Tag: God
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Christian hell is worse than Jewish hell
Skeptics often charge the Old Testament God with violence. They point to floods, plagues, and conquered cities. Apologists counter by pointing to the cross. They say the New Testament reveals a God of love—one who takes the violence upon Himself. But this defense misses the point. If we take the New Testament’s hell literally, the…
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The Old Testament’s God as a true evil
This question is not merely academic. When the Old Testament is used to justify political policies, military actions, or social hierarchies, its moral content becomes a matter of urgent contemporary concern. The same scriptures that inspire charity and justice have also been invoked to defend slavery, colonialism, apartheid, and violence against marginalized groups. The Old…
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Who will publish a Bible explained by science and philosophy?
The Bible may be the most influential book in human history. It has inspired paintings, wars, constitutions, persecutions, charities, revolutions, and political movements. Billions of people consider at least part of it sacred. Even people who reject Christianity live in societies that Christianity helped shape. Nevertheless, most people have never read the Bible critically. They…
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Quine did not disprove God. He questioned the question itself
Most debates about God begin with evidence. Believers point to miracles, religious experience, or the apparent fine-tuning of the universe. Atheists respond with evolution, cosmology, and the problem of evil. Both sides assume one thing. The debate concerns a meaningful question. The American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine challenged that assumption. Quine did not spend…
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The feeling of being stupid and knowing better
When I walk through my hometown of Jičín and pass its churches, I do not feel reverence; instead, I observe evidence. I move between the medieval church from the 13th or 14th century and the newer church from the 1600s; together, they form a continuous record of how humans once explained reality. These buildings do…
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Argument from authority, the grossly misused argument
People quote Einstein, Newton, or Hawking as if their words alone decide what is true. “Einstein said it,” “Newton proved it,” “Hawking confirmed it.” But this is not reasoning. It is worship. The argument from authority is one of the most misused fallacies in human history. It gives the illusion of knowledge while replacing investigation…
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The biggest loser of all time? God!
God is praised as the creator of everything. The almighty ruler. The ultimate source of love, goodness, and order. Yet His track record tells a different story. If we judged Him by the world He built, He would be the biggest loser of all time. The planet He supposedly governs has been soaked in blood,…
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How banking replaced religion as global power
For centuries, religion ruled the human mind. It shaped laws, justified wars, and promised salvation in exchange for obedience. Priests and monarchs shared the same throne. Then science and reason broke faith’s monopoly. Yet power never disappears—it only changes form. When religion began to decline, another faith quietly rose to replace it. This time, it…
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God cannot think
The idea that God can think sounds simple, but it collapses the moment you look deeper. Thinking means moving from not knowing to knowing, from confusion to clarity. Humans think because they lack knowledge. God, however, is said to know everything—past, present, and future. If his knowledge is complete, he cannot think, because thinking means…
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God’s will is unknowable, making it meaningless
The phrase “God’s will” has guided billions across centuries. It is invoked to justify wars, defend peace, comfort the grieving, and control the living. Yet when examined closely, the concept collapses. If God’s will is unknowable, then it is meaningless. No one can claim to know what divine will truly entail. People may associate it…