A look at one of the main ways Christians construct unbelief and the rejection of their religion's claims--a method that is, it seems to me, far more about reaffirming Christian identity and faith than responding to nonbelievers. Among other things, as a number of the comments have noted, this establishes what Ricky Gervais said at the Golden Globes, ie, "Thank God for making me an atheist." :-) Links: 1. My series "The Shifting Sands of Evidence and Argument (Why Religious Arguments Fail to Per... View MoreA look at one of the main ways Christians construct unbelief and the rejection of their religion's claims--a method that is, it seems to me, far more about reaffirming Christian identity and faith than responding to nonbelievers. Among other things, as a number of the comments have noted, this establishes what Ricky Gervais said at the Golden Globes, ie, "Thank God for making me an atheist." :-) Links: 1. My series "The Shifting Sands of Evidence and Argument (Why Religious Arguments Fail to Persuade)" www.youtube.com 2. Donald E. Hartley's article "2 Corinthians 4:4: A Case for Yahweh as the 'God of this Age'" rdtwot.files.wordpress.com 3. Lorne L. Dawon's article "When Prophecy Fails and Faith Persists: A Theoretical Overview" commonsenseatheism.com 4. David Snow and Richard Machalek's article "On the Presumed Fragility of Unconventional Beliefs" centauro.cmq.edu.mx 5. Some people have asked for a source for the story about William Lane Craig and Jesus' tomb. Here ya go: commonsenseatheism.com By the way, Craig has said the same sort of thing in his writings and in talks. I discuss this in my "The Shifting Sands of Evidence and Argument" series--a title I borrowed from something Craig wrote here: www.reasonablefaith.org 6. Excellent lecture by Paula Fredriksen of Boston University entitled "Paul and Augustine on the Redemption of the Jews" (lots of related stuff in the lecture and it's just very interesting): www.youtube.com 7. A video I did a couple of years ago about ...
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