Author Archives: Maryann Spikes

RFG 6: Has Science Disproved Christianity?

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: SIX: Science Has Disproved Christianity  Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion – Part 1: The Leap of Doubt SIX: Science Has Disproved Christianity Dr. Francis Collins is mentioned in this chapter and is head of the … Continue reading

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RFG 5: How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: FIVE: How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?  Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion – Part 1: The Leap of Doubt FIVE: How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell? Before I even … Continue reading

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RFG 4: The Church Is Responsible for So Much Injustice

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: FOUR: The Church Is Responsible for So Much Injustice  Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion – Part 1: The Leap of Doubt FOUR: The Church Is Responsible for So Much Injustice “In chapter 4, the author … Continue reading

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RFG 3: Christianity is a Straightjacket

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: THREE: Christianity is a Straitjacket  Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion – Part 1: The Leap of Doubt THREE: Christianity Is a Straitjacket Chapter 3 is similar to chapter 1 in that both of them deal … Continue reading

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RFG 2: How Could a Good God Allow Suffering?

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: TWO: How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion – Part 1: The Leap of Doubt TWO: How Could a Good God Allow Suffering? From now on, along with my own … Continue reading

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Blind Will vs. Free Will

Blind will (blind instinct/habit) is the paint and a free will is the painter. No longer will it suffice for me to say “intentionally” or “wilfully” when what I really mean is “freely”. The words “intention” and “will” must now … Continue reading

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RFG 1: There Can’t Be Just One True Religion

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: ONE: There Can’t Be Just One True Religion Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion – Part 1: The Leap of Doubt ONE: There Can’t Be Just One True Religion Keller does not refute the chapter’s title … Continue reading

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RFG Intro: Best of Left and Right; Doubting Doubts

Discuss in ILovePhilosophy.com: RFG: Intro.: Best of Left and Right, and Doubting Doubts Tim Keller’s The Reason for God Book Discussion — Introduction Best of Left and Right, and Doubting Doubts Keller observes, “the world is polarizing over religion. It is getting … Continue reading

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Leftover Legalism vs. Love

“What if… just what if people in the world can be brilliant and talented and moral and kind because people honestly have the capacity to be brilliant and talented and moral and kind? What if, whether god(s) made us or … Continue reading

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God’s Essential Nature

I was asked by Peter Harrison on Richard Dawkins’ forum to explain what God is, exactly. He took issue with the fact that God is the same as His attributes. Read on… Peter: “What” is the same as “attributes”? Watch … Continue reading

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