Experimental psychology has come in for a rough time in the last few years. Initially, back in 2015, a meta-study cam out that supposedly showed a replication crisis in psychology and that many
Aaron Adair, who in the past has contributed widely to ATP, a few years ago wrote the "go-to book" about the Star of Bethlehem, looking critically at the phenomenon. The Star
An interesting piece of research has been done to look into whether social interaction and support can lead to longer lives. Knowing that people who are more religiously active tend to have greater
Back at Easter time, I had quite a debate on Facebook with, amongst others, a friend I used to play rugby with. He is something of a conservative, in the classical sense -
The New York Times recently ran a piece on a new book, the book being The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World by Catherine Nixey. The book looks to be
The Christian right in America has never before been under such a spotlight, primarily because it has been fascinating from a psychological and a political point of view to see how they have
I had an impromptu Tippling Philosophers session last night in the pub with some TPers. One of the main conversation topics we had was Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) and the issue a few
This is a good interview from Australian TV of Sam Harris, giving opinions on Trump, identity politics, Islam and free will. Well worth a listen. His incredulity about Trump's presidency and
As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument)
Some years ago, I read Richard Carrier’s excellent book “Proving History” which essentially sets out a case for the use of Bayes’s Theorem (BT) in historical contexts in order to work
A glimmer of hope in the world of Islamic theocracies... From The Guardian: Saudi Arabia has issued its first driving licences for women three weeks before it ends the world’s only ban
As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument)