Category: Apologetics
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If the Quran Is True, Then the Quran Is False
The Quran claims to be the final and definitive revelation of Allah. Yet this claim carries an internal contradiction that is worth examining carefully. The Quran and the Bible The Quran explicitly acknowledges the Jewish and Christian Scriptures as authentic divine revelation. A selection of relevant passages: The Quran further asserts that the words of…
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More Than a Morning
There is a version of Easter that costs nothing. Chocolate, flowers, the vague warmth of spring — a cultural ritual that asks no questions and makes no demands. Christianity, however, is not in that business. The apostle Paul, writing to a church in Corinth roughly twenty years after the crucifixion, stated the stakes with uncomfortable…
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God or Absurdity
Let us introduce a theoretical objector. He is intelligent, articulate, morally outraged by evil, and firmly committed to a godless worldview. He insists that morality is real, that some acts are always wrong, and that God, if He exists, must answer to moral scrutiny. He is confident that his position is both humane and rational. We…
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Panentheism and the Collapse of Morality
Pantheism and panentheism have gained renewed traction in contemporary Western culture, often without being named as such. These views are routinely smuggled into public consciousness through a variety of cultural avenues: New Age spirituality, certain strands of environmentalism (including ideological expressions within the vegan movement), and broader appropriations of Eastern religious thought. They are frequently…
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The Signature of Intelligence: Why DNA Points to God
As a computer scientist, I’ve spent my life working with code. I know the difference between randomness and logic, noise and signal. Code has structure. It has syntax. It follows rules and carries intention. You don’t get code by accident. You don’t get meaning without mind. Which brings me to the human genome, the very…
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Why Believe the Bible?
I was born and raised in Naples, Italy, within a mildly cultural Catholic context. Growing up, I developed a deep appreciation for mathematics and science, which naturally led me to study computer science at university. My scientific background was never a significant obstacle to faith; rather, I recall being strongly convinced of seeing clear evidence…