"If you think God just exists without a cause, why can't the Universe just exist without a cause?" There are several different problems with this commonly heard response. One is that it fails to be responsive to the nature of … Continue reading
6. How long was it between the time when the supposed supernatural events took place, and when they were first written down (in a document that has had copies of it preserved). Is it early enough to suggest the text … Continue reading
In this installment of Comparing Religions, we will tackle two of my proposed questions in a single post, which has the nice side effect that it brings the post numbers and the question numbers into synch with each other. 4. … Continue reading
Continuing my series on comparing the evidence for different religions... 3. Did the religious founder claim his message came from supernatural revelation, or is it only the reflections of some wise philosopher who didn't claim to have divine sanction for … Continue reading
The next question on my list: 2. How does the religion relate to previous and subsequent religions? If a religious prophet claims to reveal the God who created the universe... well, since God must have existed before that guy came … Continue reading
