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Mike Winger idea 2018-11-14

Anger is defined as an internal 'girling' feeling — a changed inner state that drives thoughts and actions.

Mike attempts a working definition of anger as the emotional/internal experience.

anger definition emotion

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-12

Zahnd's idol: a universalist Jesus who saves devout Muslims regardless of belief, contradicting Christ's own words

Winger reads Zahnd's 'Becky and Belkis' thought experiment from page 142 of the book, in which a devout Muslim woman is contrasted with a mean American Christian woman.

John-14-6 Luke-13-3 discernment salvation apologetics

Mike Winger idea 2018-12-19

Definition of repentance: turning from one direction to another

Brief definition offered in response to a viewer request

repentance faith metanoia

Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Opening thesis: defining faith as 'belief without evidence' is a disastrous mistake for Christianity

Mike opens the livestream by stating his core argument for the session.

faith belief without evidence Christian apologetics

Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

Video clip montage: multiple skeptics and a Christian caller define faith as belief without evidence

Mike plays a compiled video showing both atheists and a Christian caller agreeing on this definition.

faith skepticism The Atheist Experience

Mike Winger idea 2019-01-16

A Christian caller's agreement with the 'faith = belief without evidence' definition hands skeptics a rhetorical victory

Mike analyzes the Atheist Experience clip where the atheist host anticipates the Christian caller's definition and immediately labels it 'gullibility.'

Anger is defined as an internal 'girling' feeling — a changed inner state that drives thoughts and actions.

Zahnd's idol: a universalist Jesus who saves devout Muslims regardless of belief, contradicting Christ's own words

Definition of repentance: turning from one direction to another

Opening thesis: defining faith as 'belief without evidence' is a disastrous mistake for Christianity

Video clip montage: multiple skeptics and a Christian caller define faith as belief without evidence

A Christian caller's agreement with the 'faith = belief without evidence' definition hands skeptics a rhetorical victory

The 'faith = belief without evidence' definition makes Christians appear foolish and concedes the epistemic ground

Methodology: test the definition of faith against Scripture first, then the dictionary

Pivot to objections: addressing 'but what about?' passages that skeptics use to support the faith-without-evidence definition

Hebrews 11:1 is a description of what faith looks like, not a definition of why or how we believe

Skeptical objections to Christianity are often based on misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and bad scholarship rather than genuinely superior evidence

Dictionary definition of faith: Google's two definitions — 'complete trust or confidence' vs. 'strong belief based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof'

Webster's dictionary definitions of faith: 'allegiance,' 'loyalty,' 'belief and trust in God' — the 'firm belief in something for which there is no proof' definition exists but does not represent biblical Christianity

Why Christians accept the bad definition: 'sloppy thinking' — illustrated by the peanut butter sandwich experiment

Recommended apologetics ministries and resources for Christians who want a robust, evidence-based faith

Closing summary: faith is simply trust; the reasons for faith are a separate discussion from the nature of faith itself

Mother's life exception — ectopic pregnancy and similar cases are not 'abortion' by definition; they are pro-life decisions

Heartbeat argument refuted — heartbeat is an arbitrary and inconsistent criterion for the beginning of life

High-risk pregnancy (lupus) scenario — saving the mother is a pro-life position, not abortion by definition

1 John 3:4 — "sin is lawlessness" — Hebrew Roots argument: lawlessness = breaking Torah, therefore sin = breaking Torah, therefore obeying Torah is mandatory

Greek term anomia (lawlessness) does not exclusively mean violation of the Mosaic law — it has diverse NT usage

John 15: Jesus's own definition of apostolic witness "from the beginning"

Q&A: 1 Corinthians 7:14 — "sanctified" is a dictionary term, not a theological one; no automatic salvation for unbelieving spouse

Strong's Concordance is not a thorough Greek resource; Bible software lexicons provide better word definitions.

Metanoia definition: a complete change of thought, attitude, and behavior regarding sin and righteousness — not inherently grief.

Definition of atheism debate: classical (affirming God does not exist) vs. modern redefinition as "lack of belief" to avoid burden of proof

Chapter 2 of Boghossian's book is primarily about redefining terms to create cognitive filters

Boghossian redefines "faith" as "pretending to know things you don't know"

Boghossian's multi-page substitution chart trains readers to mentally replace every use of "faith" with "pretending to know things you don't know"

The false definition of faith makes Christian claims appear unreasonable before dialogue even begins

Boghossian redefines atheism to make it a claim about evidence rather than a position about God's existence

Boghossian redefines agnosticism so that it is absorbed into atheism, eliminating it as an independent category

Summary of chapter 2: Boghossian redefines faith, atheism, and agnosticism to rig the intellectual playing field

The two foundational false pillars of Street Epistemology: (1) faith = belief without evidence, (2) faith is an epistemology

Page 30: Boghossian's principal argument against faith is circular — it presupposes his false definition

Chapters 4+ of the book present the tactics: primary tactic is to avoid facts and simply ask questions to instill doubt

The SE practitioner has also been manipulated: Boghossian's book brainwashes the practitioner before they go out to create doubt in others

Q&A: Hebrews 11:1 is a description of faith in action, not a definition of faith

Twitter poll on the definition of faith: Christian vs. non-Christian results

Why Mike gave only two poll options and why "trust" is the appropriate generic definition of faith

Some Christians erroneously voted for "belief without evidence" — Mike argues this view is unbiblical

Non-believer "Snoopit" acknowledges double standard: uses "trust" for human faith but "belief without evidence" for Christian faith

Mike attributes the pejorative definition of faith among atheists to a deliberate campaign, specifically naming Richard Dawkins

Street Epistemology described; Adam Does SE ran a counter-poll; major atheists responded to it

Seth Andrews (The Thinking Atheist) defines faith as "wish thinking" and surrender to unreality

Anthony Magnabosco defines faith with two tiers: trust for natural claims, "untestable truth" for supernatural claims

Atheist responses to evidence for God ultimately reduce to anti-supernaturalism

Three former Christians define faith negatively — Volker Dittmer calls faith the logical opposite of intelligence

Charles Moss (former Christian) defines faith as active denial of observation to preserve belief

Greg Mater (former Christian) incorrectly cited Hebrews 11:1 as a definition of faith rather than a description

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