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'''Ray Comfort''' (born December 5, 1949) is a leading [[Christian]] apologist, who coincidentally enough, has a lot of apologizing to do. He has written large numbers of humorously bad books on [[evolution]] and [[theology]], including ''Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups'', and ''How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God''. His latest book, ''You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think'' peed itself when it saw [[Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins']] book ''The God Delusion'' <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89453</ref>. Its title was also a blatant ripoff of an earlier work by [[Kinky Friedman]].Since then, atheists have shown their deceit' by writing negative reviews of the book, even though most of them have never bought it. We know this because we keep track of atheists' book purchases in our secret volcano lair. We also like to sit in big leather office chairs and pet our [[cat]]s while we laugh menacingly. We also really, ''really'', '''really''' like to use the word "deceit" in awkwardly phrased sentences about people we don't like or trust. But back to our pal Ray:
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[[File:Ray Comfort Promo Picture.jpg|right|thumbnail|200px|Ray Comfort]]
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'''Ray Comfort''' (born December 5, 1949) is a leading [[Christian]] apologist. He has written large numbers of books on [[evolution]] and [[theology]], including ''Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups'', and ''How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God''. His latest book, ''You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think'' knocked [[Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins']] book ''The God Delusion'' off the number 1 spot in the atheism category at Amazon.com.<ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89453</ref> He has also written a foreword to [[Charles Darwin|Darwin's]] ''On the Origin of Species''.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Species-Anniversary-Charles-Darwin/dp/0882709194/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256938714&sr=8-2</ref> Since then, certain atheists have shown their bias against him by writing negative reviews of the books, even though most of them have never read them.
  
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==Banana Incident==
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Comfort's films have been endorsed by numerous prominent Christian leaders, and he has a particularly close relationship with [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] and [[Answers in Genesis]] president [[Ken Ham]]. On October 22, 2016, his film ''[[The Atheist Delusion]]'' premiered at the [[Ark Encounter]], run by AiG.<ref>Ham, Ken (October 26, 2016). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/ray-comforts-atheist-delusion-premieres-ark-encounter/ Ray Comfort’s ''The Atheist Delusion'' Premieres at Ark Encounter]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved October 26, 2016.</ref>
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Ray Comfort was at one point being pursued by policemen in Los Angeles. Their intent was to stop him from intruding on their investigation into the murder of his childhood friend. Ray Comfort was, at the time, a Detroit police officer, and therefore far outside of his jurisdiction, though highly qualified. The police had followed him to the hotel at which he was staying, so he cleverly decided to distract them with some delicious sandwiches from room service. While the goodhearted-but-obstructive officers were distracted by their tasty deli products, he quickly acquired three bananas which he inserted into the tailpipe of their vehicle. He was then able to depart in full view of the officers, whose patrol car was disabled by the cleverly implemented produce. This incident was later frequently mentioned to humorous effect, using funny voices and the phrase "Banana in the tailpipe".
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== The Atheist Delusion film documentary ==
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''See also:'' [[The Atheist Delusion]]
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[[File:Atheist-Delusion.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Matt Barber]] wrote that ''The Atheist Delusion'' "is the most persuasive and captivating answer to atheist questions I've ever seen on film."<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-atheist-delusion-is-most-persuasive-answer-to-atheists-ever-put-on-film-164860/ 'The Atheist Delusion' Is Most Persuasive Answer to Atheists Ever Put on Film, Matt Barber, ''The Christian Post''</ref>]]
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The film documentary ''[[The Atheist Delusion]]'' is a movie produced by Ray Comfort which offers [[Arguments for the existence of God|evidence for the existence of God]] to various [[Atheism|atheists]]. The film was released in 2016.
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The documentary primarily uses the [[teleological argument]] for the existence of God and focuses on the complexity of [[DNA]] which has been called the "book of life". Comfort argues that just as printed books are [[Intelligent design|intelligently designed]], DNA is likewise designed.
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Comfort also uses the [[argument from beauty]] in the movie and the movie features nature photos.
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On October 22, 2016, the full movie was uploaded to [[YouTube]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChWiZ3iXWwM The Atheist Delusion - YouTube]</ref>
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==180 Documentary==
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In 2011, Ray made a short documentary on [[abortion]] and the [[Holocaust]] called ''180''. In it, he expressed concern that a generation was forgetting the existence of Adolf Hitler and his actions. The documentary included street interviews with people who were asked on their thoughts of the Holocaust. After hearing their reasons, Ray went on to ask the people's views on abortion. By demonstrating people's inconsistencies in their reasoning, he persuaded some of them to change their minds and oppose it. The documentary won a 2011 Telly Bronze Award for film/video.<ref>http://heartchanger.com/faq.php Project Heart Changer - Frequently Asked Questions</ref>
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== Books ==
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*[[How to Win Souls and Influence People]]
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*[[How To Know God Exists: Scientific Proof Of God]]
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*[[You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think]] (2009)
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*[[Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups]] (2008)
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*[[God Doesn't Believe in Atheists]] (1993)
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*[[Hitler, God, and the Bible]] (2012), with [[Tim LaHaye]]
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==Movies==
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*The Secrets of Nostradamus Exposed (1995)
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*True Fiction (1999)
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*The Way of the Master series (2003–14)
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*180: Changing the Heart of a Nation (2011)
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*Genius (2012)
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*Evolution vs. God: Shaking the Foundations of Faith (2013)
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*Noah and the Last Days (2014)
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*Audacity (2015)
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*''[[The Atheist Delusion]]'' (2016)
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== See also ==
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*[[The Way of the Master]]
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*[[Thunderf00t - Ray Comfort discussion]]
  
