Prophet of Zod | The Inherent Evasiveness of Apologetics @ProphetofZod | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
At its core, apologetics is an exercise in excuse making. Its whole purpose is to rationalize a set of beliefs that Christians are already invested in. Methodology doesn't matter. The goal is not open exploration. All that matters is fending off doubts, and this must be done at all costs. Thus apologists develop an instinct to be automatically evasive on any topic that sounds like it will challenge their established faith. In this video, I examine an interesting case study in this phenomenon, which is Mike Winger's response to a series of objections to belief in God. The objections bring up real issues with the Chrisitan faith, but they tend to be imprecise with their language, often overreach by claiming that they PROVE God does not exist. This presents Mike with a choice. He could thoughtfully engage with the real issues at hand, or he could dismiss them based on technicalities since the goal is evasion at all costs. How he response when given an easy out tells us a LOT about apologetics.
The original video: youtube.com/watch?v=8LSI_NplhY4
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The metal version of my theme music is by Katy Montgomerie: youtube.com/watch?v=sDiyTAg9b5w
Original version of the song is "The Game is On" by Ross Bugden: youtube.com/watch?v=5dasaVm7L-Y
At its core, apologetics is an exercise in excuse making. Its whole purpose is to rationalize a set of beliefs that Christians are already invested in. Methodology doesn't matter. The goal is not open exploration. All that matters is fending off doubts, and this must be done at all costs. Thus apologists develop an instinct to be automatically evasive on any topic that sounds like it will challenge their established faith. In this video, I examine an interesting case study in this phenomenon, which is Mike Winger's response to a series of objections to belief in God. The objections bring up real issues with the Chrisitan faith, but they tend to be imprecise with their language, often overreach by claiming that they PROVE God does not exist. This presents Mike with a choice. He could thoughtfully engage with the real issues at hand, or he could dismiss them based on technicalities since the goal is evasion at all costs. How he response when given an easy out tells us a LOT about apologetics.
The original video: youtube.com/watch?v=8LSI_NplhY4
STUFF ABOUT ME AND WHERE TO FIND ME
My Patreon: patreon.com/prophetofzod
My Facebook: facebook.com/Prophet-of-Zod
My Twitter: twitter.com/Prophet_of_Zod
My Email: poz@prophetofzod.com
My mailing address:
PO Box 773024
Eagle River, AK 99577
Website: prophetofzod.com (Still under construction, but you can find a little merch and an incomplete set of links to my back library)
MUSIC CREDITS
The metal version of my theme music is by Katy Montgomerie: youtube.com/watch?v=sDiyTAg9b5w
Original version of the song is "The Game is On" by Ross Bugden: youtube.com/watch?v=5dasaVm7L-Y