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		<title>Does atheism&#8217;s concept of morality have a Biblical basis?</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/09/do-atheists-concept-of-morality-have-a-biblical-basis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Tom Gilson reviews a couple of books that make the argument that the concept of morality that we have today, which is shared by Christians and non-Christians alike, including atheists, originates from teachings found in the Bible. If you&#8217;ve paid any attention at all to the writings (and speakings) of people like Richard Dawkins [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Berlinski: Exposing the Emperor</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/09/david-berlinski-exposing-the-emperor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As some of you may know, one of my many tangential interests is the philosophical tension that exists between science and religion (in general terms).  Over the last few years, there have arisen a loose band of very outspoken quasi-scientists who have taken it upon themselves to rid the world of religion, or at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Einstein and God: It doesn&#8217;t take a genius</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few years I repeatedly run into to arguments between Theists and atheists over Einstein&#8217;s belief in God, as if it makes any difference to anyone but him. The atheist view is that Einstein&#8217;s use of the label &#8220;God&#8221; (as in &#8220;God does not play dice with the universe.&#8221;) simply referred to whatever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Slavery Issue: Did Paul support slavery?</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/09/the-slavery-issue-did-paul-support-slavery/</link>
		<comments>http://aldenswan.com/2011/09/the-slavery-issue-did-paul-support-slavery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>me</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Theological Musings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so.  For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman; similarly, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adam, Eve, and original sin (Augustine&#8217;s heresy)</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/09/adam-eve-and-original-sin-augustines-heresy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Exploring the Twain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faith, Science & Doubt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most western Christians don&#8217;t realize that our understanding of man&#8217;s state of sinfulness — sometimes using terms like &#8220;total depravity&#8221; and &#8220;original sin&#8221; — is largely the invention of Augustine of Hippo, and that the majority of the Church at that time rejected his ideas.  The Eastern churches still do. The doctrine of Original Sin, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bart Ehrman on the certainty of Jesus</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/06/bart-ehrman-on-the-sure-thing-of-jesus/</link>
		<comments>http://aldenswan.com/2011/06/bart-ehrman-on-the-sure-thing-of-jesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have picked on Bart Ehrman, the atheist&#8217;s favorite Bible scholar, a few times on this blog (and even more elsewhere). If you aren&#8217;t familiar with him, he has written a handful of books in the last few years talking about all of the errors in the New Testament and claiming some of the books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of the External Word</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/06/the-importance-of-the-external-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Martin (not the banjo-playing comedian) published a thought-provoking blog post today, discussing how important the external Word of God is to faith, as opposed to placing our faith in our own emotions and thoughts. An excerpt: Lot’s of Christians speak of the grace of God. “He is our all in all.” He has done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bart Ehrman forges on in Forged</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/04/bart-ehrman-forges-on-in-forged/</link>
		<comments>http://aldenswan.com/2011/04/bart-ehrman-forges-on-in-forged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bart Ehrman intrigues me. Here&#8217;s a guy who apparently could do real research and perhaps even add something to the discussion of Biblical and extra-Biblical writings, but he doesn&#8217;t. It seems to me that he is being purposefully deceptive (i.e. he lies). An alternate theory is that he is really quite clueless, but is able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Descent and the leap of faith</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/03/common-descent-and-the-leap-of-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://aldenswan.com/2011/03/common-descent-and-the-leap-of-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s an interesting story yesterday at Evolution News &#38; Views that shows that scientists are not necessarily in agreement with the so-called &#8220;tree of life,&#8221; not to be confused with this one. (In the interest of full disclosure, it should be noted that &#8220;Evolution News &#38; Views&#8221; appears to be an ID-oriented site, perhaps associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penn Gillette on Proselytism</title>
		<link>http://aldenswan.com/2011/03/penn-gillette-on-proselytism/</link>
		<comments>http://aldenswan.com/2011/03/penn-gillette-on-proselytism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an atheist that at least understands (though he probably should avoid this camera angle in the future). Thanks to Robin Parry.]]></description>
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