Tag Archives: free will

“Free Will Debunked” Debunked

Posted on 2020-08-30 by jimbelton

Steven Woodford believes that science has “debunked” the fact that humans have free will. I’m going to examine his argument. We all experience what is known in philosophy as ‘libertarian free will’. That is, we feel like we are in … Continue reading →

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Matt Slick’s Answers to Questions for Christians

Posted on 2020-08-01 by jimbelton

A long time ago, I posted my Answers to Questions for Atheists by Matt Slick. Today, I’m going to look at his answers to Questions for Christians from an Atheist and give my opinion on his answers. The questions came … Continue reading →

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Rationality Rules Statist Arguments Debunked

Posted on 2019-05-08 by jimbelton

Rationality Rules has published a video “debunking” libertarianism: Here’s Why I’m NOT a Libertarian. Let’s have a look at his inane arguments. I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement libertarians in the u.s. that thinks Americans … Continue reading →

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The Hubris of Scientific Determinism

Posted on 2017-01-29 by jimbelton

Scientific determinists make the most outrageous claims to certainty. Take the article No, You Don’t Have Free Will, and This is Why. This article is a critique of scientist Roy F. Baumeister’s argument for free will. In the refutation, the … Continue reading →

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My Problem with the Two Lever Argument Against Free Will

Posted on 2016-08-30 by jimbelton

I’m fascinated by people who, like Daniel Miessler in his article The Two-lever Argument Against Free Will, claim that humans only have “the sensation” of free will. There are some serious heavy weights in the determinist camp who I agree … Continue reading →

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Dissecting 12 Arguments Against Christianity

Posted on 2016-08-04 by jimbelton

I keep running into atheist arguments, many of which are arguments I’ve made in the past, that somehow no longer seem to shake my belief that there is a higher power in the universe and my recent conversion to the … Continue reading →

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Atheism and Free Will

Posted on 2016-04-29 by jimbelton

I watched the following video on atheism on The Rubin Report. The description of the video is “An atheist isn’t denying that a god or gods exist, an atheist is just asking evidence for such an incredible claim. All this … Continue reading →

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Free Will vs. Determinism

Posted on 2016-04-22 by jimbelton

thedaddyblitz recently wrote a post titled “A Tangled Dance: the Will and the Holy Spirit” in which he makes an argument for determinism. Being a believer in free will, I thought I’d comment on it. The comment got rather long, … Continue reading →

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