tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63633622024-03-17T15:12:45.227-07:00CADRE CommentsA Rational Look at Christianity; Basing Reason in TruthBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2722125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-24111711602361733182023-10-15T21:36:00.000-07:002023-10-15T21:36:38.935-07:00The Fine Tunng Argument For God
The argument says simply that the universe must be structured in very exact ways to produce life. It's so exacting as to be totally improbable. Because it's so improbable that gives us a good reason to think the game is fixed. This differs from the ordinary design argument because we have something to compare it to, all that is not the target level,
A. Universe Displays purposive order Max Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-58708732710908248502023-02-05T12:16:00.028-08:002023-03-03T10:52:26.726-08:00On The Historicity And Morality Of The Canaanite Conquests (Part 2 Of 2)Discussion: -James Bishop created a series of posts explaining what he thinks is problematic with traditional defenses of God commanding the Israelites to kill the Canaanites. The second installment of this series continues on the work of the first by answering a few other objections to this narrative. Following are a few excerpts from the author along Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-43487915468381886642023-02-05T12:15:00.010-08:002023-03-13T13:00:49.008-07:00On The Historicity And Morality Of The Canaanite Conquests (Part 1 Of 2)Discussion: -James Bishop created a series of posts explaining what he thinks is problematic with traditional defenses of God commanding the Israelites to kill the Canaanites. This two part series attempts to show that a number of those objections do not hold water when put under scrutiny. Following are a few excerpts from the author along with a Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-47501902398420490862022-12-07T15:20:00.003-08:002022-12-22T11:11:35.687-08:00A Textual Critical Analysis Of Mark 16:9-20 Most modern English translations of the Bible place into brackets or footnotes the text of Mark 16:9-20, which is about Jesus appearing to the disciples and giving them instructions to carry on the work of preaching the gospel. The text records Jesus appearing first to Mary Magdalene who was not believed after telling others the news of Him being resurrected Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-61838038114031587042022-12-07T15:19:00.003-08:002022-12-07T15:19:32.153-08:00A Textual Critical Analysis Of John 7:53-8:11 Most modern English translations of the Bible place into brackets or footnotes the story of the woman caught in adultery, which can be found in John chapter seven verse fifty-three through the eleventh verse of the next chapter. The story of the woman caught in adultery has value because it sets in stone the superiority of JesusJesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-56659153004346300532022-10-27T13:23:00.007-07:002022-10-28T09:01:25.338-07:00A Critique Of The Secular Humanist WorldviewDiscussion: -Following are a handful of excerpts (in bold) from a classic humanist manifesto titled, The Philosophy of Humanism, by Corliss Lamont: "There are, as I see it, ten central propositions in the Humanist philosophy: First, Humanism believes in a naturalistic metaphysics or attitude toward the universe that Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-11012035713046038922022-10-24T09:13:00.000-07:002022-10-24T09:13:06.056-07:00The Web of Historicity
Most Jesus myther arguments are based upon phony standards that real historians don't use. They expect direct documentation like a birth certificate. They did not have birth cirtificates for rural Jewish pesants in the Gallalee so that is an unrealistic expectation. Using the lack of it as proof that Jesus didn't exist is silly. In the absense of such documentation there are two methods: (1)Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-43035051391501710942022-09-16T17:53:00.028-07:002023-09-25T12:06:48.515-07:00An Exegetical Study Of Habakkuk 2:4 As It Relates To Paul's Doctrine Of Justification By FaithDiscussion: -The Book of Habakkuk is a classic example of what we would call a theodicy. It serves as a defense of the goodness of God in the midst of evil. A theodicy aims to solve the paradox of His general providence in a world of pain and misery. How could an all-loving, all-knowing, all-powerful God allow people to go through bad things? Why do evil Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-66578082291792293012022-08-04T22:33:00.000-07:002022-08-04T22:33:06.185-07:00My New Book Is Out:God. Science, And IdeologyThis is a review of the book from Philosophy in Review Vol. 42 no. 2 (May 2022).
Joseph Hinman. God Science Ideology: Examining the Role of Ideology in the Religious-Scientific
Dialogue. Grand Viaduct 2022. 647 pp. $59.99 USD (Hardcover ISBN 9780982408766).
If any area of current philosophy is so incendiary as to teeter on violence, it is argument about an
omnipotent divine being’s Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-40342558470666266232022-04-18T01:23:00.001-07:002022-04-18T01:23:18.278-07:00Is there a pre Mark Redaction? part 2there is a much longer version if this page on the Religious a priori. to see the whole things go here.
Non Canonical Gospels (Lost Gospels)
Non canonical Gospels include those we have in full such as G Peter and G Thomas and "lost Gospels" which tend to be theoretical such as Q or fragmentary such as Egerton 2. Of course a lot of what is found in non canonical gospels is latter material Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-60605269009784107172022-04-14T22:15:00.000-07:002022-04-14T22:15:07.654-07:00Is there a Pre Mark Redaction (PMR)? part 1
First published on my apologetoca; site "The Religious A Priori
https://religiousapriori.blogspot.com/2021/05/welcome-to-religious-priori.html
The Gospel Behind the Gospels
The concept of a pre Mark redaction that was written
before the Gospel of Mark, from which Mark and all the canonicals drew.
this is not the Q source. It was probably circualting as early as
50-55 AD.
