Comments on: 14 Examples of Really Bad Apologetics

By: Time

Time — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:57:14 +0000

This is a pretty poor one but all too common–I can’t believe it escaped mentioning.

“I believe it because that’s the way I was raised” or “I was raised to believe…” or any of the variants.

Of course, those are used in far too many situations, not just religious.

By: Glenn Shrom

Glenn Shrom — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:58:40 +0000

http://www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1991/PSCF12-91Davis.html

Some info about the legendary “long day of Joshua” being confirmed by NASA is included in the Jonah story at the above website.

By: Glenn Shrom

Glenn Shrom — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:49:51 +0000

On that NASA missing day thing, it is fiction widely publicized by certain preachers and tracts. For more information, see an article by Ted Davis on the subject, a professor of history of science and religion at Messiah College.

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Examples of Really Bad Apologetics | Caffeinated Thoughts — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:17:34 +0000

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By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:59:27 +0000

15. I believe Jesus is the Messiah because he fulfilled the prophecies about being a Nazarene, being born in Bethlehem, being born of a virgin, coming out of Egypt, and rising from the dead on the third day.

I know Matthew and Luke wrote it, but that doesn’t make it valid reasoning.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:13:50 +0000

I love this, I learn alot from you guy’s, I would like to see some of you on Carm.org getting into Apologetic witnessing with some of the atheist there.
I see you guy’s really discussing evidential vs presupontional apologetics, I am not sold as to wich one works best, I have noticed though lately that no matter what evidence or presupposition that you give many atheistc evolutionist to defend the faith that they call every thing you say a lie, no matter what resource you use. I am almost at the point of “shaking the dust off my feet” because it is like “casting your pearls before swine”
The Calvinist in me is saying to just keep praying and let God open their eyes, but I know that Jude tells us to earnestly contend for the faith, even if they have no intention of listening.
What are some of the best apologetic web sights that I could use to point people to? as well as the use of the Bible.

By: Bad arguments for Christianity « The GeoChristian

Bad arguments for Christianity « The GeoChristian — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:58:51 +0000

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By: Kevin N

Kevin N — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:47:35 +0000

I would word reason #3 about the lost day of Joshua much more strongly than you have. This is entirely an urban legend.

http://www.snopes.com/religion/lostday.asp

Rebuttals of this can be found on Christian sites as well.

By: Seth R.

Seth R. — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:37:22 +0000

Bad Apologetic #15:

I believe Christianity is true because I read a really stupid apologetic for “that other faith.” Glad I don’t have that problem!

By: Are There Bad Apologetics Arguments? « Tough Questions Answered

Are There Bad Apologetics Arguments? « Tough Questions Answered — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:48:53 +0000

[...] Yes, there are, and C. Michael Patton points out a few on his latest blog post, 14 Examples of Really Bad Apologetics. His conclusion is that the evidence for the resurrection is the most important apologetic [...]