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Lesson 1 – Why I’m Not an Atheist – Part 2

In Part 2 of Why I’m not an Atheist, Mark poses the question, “How do atheists know there is no God?” To claim that something is true means to carry the Burden of proof. Mark shares the writings of the 4 horsemen of the new atheism and how they use fallacies and rhetoric tricks to […]

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 3 – Why I’m not a Buddhist – Part 1

Pastor Melvin Tinker from Hull, England taught Part I of this week’s class, “Why I Am Not a Buddhist. Buddha believed the way to eliminate suffering in life was to eliminate desire, and that meant reducing self to nothing. Our God is alive and relational in a real world, contrary to Buddhists who claim this […]

9 years ago

Melvin Tinker
Lesson 3 – Why I’m Not A Buddhist – Part 2

9 years ago

Melvin Tinker
Lesson 1 – Why I’m Not An Atheist – Part 3

In Part III of Why I’m not an atheist, Mark uses Scripture to show humans don’t define God: he’s not a genie. Mark continues by refuting the various arguments atheists use to disprove God. Listen to the lesson to better understand an atheist doesn’t understand who God is.

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 1

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier
Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 2

Mark’s class this week, Why I’m not Agnostic, Continued Part II, uses two questions to weigh the evidence for and against God. Mark offers real questions to show a real God. Why is there beauty? Why is fair and justice important? Listen to the evidence for and against proof of God and why Mark is not […]

9 years ago

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Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 3

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Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 4

Mark continues with Part 4 of Why I’m not an Agnostic by weighing evidence for and against God. Words matter; words express ideas. Is there significant evidence that we should believe in God? Mark discusses how God made a cause and an effect world. Listen to his reasoning about the existence of God through the […]

9 years ago

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Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 5

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Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 6

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Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 7

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Lesson 2 – Why I’m Not An Agnostic – Part 8

Mark teaches Why I am Not an Agnostic Part 8 in this week’s Biblical Literacy Class. This week, Mark address a controversial topic of where God fits in faith and science. He discusses the question of does a belief in God mesh with science in making sense of the cosmos? We can examine the Bible to […]

9 years ago

W. Mark Lanier