tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.comments2023-09-21T01:19:18.379-07:00Nathan Dickey's BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690284981533616443noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-72182319675242836332012-09-04T08:40:03.525-07:002012-09-04T08:40:03.525-07:00Here's the Ken Medema track for those interest...Here's the Ken Medema track for those interested:<br /><br />http://youtu.be/Sib9kWN_BfgTurntablisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748904389219679766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-60703261362996916152011-06-16T03:37:19.540-07:002011-06-16T03:37:19.540-07:00Thanks for the suggestion, trittico. The changes I...Thanks for the suggestion, trittico. The changes I have made look better to me as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690284981533616443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-40844272937809610282011-04-29T07:09:55.767-07:002011-04-29T07:09:55.767-07:00dude.
change the background on this. I'd love ...dude.<br />change the background on this. I'd love to read it, but black on grey doesn't render too well for us over fifty folk.tritticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625706894458647291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-87832951375576035912011-04-16T10:09:22.575-07:002011-04-16T10:09:22.575-07:00The notorious Matt Slick tries to explain it here....The notorious Matt Slick tries to explain it here. http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/joshua-esther/why-did-god-kill-42-lads-merely-saying-elisha-was-bald. He adds where the Bible doesn't give any additional information. You would of thought that only killing a few would have scared the rest off or just the sight of two bears would have had the same effect. But, apparently, god had no mercy back then.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434155256347020690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-38850061925644736022011-04-16T10:08:14.603-07:002011-04-16T10:08:14.603-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434155256347020690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-78434615555986726762011-04-16T09:54:44.942-07:002011-04-16T09:54:44.942-07:00you might add "learned" or something to ...you might add "learned" or something to your title.<br /><br />I was taught the same thing, that these were not just some group of kids but an angry, rioting mob that were threatening seriously bodily harm to Elisha. I always wondered where they got all of this additional information that didn't seem to be given in the Biblical story. I guess they just pull it out of thin air.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434155256347020690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-30147426894372891212011-03-28T13:09:06.026-07:002011-03-28T13:09:06.026-07:00I feel like I should make a comic about that exper...I feel like I should make a comic about that experience as it was so weird. I thought I was going to be on the show for 20 minutes specifically talking about the comics they were featured in. I thought, naively, that we could have our difference of beliefs, and move on from there. But it just so quickly devolved into a classic argument that they're heavily prepared for. <br /><br />It was an experience for sure.Box Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084065020391013053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-53360469755214828182011-03-28T10:45:48.736-07:002011-03-28T10:45:48.736-07:00Thanks! It was definitely one of the most frustrat...Thanks! It was definitely one of the most frustrating hours of listening for me.<br /><br />Keep in mind that a very common tactic used by apologists is to weigh their opponent down with information that entails a great deal of research to understand. By doing this, they hope to be confident that their opponent will not have anything to tear down their claims at the moment, thus allowing them to cry victory, even though the apologist has very little to no understanding or comprehension of the subject he pontificates on and on about. This is exactly what I saw happening in your interview with them.<br /><br />I have been invited to appear on the show sometime in the near future. I'm certain they will do the same thing with me on the show, but I'm very familiar with the Apologist Playbook.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690284981533616443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-54175317263009772252011-03-28T07:52:28.646-07:002011-03-28T07:52:28.646-07:00Wow! I'm impressed! He hammered the heck out ...Wow! I'm impressed! He hammered the heck out of that point as if it justified ALL of Christianity. Most frustrating HOUR of my life!Box Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084065020391013053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-24578948029024230702010-09-17T19:33:21.664-07:002010-09-17T19:33:21.664-07:00I reject outright any such objective standard of a...I reject outright any such objective standard of a 500 word blog post limit... not just because I am guilty of exceeding this my self but many successful and popular blogs do so to no perceivable ill effect :)<br /><br />Great post, really enjoyed it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15986864041454357039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-45369800518624591622010-09-17T17:25:25.799-07:002010-09-17T17:25:25.799-07:00Hey, great writing, as always!
