Tag Archives: epistemology

The Word of Zorb the All-Knowing

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Chris Attaway

Just a few weeks ago, I ran everyone through a thought experiment involving rhinos and unicorns in order to demonstrate that religious belief has the tendency to do weird things to our reasoning capacity. The most common objection I encountered … Continue reading →

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A Brief Logic of Love

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Chris Attaway

“Do you love me? Feed my sheep.” Jesus asks this of Peter and gives him this command three times. Notice the absence of the word “then” in Jesus’ reply: “Feed my sheep.” This is phenomenally different from saying “if you … Continue reading →

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Rhinos, Unicorns, Evolution, Gay Marriage, and Scripture

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Chris Attaway

The odd collection of nouns in the title are related. I promise. Roll with the idea and examine a few related scenarios. If you’ll track with me, I hope you’ll see some inconsistent ways in which we use our reason … Continue reading →

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Christian Epistemology: You’re Doing it Wrong

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Chris Attaway

I started this typing post on a discussion board but decided to put it in blog form, so please give feedback; I’m looking for a conversation, here. It seems to me of late that the primary problem with religion in … Continue reading →

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Discerning Ridiculousness

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Chris Attaway

People say a lot of ridiculous things about God, but many don’t have the philosophical knowledge to be able to identify ridiculousness as such. So while I may not be able to give you a long list of sound doctrines, … Continue reading →

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