tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post3245194637936761873..comments2023-09-30T06:42:31.235-07:00Comments on Advocatus Atheist: 99.9% of Christian Apologestics Rely on FallaciesTristan Vickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-4307839413588293012010-04-14T03:24:18.128-07:002010-04-14T03:24:18.128-07:00I think I'll stick with blogger for now. Espec...I think I'll stick with blogger for now. Especially because I am using ad sense and Amazon affiliate which is so easy here, as Blogger belongs to Google.<br /><br />Also, I find that with some tinkering I can pretty much format it anyway I like... and so I don't think I'll worry about a switch over any time soon. <br /><br />Thanks for the info though. It's always good to have options.Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-91794285487771645162010-04-12T09:19:43.270-07:002010-04-12T09:19:43.270-07:00For me, I certainly think Wordpress has a much bet...For me, I certainly think Wordpress has a much better and more customizable dashboard, but it's also slightly more complex. Plus, Wordpress also gives you more control over your blog, such as editing comments, blocking IPs and spam, and so on - you'll need to try it out to understand it.<br /><br />I've also heard that Wordpress is also much better in SEO (Search engine optimization) than Blogger, for reasons I'm not very sure of. Wordpress blogs also tend to conform to W3C web standards, which is better in creating a better web experience, and I've heard that Interent browsers will be able to load the webpage faster if it has less errors. Compare <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fadvocatusatheist.blogspot.com%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0" rel="nofollow">your blog on Blogger</a> and <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwarforscience.wordpress.com%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0" rel="nofollow">mine on Wordpress</a>.<br /><br />The most apparent drawbacks for Wordpress is that Javascript and videos aren't allowed (except for some sites like Youtube), and you can't use custom themes. You'll need to pay to get these features.<br /><br />Despite all these, I still feel that Wordpress much better to work with. But it's your choice, anyway.Darren Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711484954309567599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-71968385623993595702010-04-12T03:32:16.137-07:002010-04-12T03:32:16.137-07:00So how do you like Worpress? Lots of people tell m...So how do you like Worpress? Lots of people tell me I should switch over to it, but Blogger suits me just fine. What's your take on the Wordpress vs. Blogger thing? Can you give me any suggestions?Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-70596478779588342842010-04-12T02:54:36.823-07:002010-04-12T02:54:36.823-07:00Just to make it clear, warforscience is actually m...Just to make it clear, warforscience is actually me - I've changed my blog address to Wordpress.com, and I was trying to use OpenID for comments in Blogger. Doesn't work well, though.Darren Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711484954309567599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-3341574658447596772010-04-12T00:36:51.901-07:002010-04-12T00:36:51.901-07:00I know Chuck Norris can kick my ass, but a lion...I know Chuck Norris can kick my ass, but a lion's ass?<br /><br />I know the idea is facetious, but that sort of points to the difference between free thought and religous faith in my view.<br /><br />I know someone trained in the martial arts can kill another perason with his or her bare fists. Science has documented how much damage a well trained body can dish out against another human. Even against wood and brick! I can safely conclude that Chuck Norris could probably kill me with his bare fists if he wanted to.<br /><br />But then I think about a lion. Humans are at the top of the food chain because of our intellect and use of tools. But put us head to head or one to one against most wild animals and we're toast. That would probably include Chuck Norris. <br /><br />Free inquiry allows me to conclude by using data that Chuck is physically superior to me and can kick my ass. Therefore, I won't step in the way of his cowboy boots. But, that same weighting of the facts strongly suggest that Chuck had better not get in the way of that lion's paws. <br /><br />To have honest confidence that Chuck would likely come from an attitude of faith, not a survey of the facts.<br /><br />As to the use of semantics, I do notice that the Bible seems to demote "the wisdom of men". God's foolishness is wiser than the wisdom of men. That notion seems to program you into thinking that when a religious leader that you trust says something in the name of God, it's wiser and more valid than anything that comes from any mere mortal who doesn't have the inspiration of God-- no matter how much common sense the "mere" mortal may express.<br /><br />And as for the giraffe not having a track record like Jesus, -- no prophesies, faithful followers unto death, and the like-- people should be aware of the psychological research where a UFO cult was infiltrated by three social psychologists. They found that once someone is commited to a movement, they will tend to stick with it, even if the prophesies blatantly fail. They rationalize a new meaning for their failed prophesy and dig in even more. And most amazing of all, groups start to proselytize in the face of failed prophesy so that they may grow their numbers!!!<br /><br />I dunno. The Great Commission starts to sound a little dubious to me in light of that research. That's just me . . .<br /><br />Also, Mohammad has at least 1 billion followers. It's the second largest religion and Christianity doesn't have a very large lead. What prophesies have been foretold or fulfilled about Mohammad? Also, the Jews (at large) do not interpret any of the scriptures to be prophetic in the ways that Christians do. The prophesies are imagined and stretched interpretations of Jewish scriptures from their view. I think if one would dig into this idea deeply enough, one may find the Jewish viewpoint concerning their own scripture text to be rather sound-- at least on that point.<br /><br />:DUrukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913837011380611461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-86399410546561669072010-04-11T16:51:00.745-07:002010-04-11T16:51:00.745-07:00warforscience-
True, and true. Dogma often blind,...warforscience-<br /><br />True, and true. Dogma often blind, or at least limits, what believers can discern because they are restricted by conventional creeds or regulated doctrines. <br /><br />The second part, I would add, is that most Christian apologists are not professionals in any given field they criticize, thus lending to their lack of ability to offer up proper refuations, and also lending to their weakness of having to rely on fallacy driven arguments.<br /><br />That is assuming, of course, that they've actually looked at the arguments they are criticizing instead of just attacking them with a sort of dogmatic righteousness and fundamental zeal. The third point I would stress, is that, many apologists have not really looked into the things they are dismissing. Therefore their faith-based arguments over and over again reflect this form of ignorance.<br /><br />Not all Christians are naive, I am just speaking generally, since it was my experience as a fundamentalist that we were weekly brainwashed to think anything too liberal or too foreward thinking was the work of the devil and that the modern world was a cancer, and that things like science and skepticism (free thinking) were negative influences which, if not kept in check, would drive us to the dark side and away from Christ.<br /><br />And you'd be horrified at how many people just eat up this propoganda without ever checking it. Another reason being an advocate for reasonis so important. Thanks for bringing your thoughts to the discussion!Tristan Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348780254008374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045470200571732417.post-35205528878394696262010-04-11T06:43:18.086-07:002010-04-11T06:43:18.086-07:00I guess we cannot expect religious believers to re...I guess we cannot expect religious believers to rely on logical arguments, since the whole premise of most religions is too simply accept the dogma by faith. Plus, once the believers even doubt the dogma, they will be reminded right away that it's Satan/the Devil etc at work, or the fear of Hell will scare them off right away. It's a very effective system to prevent anyone from breaking free of the religion once they have been indoctrinated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com