 
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==External links==
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*[http://www.livingwaters.com/ Ray Comfort's Living Waters website]
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*[http://www.180movie.com/ Ray Comfort's "180" documentary]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:04, April 9, 2019

Ray Comfort

Ray Comfort (born December 5, 1949) is a leading Christian apologist. He has written large numbers of books on evolution and theology, including Evolution: A Fairy Tale for Grownups, and How to Know God Exists: Scientific Proof of God. His latest book, You Can Lead an Atheist to Evidence, But You Can't Make Him Think knocked Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion off the number 1 spot in the atheism category at Amazon.com.[1] He has also written a foreword to Darwin's On the Origin of Species.[2] Since then, certain atheists have shown their bias against him by writing negative reviews of the books, even though most of them have never read them.

Comfort's films have been endorsed by numerous prominent Christian leaders, and he has a particularly close relationship with Christian apologist and Answers in Genesis president Ken Ham. On October 22, 2016, his film The Atheist Delusion premiered at the Ark Encounter, run by AiG.[3]

The Atheist Delusion film documentary

See also: The Atheist Delusion

 
Matt Barber wrote that The Atheist Delusion "is the most persuasive and captivating answer to atheist questions I've ever seen on film."[4]

The film documentary The Atheist Delusion is a movie produced by Ray Comfort which offers evidence for the existence of God to various atheists. The film was released in 2016.

The documentary primarily uses the teleological argument for the existence of God and focuses on the complexity of DNA which has been called the "book of life". Comfort argues that just as printed books are intelligently designed, DNA is likewise designed.

Comfort also uses the argument from beauty in the movie and the movie features nature photos.

On October 22, 2016, the full movie was uploaded to YouTube.[5]

180 Documentary

In 2011, Ray made a short documentary on abortion and the Holocaust called 180. In it, he expressed concern that a generation was forgetting the existence of Adolf Hitler and his actions. The documentary included street interviews with people who were asked on their thoughts of the Holocaust. After hearing their reasons, Ray went on to ask the people's views on abortion. By demonstrating people's inconsistencies in their reasoning, he persuaded some of them to change their minds and oppose it. The documentary won a 2011 Telly Bronze Award for film/video.[6]

Books

Movies

  • The Secrets of Nostradamus Exposed (1995)
  • True Fiction (1999)
  • The Way of the Master series (2003–14)
  • 180: Changing the Heart of a Nation (2011)
  • Genius (2012)
  • Evolution vs. God: Shaking the Foundations of Faith (2013)
  • Noah and the Last Days (2014)
  • Audacity (2015)
  • The Atheist Delusion (2016)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89453
  2. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Species-Anniversary-Charles-Darwin/dp/0882709194/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256938714&sr=8-2
  3. ↑ Ham, Ken (October 26, 2016). Ray Comfort’s The Atheist Delusion Premieres at Ark Encounter. Answers in Genesis. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-atheist-delusion-is-most-persuasive-answer-to-atheists-ever-put-on-film-164860/ 'The Atheist Delusion' Is Most Persuasive Answer to Atheists Ever Put on Film, Matt Barber, The Christian Post
  5. ↑ The Atheist Delusion - YouTube
  6. ↑ http://heartchanger.com/faq.php Project Heart Changer - Frequently Asked Questions

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