In the mid eighteenth century, David Hume, a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and champion of modern secularists, laid out what was called the Is-Ought Problem in his A Treatise of Human Nature. I will quote his description of the problem in that text: In every system of morality, which I have hitherto met with, I have always remark’d, that ...
Every so often, while in a discussion about the correct interpretation of this or that passage in the Bible, a certain claim will be articulated. The claim goes something like this: If a Christian decides to treat a particular passage of Scripture as something other than a straightforward historical and/or scientific account, then they no longer have good reason for treating the central claims ...
There is an objection to Christianity that I have heard many times, and I'm afraid it's a rather stale one. I don't think it holds any weight, and in fact with historical Christianity in view it falls flat. The objection is that Christianity fails to take account of the immensity of the universe, and just how insignificant all of humanity is ...
That's right folks. We're back. Like a phoenix, we have arisen from the ashes of winter and general busyness. Like Gandalf, we have come back with renewed purpose (and hopefully new powers - though we didn't have any to begin with). After a several month delay, and much anticipation from our one regular reader, we have returned. Now that ...
