Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What Every Atheist Knows: Authority
It still may strike some as rather arrogant to presume to declare “what every atheist knows.” It certainly would be arrogant, were not for the authority on which the claim is based. Being a Christian entails a commitment to the authority of God and His word. Before even getting an argument off the ground, a…
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What Every Atheist Knows: Practice
Picking up where yesterday left off, it is still left to defend that in principle, every atheist knows that God exists. The point the atheist is striving to make is that they do not believe that fact to be true. However, it is possible to know something to be true, yet believe that proposition to…
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What Every Atheist Knows: Thought
Based on some of the dialogue from the Answer a Fool post, I think it might be helpful to make explicit some of the assumptions I bring to the table in rational argumentation. Since that post (and the one preceding it) got their jump start from Bahnsen’s book, it might be best to return there as he…
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Atonement: A shift in focus
[This post is part of the Atonement series] After reading a bit further (roughly to where I had gotten before), I decided that the idea to study the atonement was indeed a good one and a good use of time (or a good donation of time for a kind of quasi-lent). However, I’ll be honest, The Death…
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Conversations with Spice
Just once, I’d like to overhear some business professionals at Panera saying what they really mean. Or at least dropping some of the formalities in their conversations. “Hey there Bob, sorry I’m late, I just didn’t make getting here a priority this morning.” “Well Jim, that’s more or less what I’d expect from someone as…
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Apple Bombs
San Antonio was great, although I would like to go back when (1) the sun is shining and (2) most of the trees are not dead. We had a good little weekend getaway and plan on doing so more often. Road trips, as always are good for the soul. One thing that I read about…
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The Death of Death: The Dilemma
[This post is part of the Atonement series] So here’s the dilemma: Christ underwent the pains of hell for either: All the sins of all men All the sins of some men Some of the sins of all men If the last, then all men have some sins to answer for, and so shall no man be…
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Should I be in class right now?
In the past five days, I have probably eaten more bananas than I have in the past five years. Just thought you should know. In case you’re wondering though, it is part of larger effort spearheaded by Ali and I to eat more fruit. This weekend, we are going on somewhat of a fruit fast…
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The Death of Death: Purpose Statement
[This post is part of the Atonement series] “By all which expressions the Lord evidently and clearly engageth himself to his Son, that he should gather to himself a glorious church of believers from among Jews and Gentiles, through all the world, that should be brought unto him, and certainly fed in full pasture, and refreshed by…
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Brewing Bold
I watched the sun rise this morning in my side mirror on the way to Panera to get work done/see Ali. Thanks to air quality here in Dallas it was a very large glowing orb at first and then shrunk to normal size as I crested a hill and the angle changed. Mornings like this…
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