Come to Portsmouth to See Me and Alan Duval Give a Talk on Morality
It's the dream team, there's no doubt about it. Pearce and Duval, Portsmouth Skeptics in the Pub, 10th January, morality. What more could you want for the new year?
Jonathan MS Pearce
William Lane Craig Given "Difficult" Questions to "Answer"
This comes from the New York Times, questions from Nicholas Kristof: I question William Lane Craig of Talbot School of Theology and Houston Baptist University about Christianity. This is the latest installment in
Deconstructing Aquinas’ Fifth Way: Governance of the Universe - Preliminaries
Ficino (commenter here at ATP with a great interest in Thomas Aquinas) has kindly produced a critique of Aquinas' Fifth Way, as famously exhibited in Summa Theologiae. This will be split into
Merry Christmas, Everybody...but Who Was this Jesus Fella?
Merry Christmas everybody, depending on what that means to you and yours. You can substitute it with a good ole "Saturnalia" if you'd like, or some other term. Let
Is the Australian Church above the Law?
This is pretty staggering:
Kalam, Causality and God
The other day, a Christian commenter posted a series of comments concerning the Kalam (appearing to pertain to my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?). I would like to take them
Atheists Warn Secretary of Agriculture against Proselytizing to Staff
This is from the American Humanist Association: (Washington D.C., December 21, 2018) – The American Humanist Association (AHA) legal team sent a warning letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in
Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network now operating in 40% of hospitals
Stories like this may seem, in some senses, rather insignificant, but they reflect a growing trend and demand for things secular and nonreligious, at least in the UK. This is from the Humanists
Challenging the Theological Truth of the Nativity
As many will know, I have written a book that sets out to particularly debunk the historical narrative of the birth accounts of Jesus - The Nativity: A Critical Examination. It simply didn&
Why Did God Wait to Create the World?
Well, it depends what kind of Christian you are as to how you interpret what happened in the creation of this here universe. The young earth creationist will, of course, believe that the
Annoying Christian Reviewers
My recent book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument has generally received really good reviews. I understand that most reviewers are partisan and
Merry Christmas, Here Are Some Present Ideas
You're all absolutely awesome in your support of this blog, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here with me. If you fancy being extra generous