Category Archives: Apologetics

A Christian Alternative to the Marxist Revolution :^)

The selected reading shows how Christianity started out crossing class boundaries (as it does today), and suggests a better alternative to all-out revolution (as exemplified in modern aid programs funded with government and tithe money, and more so in the … Continue reading

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Is sexual preference decided by biological factors?

People decide their sexual preference depending on how aware they are of their options and of their ability to choose, with social norms and biological predispositions playing an influential, but not a determinate, role in the decision. Arousal, subject to … Continue reading

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Napoleon on how Christ conquers.

This is an excerpt from Ravi Zacharias’ “Jesus Among Other Gods” (p. 149-150, Thomas Nelson, 2000) — I was on the verge of quoting what Aleksander Solzhenitsyn once said, that the thin line between good and evil does not run … Continue reading

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Biological Homeostasis and Existentialist Intelligence

This is just an excerpt from my final biology project. My goal was to describe how the organ systems of the body work together to maintain homeostasis, putting into practice all the known types of intelligence according to Howard Gardner’s … Continue reading

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The Importance of Authentic Truth

Not all beliefs can be true. The statement “all beliefs can be true” logically cancels itself out, because if it were true, it would mean the belief “not all beliefs can be true” is as true as the belief “all … Continue reading

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Selflessness

You are definitely an other, otherwise you would be able to predict what I will say next, and vice versa. Even if our minds were hooked together, we would be able to recognize “self” thoughts from “other” thoughts (because, for … Continue reading

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Dawkins’ "Meme" and the Living Word of God :^)

I have been reading “Consciousness Explained” by Daniel Dennet (Back Bay Books, 1991) – in it he talks a lot about Richard Dawkins’ memes. “Meme” is the title Dawkins gives to the “idea” (in his book “The Selfish Gene”) to … Continue reading

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WANTED: The Old Testament — dead… or alive?

WANTED: The Old Testament – dead… or alive? So that this doesn’t turn into a faith vs. works discussion – please see my thread on that subject, if this thread should ever trigger the opening of the “faith vs. works” … Continue reading

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The Conquest of Canaan

The background of the Hebrews’ link with Canaan (later the land “Israel”) (the inhabitants of Canaan sacrificed their children in the fire, see below) is this: Abram (later “Abraham”) moves with his father, his wife (Sarai, later “Sarah”) and his … Continue reading

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Sin

Sin/evil is co-creating (exercising free will) apart from God (love). We are able to do this because we are made in the image of God. What we are supposed to do with free will is love (defined by God) freely. … Continue reading

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