument. The Transcendental Argument for […]
Defending the Watchmaker Analogy and Refuting the “Watch Maker Fallacy” Accusation
A common response to arguments concerning design, or you can call them teleological arguments, is the accusation by atheists of the “Watchmaker Fallacy.” They seem to think the accusation to be quite clever; however, the accusation itself is fallacious. The particular teleological(design) argument that this accusation targets is known as the Watchmaker Analogy. In this […]
Refuting the God of the Gaps Cliche
Written by Jason Petersen In this article, we will be taking a look at the atheist’s accusation of “God of the Gaps.” This accusation is often leveled at Christians by atheists who lack understanding of what deductive arguments are. What is “God of the Gaps?” “God of the Gaps” is a cliche that is often […]
Destroying the “Puddle Analogy”
Written by Jason Petersen The puddle analogy is an analogy that was developed by an atheist named Douglas Adams as a response to the Teleological Argument. Teleological arguments are arguments concerning the fine tuning of the universe or other thing such as the complexity of living organisms. The puddle analogy is mostly rhetorical. Inductive rhetorical […]
Does God Creating the Universe Violate the First Law of Thermodynamics?
One interesting thing about the internet is that it can facilitate the reemergence of arguments that have been thoroughly rebutted in the past. This particular objection that atheists make to God is one of those arguments that faded out of existence, but has recently popped back up in online discussions. Another interesting observation that I […]