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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Ghosts of the Tsunami

Posted on February 12, 2014 by PaulVK

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n03/richard-lloydparry/ghosts-of-the-tsunami

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You can’t assert the problem of evil without assuming a non-suffering baseline for the only world you know

Posted on February 12, 2014 by PaulVK

How is Suffering Identifiable? In pondering he problem of evil what is seldom noted is that for suffering itself to be identifiable you need to assume a baseline of non-suffering, joy, good, blessedness, peace, comfort, calm, rest, or sufficiently benign normalcy.  … Continue reading →

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Alvin Plantinga Interview NYT Blog

Posted on February 12, 2014 by PaulVK

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/is-atheism-irrational Second installment from an atheist

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An atheist doubts Christian sincerity

Posted on February 11, 2014 by PaulVK

Since My Deconversion: I Think I’ve Been in Denial About Christian Insincerity. http://feedly.com/k/1h5kfrs

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Jarvis Cocker and the art of blasphemy | Rationalist Association

Posted on February 11, 2014 by PaulVK

http://rationalist.org.uk/articles/4577/jarvis-cocker-and-the-art-of-blasphemy

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Another take

Posted on February 7, 2014 by PaulVK

The Great Debate? Nye vs. Ham (RJS) http://feedly.com/k/1aylQD2

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Sy Kravitz’s Astonishing Deathbed Conversion | The American Conservative

Posted on February 7, 2014 by PaulVK

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/sy-kravitzs-astonishing-deathbed-conversion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sy-kravitzs-astonishing-deathbed-conversion

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OUPblogDe-extinction: could technology save nature? | OUPblog

Posted on February 7, 2014 by PaulVK

http://blog.oup.com/2014/02/de-extinction-could-technology-save-nature/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+oupblog+(OUPblog)

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Fear of divine justice punishment is predictor of crime rate

Posted on February 7, 2014 by PaulVK

http://io9.com/5919873/belief-in-an-angry-god-is-the-strongest-predictor-of-a-countrys-crime-rate

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How Ham Hurts

Posted on February 6, 2014 by PaulVK

Stumbling Around The Great Debate is over now  and as almost anyone could have predicted what the spectacle has produced is hardening in an already polarized field. Let me say a few things that will probably surprise people who know me … Continue reading →

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