Comments on: The Circular Reasoning of Christian Apologetics http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/ Resources for skeptical, de-converting, or former Christians...... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: catherine http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-52538 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:54:18 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-52538 I’d really like to know what drives Christians to go witness anyway. I never had the slighted urge.

]]> By: Dave Grison http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-51866 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 04:59:31 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-51866 @Russ, “Why would anyone spend so much time, effort and intelligence on a subject one doesn’t believe to convince others of it’s non-existence?” Answers – (1) to counter the all-too-frequent chorus of those that wish to “witness” to us. (2) because it’s important not to let the irrationality take over as then we’re screwed.

]]> By: Quester http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45712 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:52:38 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45712 you’d think that with a title like that there’d be some actual evidince inside.

Well, we can’t really blame McDowell for that. There is no evidence for him to have included. We can blame him for perpetuating the myth that there is such evidence, and profitting from that.

]]> By: Thomas / Tomas S http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45685 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:27:49 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45685 Josh McDowell’s Evidence Demands a Verdict is special to me because it was right there when I was finally honest with myself that I no longer believed. As a last attempt to save my faith, I picked up a few books including The Blind Watchmaker (or possibly The Selfish Gene) and BOTH VOLUMES of Josh McDowell’s books. I kept them for years because I paid good money for them, but you’d think that with a title like that there’d be some actual evidince inside.

]]> By: Thomas / Tomas S http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45684 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:26:25 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45684 Josh McDowell’s Evidence Demands a Verdict is special to me because it was@  Ú<n I was finally honest with myself that I no longer believed. As a last attempt to save my faith, I picked up a few books including The Blind Watchmaker (or possibly The Selfish Gene) and BOTH VOLUMES of Josh McDowell's books. I kept them for years because I paid good money for them, but you'd think that with a title like that there'd be some actual evidince inside.

]]> By: portwes http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45679 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:05:26 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45679 Russ, if you have no interest in testing the credibility of what you believe, then why are you posting here? The reason why we ex-christians are here is because we broke free of the circular reasoning, and learned to think and reason independently, and examine claims of truth as outsiders. We wish to be a support for others who are starting to think for themselves. And there are people every day who discover this site, who suddenly realize they are not alone in their discomfort with their christian beliefs. See comments #7 & #8 as examples. If you have no questions or doubt in the slightest that christianity is the way to know god, then you are wasting your time here. And congratulations on having the ultimate truth on eternal matters: you must be very proud!

]]> By: Quester http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45678 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:51:16 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45678 If you want to read the Bible as Jesus did, you have to stick to the Old Testament, and memorize it. *grin*

When I was a teenager, I got stuck on the question, “If Moses wrote the entire Pentateuch, does that include Deuteronomy 34, which describes the death of Moses and what happened after?”

]]> By: Sarah http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45675 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:43:58 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45675 This site is helping me a lot as well. I found it while questioning certain church teachings and now am finding more to question.

I’m glad that people take the time to respond to everyone, whether our comments are worth the effort or not.

To build on #5, someone once told me that we need to read the bible as jesus did, since he was God. so, if jesus said moses wrote it then either moses wrote it, or jesus wasn’t god.

]]> By: Quester http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45672 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:25:22 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45672 Hear, hear, Mec!

]]> By: mec http://de-conversion.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45645 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:44:51 +0000 http://agnosticatheism.wordpress.com/2007/04/02/the-circular-reasoning-of-christian-apologetics/#comment-45645 I, for one, am glad they do spend the time, effort, and intelligence. This site has been a great help to me in the process of deconverting over the last few years.

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