I released this because I want people to know what it is like in some areas of apologetics. I encountered this individual on clubhouse (a phone app with the computer version being clubdeck). He was hateful, racist, insulting, and irrational. He seemed to be a blend of...
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Dialogues
A Mormon stays Mormon based on his feelings
This is a dialogue with a Mormon on Facebook. He quickly appealed to feelings as the basis for staying a Mormon. Apparently, earlier I had challenged him with some facts and Bible verses contradicting Mormonism. Following is what he said. It is short. I changed...
Discussion with two Mormons about truth, the gospel, and feelings
On 2/21/2018, I had a discussion with two Mormons, a husband, and wife. I was hoping it would be a public discussion, but it ended up just being us three. It went as I expected. They rejected Scripture and clearly sought to justify Mormonism. So, I asked them how they...
A Mormon bears witness of Joseph Smith
I (Matt Slick) was working on something related to CARM when a Mormon Ryan started messaging me on Facebook. I don't know how he found me, but he just started off by asking if I'd ever heard of Joseph Smith. At first, I didn't know how much I wanted to get involved in...
Dear Muslim, is Islam true?
On a website that I was doing research on regarding Islam, there was a place for chatting with a staff Muslim who could then answer questions. So, I decided to jump in and have a dialogue. Below is our chat. The topic? "How do you know Islam is true?" Muslim: Hello....
Fun with “I lack belief in God”
The following dialogue is fictional but I hope is sufficiently entertaining. One day when I was talking with some people about the atheist position where they "lack belief in God" I casually stated, "it's the atheist who lacks belief in God, that I lack belief in the...
Dialogue with Muslims about evidence why Islam is true
In this dialogue, I was in a chat room full of Muslims talking with two of them about what the Quran says in Surah 86:5-7 that the seed of a man is formed between the backbone and the ribs. This is obviously wrong. According to Islam, since the Quran is supposed to...
Dialogue with a Muslim on what is required for forgiveness of sins
This chat occurred on a Muslim helpline where people could ask questions and receive answers from a qualified Muslim authority. This allowed me to take my time in answering him and forming my statements. Following is the chat. Ihsan: Hello. Welcome to xxxxxxxx.com....
Does God have a body?
Does God have a body? This dialogue touched on issues of God's nature and physical manifestation. I've dealt with this before with many cult groups, so I was able to recall a lot of scriptures and insert them into the dialogue as we were talking. Memorizing verses...
Discussion on transcendent properties as evidence for God’s existence
Discussion on transcendent properties as evidence for God's existence. The Following conversation I had in a chat room where several atheists were present. One of them wanted me to demonstrate that God existed. Generally, I find their challenges like this to be...