Ray Comfort's Blog, page 117

An Elementary Point for Professor Dawkins

Seraph wrote:

"One of the central arguments of The God Delusion by Dawkins is this...

'... the designer hypothesis immediately raises the larger problem of who designed the designer?'

You will find a brilliant response and refutation to this argument by William Lane Craig. I thought I would share Craigs' response with those who have briefly alluded to Dawkins' reasoning in their respective posts. Craig succinctly expresses:

'... Dawkins' claim here is that one is not justified in inferring design

The Myth of Creationism

"My purpose for being here (and I can only speak for myself and not the other unbelievers here) is to stand up for reason and especially to try to dissuade anyone from spreading the myth of creationism, especially in public schools."

This is censorship at its worst. Those who are anti-knowledge see themselves as the intellectual saviors of poor dumb college and university students, who don't have the ability to think for themselves. These are the book burners, who do what they do for the good of

Richard, the Liar-heart

When I contrasted having absolute assurance of something with the word "probably," an atheist (Richard) replied, "All planes and elevators are probably safe. Accidents do happen. All knowledge is probable . . . So the use of probably simple means the person is not as arrogant to assume he/she has absolute knowledge. Anybody who claims to have absolute knowledge is a liar."

However (using his own standards of judgment), this man must be a liar, because he made a number of absolute statements in h

Preaching to the Choir

"I was just wondering, Ray, why did you move to the U.S. -- why come to America since it is so Christian? Why not go to a country that is primarily Hindu or Buddhist or atheistic? According to polls about 85% of Americans consider themselves Christians and at least 35-40% call themselves "born again" while only 10-12% of Americans are atheists...Aside from this blog aren't you pretty much preaching to the choir in the U.S.?" Southern Comfort

I was honored to be invited to come to this country, ba

Inconsistent Teaching?

An atheist wrote: "But I don't believe that Ray's 'vile worm theology' is the consistent teaching of the Bible, nor is it consistent with a healthy self-image. Here are instances, in fact, where certain people are considered 'blameless': 'This man [Job:] was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil' (Job 1:1). 'But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to me' (Psalm 26:11). 'Both of them [Zechariah and Elisabeth:] were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord's

A Sinful Piece of Garbage

"Sometimes Ray makes me angry, or annoyed, flabbergasted or concerned for his mental health. But all in all, he is a good man. I wouldn't torture him, make him feel like a horrible useless little sinful piece of garbage, or arbitrarily destroy him on a meteorological whim. I wouldn't call him names or accuse him of greed. My gut is that Ray's not all that bad. Probably. Steve."

I'm glad you used the word "probably." It shows that you think that you could be wrong about me being a good man. And, y

The Flag and Independence

What does your country's flag mean to you? To the United States, the flag is very special because it symbolizes freedom. It is a country that is unique in that it calls itself "One nation under God." That means that it's a nation where you can have the freedom to love God, or you can be an atheist and even be free to promote your atheism. That is very special.

The flag reminds us that we fought for our independence. It came with a price. Many died so that we could be free, and those who honor th

Dripping Hands

When asked "Do you believe a woman has the right to kill her child in the womb?" one atheist answered: "Nope. A child has the right to live. A blastocyte however has the sentient equivalent of a colony of bacteria and it is more morally wrong to slaughter a cow at a slaughterhouse than to kill a blastocyte."

The Bible is consistent when it refers to a pregnant woman as being "with child." It doesn't say "with fetus" nor does it redefine a child in the womb as a "blastocyte."

We are also told in

When Did Life Appear?

When did life appear on the earth? Was it billions of years ago, or was it something like 6,000 years ago? The Smithsonian doesn't know (pictured). They use the word "probably" when it comes to when life began, which is probably the most-used word when it comes to the theory of evolution. I use the word "probably" when it comes to it being the number one word, because I really don't know. I could be wrong.

Imagine stepping into a plane that you believed was "probably" safe, or into an elevat

How do you know?

"The stories [my grandmother:] tells are quite vivid. If I didn't know better, I'd believe every word she said. I, and other family members, sometimes feel the need to bring her back to reality, but most of the time, we realize that it's futile to try. I'm not suggesting that your mental condition is comparable to a 72 year old woman with Alzheimer's (I would never insult my Grandmother like that), but when you, or anyone else, claims to 'know God', I can only assume that you're in a state of ha