Year: 2011
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Wallis Responds to Knapp's Atheist Burden of Proof
Recall that Brian Knapp recently wrote a post here on the subjects of atheism and the burden of proof.
Ben Wallis has responded here.
While I only skimmed Ben’s post, it looks as though he offers the same (toasty) objections that were addressed here and especially here.
If not, then at least the readers have some background for the discussion. Hopefully Brian will have the opportunity to add more.
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Choosing Hats Celebrates Three Years!
Choosing Hats was founded by Brian Knapp and Chris Bolt in July of 2008 in an effort to promote Van Tilian presuppositional apologetics at an introductory level and free of charge on the Internet. Late July/early August marks three years for Choosing Hats.
Below you will find some “highlights” from the last three years. These are by no means what everyone would consider highlights, and some will require some more digging to finish reading, but we hope that the list below will at the very least whet your appetite to continue reading through our archives and following our site in …
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Praxis Presup: Episode 11
This lengthy podcast of over one hour concludes the commentary from Chris concerning the recent exchange between Sye TenBruggencate and Justin Schieber. There is no salvation available anywhere else than in Jesus Christ. Pray that Justin, and others listening to the foolishness of his worldview being exposed, would turn to Christ and live.…
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The Atheist's Burden of Proof
I was in a discussion today with an atheist, and the subject turned to the idea of burden of proof. It is a common claim that Christians own a burden of proof to prove that God exists, but that atheists do not own any burden at all. Here’s my response, that outlines the reason I disagree with this:
…Many (and probably most) atheists will say they have nothing to prove at all, because atheism (a-theism) is merely being without a belief in the existence of any gods. Therefore, the only *positive* explicit assertion they are making is about their belief,
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What Happened to Paul Manata? and "Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Reformed Theology: A Contemporary Introduction"
Paul Manata has been silent for nearly a month. Where did he go? Well, now we know. He has been writing a lengthy paper called, “Free Will, Moral Responsibility, and Reformed Theology: A Contemporary Introduction.” Find out more about it and get a copy here.…
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Praxis Presup: Episode 10
Chris continues to review the recent exchange between Sye TenBruggencate and Justin Schieber. Justin attempts to go after Sye’s account of logic. (There were a few problems with this recording.)…
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Praxis Presup: Episode 9
Chris continues to review the recent exchange between Sye TenBruggencate and Justin Schieber. In this episode the debate shifts to induction and certainty.…
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Praxis Presup: Episode 8
Chris continues to review the recent exchange between Sye TenBruggencate and Justin Schieber.…
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Sye TenBruggencate vs. Justin Scheiber: Complete Transcript and Informal "Debate" Recording
Sye TenBruggencate of www.proofthatgodexists.org claims that his recent discussion/informal “debate” with Justin Scheiber of www.yahweh-or-myweh.blogspot.com was heavily edited with Justin’s long pauses taken out as well to make it seem as though he answered faster. Sye contends that it was not just “rabbit trails” that were taken out, but that the whole feel of certain parts of the debate was changed. Sye claims that he is a little surprised that Justin did this and trusts that others will find that the edits were extremely biased as well.
Sye believes it is clear from the edits that Justin was just trying …