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Alexander Pruss on Scientific Rigour

January 19th, 2011 166 Comments

Given the debate raging on JT’s Progressive Enslavement: The Seductions of Scientism I thought it timely to share this comment left on The Prosblogion by Baylor University Associate Professor of Philosophy and blogger Alexander Pruss, “Given the pessimistic meta-induction, or given the fact that we know that at least one of the two central theories in […]

Tags: Alexander Pruss · Humour · Science and Religion

Did Hannibal of Carthage Exist?

January 12th, 2011 11 Comments

Historian James Hannam has written an entertaining article called “Satirising the Christ Myth.” The piece uses similar methods employed by those seeking to make the case for the claim that Jesus never existed to show that Hannibal of Carthage did not exist either. It is written in Hannam’s classicly witty yet accurate style; Did Hannibal Really Exist? To ask […]

Tags: Carthage · Christ Myth · Hannibal · James Hannam

Recycling The Dawkins Delusion

August 27th, 2010 3 Comments

Browsing the archives this morning I stumbled accross this gem, The Dawkins Delusion, which Matt originally published here some three years ago back before we had much of a readership so a lot you may have missed it. It is seriously clever and funny – go see!

Tags: Humour · New Atheists · Richard Dawkins

Methodology behind the Real Climate Change Science Hockey Stick Graph

January 16th, 2010 7 Comments

You’ll recall the groundbreaking announcement we made in our post Another Climate Change Science Hockey Stick Graph where we revealed the alarming hockey-stick shaped incline in the number of climate change scientists practising in the world today. In that post we suggested that if the trends continued the numbers were unsustainable. Yesterday we intercepted, stole, […]

Tags: AGW · Climate Change · Climategate · Global Warming · Hockey Stick Graph · Murray Hill

Obama Holds Diplomatic Talks With a Raging Wildfire

January 7th, 2010 3 Comments

A friend of ours shared this with us on New Years Eve – it is classic! Obama To Enter Diplomatic Talks With Raging Wildfire

Tags: Barack Obama · Humour · The Onion

Tales of Blog Wars and Cannon Fodder

January 4th, 2010 16 Comments

There is a war raging in the blogosphere; the war for first place in the Biblioblog rankings. Being world-famous-in-New-Zealand bloggers and TVNZ One News Anchors… We are used to putting our heads into the lion’s mouth (or at least Matt is), I find it better to just tame the lion myself… Sorry, I took these […]

Tags: Alexa · Biblioblog · Blog Rankings · Humour · Jeremy Thompson · Jim West · Joel Watts · Polycarp

Another Climate Change Science Hockey Stick Graph

December 16th, 2009 19 Comments

Spotted this over at Hitting Metal with a Hammer in The real climate hockey stick revealed and had to have it: It really raises questions of sustainability.

Tags: AGW · Climate Change · Climategate · Global Warming · Hockey Stick Graph

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Did God Really Command Genocide? Coming to Terms with the Justice of God
Authors: Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan

A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.

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True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer

Today's New Atheists proclaim themselves our culture's party of reason. It is a claim they cannot sustain. Reason is the New Atheists' weakness, not their strength and in fact, the Christian faith is a far better place to look for True Reason. Making their case accessible to the first-time inquirer as well as the serious student, this top-flight team of writers presents a sound defense and a strong introduction to the true reason uniquely found in Christianity.

Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture
Eds: Steven B Cowan and Terry L Wilder

The book begins by examining foundational philosophical approaches to the Bible as well as the methodological challenges those philosophies create for interpreting the Bible. It then addresses textual and historical challenges and how to deal with them. Finally it looks at ethical, scientific, and theological challenges demonstrating the Bible's moral integrity in relationship to contemporary moral emphases.

Feat. R Douglas Geivett, William A Dembski, Mary Jo Sharp, Darrell L Bock, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics
Ed: Michael W Austin

Many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such an approach bears on issues in applied ethics. The essays in this volume apply a virtue-centered perspective to a variety of contemporary moral issues.

Feat. Michael W Austin, Robert K Garcia, Nathan L King, Gregory Bassham, Nancy E Snow, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Holy War in the Bible: Christian Morality and an Old Testament Problem
Eds: Heath A Thomas, Jeremy Evans & Paul Copan

The challenge of a seemingly genocidal God who commands ruthless warfare has bewildered Bible readers for generations. A range of expert contributors engage in a multidisciplinary approach that considers this issue from a variety of perspectives: biblical, ethical, philosophical and theological.

Feat. David Lamb, Paul Copan, Murray Rae, Heath Thomas, Stephen B Chapman, Douglas S Earl, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Come Let Us Reason: New Essays in Christian Apologetics
Eds: William Lane Craig & Paul Copan

The nineteen essays here raise classical philosophical questions in fresh ways, address contemporary challenges for the church, and will deepen the thinking of the next generation of apologists. Packed with dynamic topical discussions and informed by the latest scholarship.

Feat. J P Moreland, William Lane Craig, Gary R Habermas, Craig Keener, Paul Copan, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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True Reason: Christian Responses to the Challenge of Atheism Eds: Tom Gilson, Carson Weitnauer

While New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and others proclaim loudly their rationality, clear thinking, and incontrovertible scientific arguments, others are beginning to wonder how genuinely rational they are. Have they proved anything? Have they argued convincingly? Have they pinpointed any real challenges to the credibility of Christian faith?

Feat. William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell, John DePoe, Chuck Edwards, Peter Grice, Matthew Flannagan, et al.

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Entries Tagged as 'Humour'

Alexander Pruss on Scientific Rigour

January 19th, 2011 166 Comments

Did Hannibal of Carthage Exist?

January 12th, 2011 11 Comments

Recycling The Dawkins Delusion

August 27th, 2010 3 Comments

Methodology behind the Real Climate Change Science Hockey Stick Graph

January 16th, 2010 7 Comments

Obama Holds Diplomatic Talks With a Raging Wildfire

January 7th, 2010 3 Comments

Tales of Blog Wars and Cannon Fodder

January 4th, 2010 16 Comments

Another Climate Change Science Hockey Stick Graph

December 16th, 2009 19 Comments

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