But That's Not MY God!
This is an argument I have experienced a number of times, most notably at my God on Trial talks, but yesterday, on my piece on petitionary prayer, involving the notions of classical theism
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Petitionary Prayer As, Well, Nonsense.
Petitionary Prayer, otherwise known as asking for stuff, is a bit of a problem for the classical notion of God. If God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent, then we have some issues. If
Quote of the Day: C. Peterson on the Choices Facing the World
This came off of a thread concerning GMOs and the fact that they stand as a massively important tool for tackling food and resources issues around the world. It is instructive to compare
Biden Eviscerates Trump and His Administration
I won't lie, I like Joe Biden. Here, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), he gives a speech that goes to town on Trump. It's picking
Questioning Prayer
Prayer came up in conversation on another post the other day, so... This small excerpt comes from my book The Little Book of Unholy Questions (please grab a copy!): Prayer is an integral
UN Human Rights Council condemns death penalty for blasphemy, apostasy and homosexuality
The following news (taken from Humanists UK) is great, if not a little obvious in my humble opinion. What is particularly galling is the issue of Saudi Arabia, in the context of the
God on Trial - Come to my Talk
I am giving a talk to the Chichester Humanists next week, on Weds night. Come along my local people. Which will include about 2 of my readers. Probably. In the meantime, check my
Beyond Twitter, Trump Is Making His Mark
This Reuters article is both interesting and very scary. Trump is famous for his Twitter tirades, and with these in mind, it is easy to think Trump is nothing but a buffoon who
No Scalise, You Don't Get to Appeal to Miracles, You Dolt.
I don't want to take away from the terrible tragedy that was the baseball ground shooting, but US politician Steve Scalise returned to Congress today and delivered an emotional speech. Problem
Scientific Research, Consequentialism and a Touch of Foxglove
The other day, I wrote a post about the University of Bath Spa not sanctioning some research into transgender people and issues concerning reversal operations. This was labelled by many in the category
University of Bath Spa 'turned down politically incorrect transgender research'
I can't believe I just posted about this very topic, and universities having a conflict over truth versus social justice, and this very problem raises its ugly head in a UK
Split Brain Patient: Half Theist, Half Atheist
This is pretty fascinating. I would like to have time to look into it further. Do any of you lovely people know anything about it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFJPtVRlI64&