Category Archives: Religion

I was with you right up until…

Posted on August 15, 2012 by jackpelham

As I regularly discuss controversial topics with people, I’m often left to interpret the silence with which some people respond to certain logical challenges.  (I call this “crickets”, as in hearing nothing but the crickets chirping.)  Anyway, being always the … Continue reading →

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Understanding What Does Not Constitute Logical Proof

Posted on August 12, 2012 by jackpelham

Let me say at the start that this is not an article on the nuts and bolts of logic.  No, this is an article about irrational human behavior that I have witnessed with such frequency and over such a long … Continue reading →

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The Dishonesty of Drive-By Assertions

Posted on July 30, 2012 by jackpelham

What’s a “drive-by assertion”?  It’s my name for an assertion that one makes and thereafter dodges rational debate on the matter. Here are a few varied scenarios that I believe to be typical of what’s going on in our cavalier … Continue reading →

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How Celebrating the 4th is Hypocritical for Many Christians

Posted on July 4, 2012 by jackpelham

On the one hand, many Christians interpret Romans 13 as a command that Christians today are to obey the government.  (See the passage below.)  On the other hand, these very same Christians live in a nation that was founded by people … Continue reading →

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The (Presumed) Unassailable Rights of Christians

Posted on July 2, 2012 by jackpelham

I observe in life that some Christians behave as if they have certain unassailable rights.  Among them are: The right to make or to publish any assertion they like, and to never have to prove it. The right to challenge … Continue reading →

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If You Haven’t Done the Math, You Don’t Really Know Anything!

Posted on June 29, 2012 by jackpelham

“He’s always late!” complains the boss.  It turns out, however, that he’s late 8% of the time over the last year.  But the boss doesn’t know the numbers; he’s content just to go with his perception. “Our church really follows … Continue reading →

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The Stunning Question

Posted on June 22, 2012 by jackpelham

Every once in a while, a simple and straight-forward question comes along that can have profound effects on the people who give it the consideration it deserves.  The question itself seems to separate people into different types, based upon how … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the Pledge of Allegiance

Posted on June 21, 2012 by jackpelham

I ran across this cartoon on Facebook and it prompted a discussion that I thought I should share here. My response to some of the dogmatic statements in support of it was as follows: Hey, folks, I have some objections … Continue reading →

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On The Brink of Truth: Dabblers and Divers

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jackpelham

In my continual observation of the world, I note with sadness how it seems that a great many people have not made the commitment to immerse themselves in an uncompromised lifetime of truth.  They have somehow squelched, or someone else … Continue reading →

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So you didn’t listen. Should I challenge that?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by jackpelham

Previously, I debated whether I should tell you if I think you’re wrong about something.  Then I pondered the difficulties of trying to tell you when you have so many erroneous and pre-conceived notions.  I had already written a piece … Continue reading →

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