My Response to Moriel Ministries
I recently wrote a post in which I characterised Jacob Prasch and Moriel Ministries as unreliable. This caused a member of Moriel Ministries to respond in the post’s comment box. Their response has also been published on their website as an “Open Letter to Tysen Woodlock.” I appreciate the time and effort they have taken to set out their objections to my earlier post.
Persuasion
Maverick Philosopher has a good post on the difference between persuasion and rational persuasion as illustrated by the evolution-creationism controversy. I wonder how many of my beliefs are the product of emotional or ideological persuasion rather than rational persuasion? I guess it’s a good reminder of how important self-doubt is to us all.
The Wikipedia article on persuasion looks like an interesting starting point for a study of the topic.
Hypocrisy and the Clergy Abuse Scandal
An antidote to the stupidity displayed by Jacob Prasch and Moriel Ministries is an article on the Lex Communis blog. It talks of the hypocrisy of those using the Clergy Abuse Scandal to criticise the Catholic Church.
Jacob Prasch and Moriel Ministries
Moriel Ministries is a fundamentalist Christian ministry headed by Jacob Prasch. I first heard of the ministry when a friend of mine gave me some of Prasch’s works in an attempt to convert me to fundamentalist Protestantism. The ministry targets historically and scientifically illiterate Christians who lack the intelligence to critically assess its claims.
A quick look through the website shows a number of articles on a range of subjects. It would require considerable effort to go through them all, so instead I’ll use a recent posting to illustrate the standards of the ministry.
