Suffering and an Omnibenevolent God
Here is a guest post from C. Peterson who has recently been making some great contributions in commenting here. In this piece, he looks at the logical problem of evil (as opposed to
Jonathan MS Pearce
Noah's Ark and Its Problems
Yes, as mentioned before, the Noah's Flood story is a complete mess. Here, NonStampCollector shows just how problematic it is, as a coherent account. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Report into England’s third largest academy chain raises fresh questions over faith ethos academies
This concerns something very close to my heart, having previously worked in a faith school for almost a decade, and being heavily involved in education, including on a political and philosophical basis. Thi
For the 945,276th Time, Noah's Ark Has Been Found!
Yes! It must be true! And it certainly must be true because it can be found in the Sun. And brilliantly, it quotes The Express, the world's most hateful newspaper. The
Corker & Flake: GOP Follows a New, Dangerous, Path
From an admitted liberal such as myself, the news of Republican stalwarts Bob Corker and Jeff Flake roasting Trump in public should be met with joy. They have both right royally slammed Trump
Evolution around a Campfire
As some of you might know, I wrote my first fiction book last year (Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis) and am working on the sequel. I deal with, and will be dealing with,
Aristotelian Realism and Saving Theology
I recently posted about abstract objects and things that are called universals, writing about how I think the whole area is thoroughly problematic for metaphysics and thus theology. I won't go
Quote of the Day: C. Peterson on Fining
This is so obvious, and yet is something I hadn't before considered. Thanks for C. Peterson who has recently been dropping by: The issue that first drew my attention to this
The Pertinence of Nominalism to Religious and Philosophical Debates
I have written about nominalism quite a number of times, both here at the blog and in my books (most recently in Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig&
Jesus' Sacrifice Wasn't All That
There is a ubiquitous notion that Jesus sacrificed an awful lot for our sins. Putting Atonement to the side for the minute (after all, it's a completely nonsensical ideal), let us
Parent complaints force Church of England school to stop Christian group proselytising to children
Parents be vigilant! And this also is why groups like Humanists UK are so important, supporting such ideals. This is from them: A Church of England school in Kent has been forced to
Women Should Remain Silent - Were Paul's Words an Interpolation?
The Apostle Paul has some infamous words regarding the position of women. Here he is in 1 Corinthians 14: 34 The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not