Skeptics of Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-73932946310851918162021-07-22T03:47:00.001-07:002021-07-22T04:08:34.517-07:00Contra Jesus mytherism: answering the Philo Argument
All arguments the Jesus mythers use are arguments from silence. The idea that there is no proof for Jesus' historicity, therefore we can't believe in it, that is merely an argument from silence (AFS). The opposite is the case, Jesus' historical existence is accepted by historians as a fact, therefore, the myther has the burden to prove he did not, History says he did. The mythers have a Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-38227442866846213432021-04-06T00:14:00.000-07:002021-04-06T00:14:22.805-07:00Joe Hinman still livesSorry I jut dropped off the face of the earth, I was sick and in hospital and in
quarantine. I did not have covid but they put you in isolation after hospotal to make sure. I am sick of blogging don't know if I will come back.Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-13494389318865981372021-03-28T12:38:00.002-07:002022-09-16T17:51:05.979-07:00Hebrews 1:3 And The Deity Of Christ "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." (Hebrews 1:3) This text is a very strong affirmation of the deity of Christ and is packed with meaning. The phrase "exact Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-64175033129577699122021-02-23T20:28:00.003-08:002021-02-23T20:28:44.621-08:00Freedom And Liberation From The Law [Romans 7] 7:25 The Law is holy and its commandment is holy and just and good (12). But sin, that diabolic power, manifests itself in its true colors (12) by using just that good Word of God to rouse in man the dormant will of opposition to God which destroys him. Paul illustrates this working of the Law (as misused by the power of sin) from his early life (7-13). Paul also shows us the Jesse Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349321905468957335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-50147055551034251032021-02-15T02:09:00.000-08:002021-02-15T02:09:07.451-08:00Jewishness of John
Last week I argued that the Gospel of John was not written by gentiles. This week I will focus on three Jewish aspects of that Gospel. These can be summarized:
(1) christology(2) knowledge of Jerusalem(3) language: use of Memra and sons of light
These are not the only Hebraic aspects to John but they are enough for now.
High christology
High christology such as that of John has been Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-61364137496820831982021-02-08T01:58:00.003-08:002021-02-08T02:18:16.658-08:00Was Gospel John Written by Gentiles?
Hugh Fogelman levels a charge, often heard from atheists, that the Gospel of John is ati-semetic.
Theological Anti-Semitism is rampant in the Fourth gospel; in other words the gospel of John is anti-Semitic. No other New Testament writing has as great an anti-Jewish agenda as found in John. Its attack against the individual Jew, “the Jews” and the Jewish observance of Hebrew laws, all reflect Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-23607573506017562202021-02-01T16:19:00.000-08:002021-02-01T16:19:23.078-08:00Focusing on the Puzzle Piece without Seeing the Whole Puzzle“If God would concede me His omnipotence for 24 hours, you would see how many changes I would make in the world. But if He gave me His wisdom too, I would leave things as they are.”― J.M.L. MonsabreA few days ago, I posted the quote above on my Facebook page. A very good friend of mine who is an atheist (a mistaken belief system transmitted to him by his over-the-top-atheist father) but still a BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-10700960599149845032021-02-01T07:05:00.000-08:002021-02-01T07:05:03.612-08:00taking break from postingJoseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-88701381156973146982021-01-27T02:05:00.000-08:002021-01-27T17:17:57.552-08:00Breaking Down the Argument from Errancy Recently on Facebook,
someone posted the following
argument against the existence of God. He introduced it by saying that it was
an argument that he had not seen very often, but he gave it the moniker “The
Argument from Errancy.” The posted argument read:
Premise 1. If the Christian God exists and wants to preserve His
Word in the Bible, it is more probable than not that the Bible would beBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-64845435490325969912021-01-25T02:00:00.004-08:002021-01-25T13:38:03.131-08:00Countering Scientism
Scientism is the understanding that science is the only valid form of knowledge . It's an ideology and permeates real scientific circles. When thinkers whose understanding is colored by this ideology their defense of science against valid ordinary critique is ideological and programmed, We can always spot this kind of thinking immediately because they inevitably see any valid criticism as an Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-79927898899972670202021-01-20T08:00:00.014-08:002021-01-20T08:00:01.519-08:00The Multiverse of Madness and Fallacies
I am very excited!
Production has begun on the second Dr. Strange movie, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! I loved reading Dr. Strange comic books as a child, and
I loved the first Dr. Strange movie, so when it comes to this upcoming Dr.
Strange movie, I am like a kid at Christmas staring at the animatronic characters in a
department store window.
Even more
intriguing is the idea that BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-66295971066106654482021-01-17T23:13:00.002-08:002021-01-18T15:03:19.941-08:00Hartshorne's Modal Argument (for God)What follows is one of the most challenging subjects you will ever hear about. It is the best way to get a head ache, but I think it proves the existence of God. The problem is it requires a very specialized background to understand it. First you have to understand modal logic.
Modal Logic is so called because it turns upon the use of so called "modal operators." It's called "modal" because it Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-44524399138055932842021-01-13T20:46:00.003-08:002021-01-13T20:47:53.095-08:00Statement from Wheaton College Faculty and Staff – A Hollow Repentance?Earlier
this month, an event happened that has very much dominated the news: protestors
upset at what they viewed as election fraud protested outside the Capitol
building. According to news reports as confirmed by photos, some illegally entered the
Capitol building itself apparently intent upon disrupting the electoral college vote certification. During the protest, a Capitol policeman and a
BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-48565977109026148312021-01-10T00:01:00.001-08:002021-01-10T22:16:46.426-08:00Do Laws Require a Law Giver?At some point in the past apologists have argued laws require a law giver. Thus natural law requires a creator.C.S. Lewis for example.[1] Lewis was arguing in terms of moral law, not natural law. Atheists are fond of arguing that law of nature are not like laws passed by legislatures:
Those set by a law giver, like the ones passed by the legislative branch, are prescriptive, while the ones Joseph Hinman (Metacrock)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.com23