What is our purpose in life? Richard Taylor, in his book Good and Evil, A New Direction, addresses the question of meaning in life. To address meaningless existence, Taylor recalls the ancient myth of Sisyphus [Richard Taylor, Good and Evil, A New Direction, London, England: Collier-Macmillan Ltd, 1970, pg 256-268.]. Sisyphus, after angering the Gods, […]
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We left off with some heady critiques of Christianity. Time to look at some defenses for the Christian position. C.S. Lewis simplifies this metaphysical debate in his book Miracles. To Lewis, the debate regarding the existence of God is really a debate about borders. The naturalist claims that our reality can be explained within the […]
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Should atheists have children?
Update: Sep 1 2011 I just realized that I never included a disclaimer on this post before I put it live. That would explain some of the nasty comments that were provided on this blog. This essay was originally submitted as an undergrad paper when I was at the University of Toronto. It was a […]
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Christian Malfunctions?
If you call yourself a Christian, do you think that you live the life that Christ calls you to live? This is a tough question to answer. There are many ways in which we interpret Christ’s calling in our life. Miroslav Volf, writing in October’s issue of Christianity Today, suggests that many Christian believers forget […]
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The offensiveness of Sam Harris
This is likely to be the first of many posts in which I will criticize the atheistic worldview provided by Sam Harris. Harris is the author of two recent books: Letter to a Christian Nation and End Of Faith In a recent article in Newsweek, A Dissent: The Case Against Faith, Harris offers some interesting […]
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