Debunking the Arguments of Christian Fundamentalists
and Evangelists
Updated October, 2009
By Vinstonas Wu (scepcop@debunkingskeptics.com)
(A former Evangelical Christian Fundamentalist)
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Table of Contents
My Christian
Deconversion Story
Defining
the terms and type of Christianity described
Christian
Fundamentalist theology and beliefs
- The
Christian view of world history
- Christian
Fundamentalist doctrines and precepts
Understanding
the mentality and world view of the Christian Fundamentalist
- Two
powerful forces controlling their mind
- Reason
becoming a servant to belief
- Ego
gratification and self-esteem fulfillment
- The
benefits of extreme belief systems
- The
world as a battleground for souls
- Why
deconversion is slow and difficult psychologically and emotionally
- Knowledge
is power and protection from fear
Help and
support for recovering Fundamentalists
Argument
# 1: The Bible is the infallible word of God.
- Three verses that say the Bible ISN’T God’s word
- Contradictions
and discrepancies
- The “read the Bible in its context” counterargument
Argument
# 3: The fulfilled prophecies argument.
- Imaginary
messianic prophecies
- Failed, expired, and unfulfilled prophecies
False
scientific facts in the Bible
- Insects
do NOT have four feet
- Rabbits
do not chew their cud
- Snakes,
while built low, do not eat dirt nor dust
- Our sun
is not the same age as the rest of the stars
- Stars
are not little balls of light close to the Earth!
- Wind is not held in storehouses
Argument
# 6: The historicity of Jesus argument.
Argument
# 7: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ argument.
Arguments for the historicity of the Resurrection
- The “Apostles would not knowingly die for a lie” argument
Argument
# 8: The Trilemma Argument - Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?
Argument
# 9: The Pascal’s Wager argument.
Argument
# 10: The evidence from testimonials/changed lives argument.
- Related argument: All non-Christians are empty and unhappy, no matter what they have in the world
Argument
# 11: The miracles / answered prayers argument.
- Analysis
of the Atheist explanation for miracles
- Analysis
of the Atheist explanation for answered prayers
- My own theory on how and why prayer works
Argument
# 12: Christianity is not a religion, but a personal relationship with
God.
Argument
# 14: All other religions are the work of Satan.
Argument
# 15: The “taking the Lord’s name in vain = power” argument.
Biblical
Atrocities committed by God and his followers: The
no-win indefensible issue for Christians
- Would
God kill or order the killing of innocent children?
- Would
God order people to dash infants against rocks and floors?
- Would
God make parents eat the flesh of their children?
- Would
God order pregnant women to be ripped open?
- Would
God kill 70,000 people to punish one man?
- Would
God order his followers to kill each other?
- Would
God approve of a vow to kill one’s own daughter?
- Would
God make people eat feces?!
- Why
would God need the sight of severed heads to calm his anger?
- Would
God order the mass execution of unarmed captives?
- Would a
loving Jesus declare that he would kill innocent children?
- Why would an all loving God discriminate against the handicapped?
- An Unbeatable Challenge to Christians
- Quiz:
The Death Toll List - God vs. Satan
Philosophical
problems with Salvation and Damnation: The Imponderables
Discrepancies
and revealing facts that the church never told you
- Disunity among believers filled with the Holy Spirit
- Evolution of the Salvation doctrine in the four Gospels
- Why
Jesus could not be the messiah of the Old Testament
- The
objective historical view of Jesus
- Evolution of heaven and hell in the Bible from Zoroastrianism – Good news for
the fearful
- The
mythological Pagan roots of Christianity
- The Creationist arguments against Evolution
- Why Christianity does NOT “set you free” but is
inherently fascist in nature
Jesus
was not a Christian and Buddha was not a Buddhist
My
Theory - Religions are essentially ways of channeling energy
- If you want a spiritual life or God in your life without religion
Appendix
A: My Summary Response to Two Christian Missionaries
Appendix B: Mystic FaithRada Comments on My Summary Response
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