So, don't take...Hey, great writing, as always!<br /><br />So, don't take this as negative criticism at all, but I thought I'd offer a few suggestions for marketing your blog a little better.<br /><br />For starters, I've heard in several places thaton unspoken rule for blog posts is that they should not exceed 500 words, and if they do, the topic should be posted in installments. It's just easier on the readership<br /><br />Also, I think you should include a "donate" tag somewhere in this blog, just for shits and giggles. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125517898049370436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-75160090741392506222010-09-17T10:13:50.500-07:002010-09-17T10:13:50.500-07:00An even more succinct takedown of the notion of Go...An even more succinct takedown of the notion of God as an absolute "objective" moral standard is that it still leaves the Christian in the lurch of having to explain what moral standard they used to determine God's absolute "objective" moral standards were in fact moral. Christians still have to have some notion of right and wrong to discern that the moral precepts they claim come from God are right ones and not wrong ones. Otherwise, they're a promoting a system of "morals" that's really nothing more than authoritarianism. So in making the decision that God's morals are actually moral, what standard are they applying? Simply a tautological one, in which God's morals are the ultimate standard because they come from God? Or must they make a personal value judgment, based upon their own experience of life and the notion that actions have consequences and those can be observed, which involves at least some degree of subjectivity?<br /><br />Then yeah, there's that darn Euthyphro.<br /><br />Nice <i>reductio ad absurdam</i> of the whole "ultimate standard" thing, anyway. Never quite heard it put like that, and will steal it with impunity in the future.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-28068901816901949672010-09-15T19:27:17.360-07:002010-09-15T19:27:17.360-07:00As always buddy, you're blogs make me feel stu...As always buddy, you're blogs make me feel stupid for ever trying to tackle this issue. Great insights and deployment of ideas!RoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758728787661573682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-28460428956023842132010-09-10T18:47:19.067-07:002010-09-10T18:47:19.067-07:00Beautiful.Beautiful.FreePlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211650671189898841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-25297747397332167022010-09-09T02:45:41.546-07:002010-09-09T02:45:41.546-07:00"The answer is simply those who understand th..."The answer is simply those who understand that God has chosen foolish, weak, base, and despised things of the world to confound those who think they are wise"<br /><br />Wait, so Ray contends that his god loves us atheists, and wants to save us.....yet he just stated that this god fucks with us, thereby putting our eternal 'souls' at stake?<br /><br />To what end, exactly? To be a dick? <br /><br />Does Ray even think things through before he speaks/writes? <br /><br />Anywyas, great job on this, Nathan.magx01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-28165857337045373412010-09-08T00:51:47.003-07:002010-09-08T00:51:47.003-07:00I contend that I have no point employed ad hominem...I contend that I have no point employed ad hominem in my treatment of Ray and Kirk. The insults are not even personal. Rather, the insults I have levied are accurate reflections on their actual character as revealed by their words and actions. <br /><br />Ad hominems, in contra-distinction to this, is closely related to the Non-Sequitur. If I had insulted Ray and Kirk without addressing why they are wrong or why my criticism is justified, that would constitute ad hominem.Nathan Dickey: Journeyman Heretichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030227316633137712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-38492956855948301612010-09-07T15:35:52.660-07:002010-09-07T15:35:52.660-07:00Phil: Personal insults, while some readers find th...Phil: Personal insults, while some readers find them distasteful, are not the same thing as an ad hominem.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933545393470431585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-75580463270062273462010-09-07T08:53:29.236-07:002010-09-07T08:53:29.236-07:00Could do without the ad hominems, but otherwise a ...Could do without the ad hominems, but otherwise a good read.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14791359210633134794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-70013441158256109852010-09-07T00:14:43.353-07:002010-09-07T00:14:43.353-07:00I wonder how Moses' wife Zipporah felt about a...I wonder how Moses' wife Zipporah felt about all this. She was, after all, a Midianite herself. Was she still alive at this point?Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844177654412625852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-47400431183223657652010-09-06T22:13:22.612-07:002010-09-06T22:13:22.612-07:00As Ray's own page and those of his colleagues ...As Ray's own page and those of his colleagues / employees (Trish, Miano) and various preachers who use this Biblical Evangelism / Academy stuff like to advertise these courses, why not visit their blogs, and in turn the blogs of their customers following the name links, and point them all here to this article. I think if only one really reads through this and has a thought process sparked, it's Great Success.Felixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941516348248086143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-30725895528964778972010-09-06T21:48:32.495-07:002010-09-06T21:48:32.495-07:00I enjoyed reading this, it was very well written, ...I enjoyed reading this, it was very well written, thought out, and covered all points<br /><br />Well doneadamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04608250873440389331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-35496610058489320872010-09-06T16:47:38.056-07:002010-09-06T16:47:38.056-07:00What class is it, then? History of Islam? Really, ...What class is it, then? History of Islam? Really, I'm intrigued, now... :-/Matthew Blanchettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829163626544348823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-14155856131091968192010-09-06T10:53:39.051-07:002010-09-06T10:53:39.051-07:00Not really - just an uncriticalthinkingophobe whos...Not really - just an uncriticalthinkingophobe whose students are mostly muslims.Ipmilathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370120491927658242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-91335904537156573992010-09-06T08:15:28.265-07:002010-09-06T08:15:28.265-07:00"I wish I could give it to my Muslim students..."I wish I could give it to my Muslim students as part of a lesson in critical thinking, an activity none of them has ever engaged in." <br /><br />And now, according to the left, you are a racist Islamophobe. Thoughtcrime!!!!!11Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11958115795753496384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535607023435193778.post-62588893614118568202010-09-06T07:42:56.324-07:002010-09-06T07:42:56.324-07:00Very well-argued piece. I wish I could give it to ...Very well-argued piece. I wish I could give it to my Muslim students as part of a lesson in critical thinking, an activity none of them has ever engaged in. 'There will never be a vaccine for AIDS'one of them told me toda. 'AIDS is not an illness, it's a curse.' I made the obvious point that Allah seesm to have allowed syph and gon through the net, but counter-arguments simply do not register with them. <br /><br />According to Ray and Kirk, it seems I am a liar, adulterer, murderer and sodomite. And I don't give a stuff.Ipmilathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370120491927658242noreply@blogger.com