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    Excerpt from  How to Argue with an Atheist , by Professor TL Brink              STEP #4: Develop a Priority of Your Values     STUDENT: Dr. Brink?  I have been thinking about what you said about the limits of science, that science cannot prove which values that we should commit ourselves to.   BRINK: Would you wish to dispute that point?   STUDENT: Not directly. I agree that values are one thing and facts another, and that facts cannot be used to prove values, but I still like science.   BRINK: So do I.   STUDENT: I mean I still choose science and choose its values.   BRINK: How so? If science does not prove which values we should choose, what does it mean to choose the values of science?   STUDENT: What I mean is that science is valuable because it achieves certain values. If gives us technology that helps us attain important values, such as health and comfort.   BRINK: Correct you a...

Recently released: Audiobook edition of  How to Argue with an Atheist  by Professor TL Brink . Book description Up against the wall in "arguing" with an atheist or challenged by your own inner atheist? TL Brink proposes a simulated discussion, a heuristic for a conversation with an acquaintance, in a formal debate, or with your inner voice. Considering that faith is a commitment to serve God, Brink posits that atheists have refused to participate in the spiritual side of life-and helps them recover by leading them, in a 12 step program, to an exploration of the spiritual dimension. Remember, the goal is to win FOR, not against, that atheist. This book shows you how. Keywords arguing with atheists, d ebating atheism, f aith vs. atheism, t heist vs. atheist debate, r eligion and reason, s piritual discussions, w inning debates on faith, s imulated religious debate, i nner atheist struggles, c onversational apologetics,  12-step spiritual journey, g uiding atheists to faith,...