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I am re-opening this deal for another week. As part of a promotion drive, I am offering to anyone who shows proof of buying a paperback copy of Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis
Jonathan MS Pearce
When Your Everyday Catholic Doesn't Get It
See Noevo is no doubt a committed Catholic, but what he said recently really illustrated much of the problem in debating laymen. I don't mean this to be a personal attack
The Worth of A Priori Probability
In an interesting conversation the other day, we were discussing probabilities concerning nothingness. As Hans-Richard Grumm stated: My point was that there isn't just a single state of "existence"
Responding to Criticism on the Herod/Census Problem
This is my second rebuttal to the efforts Dave Armstrong is putting in to trying to debunk my claims of contradictions in the Bible. The first rebuttal, completed yesterday, looked at his criticisms
The Demons! The Demons! Replying to Armstrong on Biblical Contradictions
As you no doubt know by now, Dave Armstrong and myself are having a new religious war. Or something. Putting the deconversion accounts to one side, let's see what he makes
MR on Veiled Threats and Belief
There is an interesting thread over on another post, part of which is a conversation between Jim Dailey and MR. MR produced a number of quotable quotes, two of which I will lay
Quote of the Day: Hans-Richard Grumm on the Probability of Nothingness
This is a head-scratcher, this one. It comes from Hans-Richard Grumm in respins to a post Bert Bigelow wrote the other day: "Why is there anything?" Since there is only exactly
Indian court rejects abortion for 10-year-old rape victim
Oh completely dear. Thi is what happens when you stick to strict rules without seeing the common sense in reality. A change in law is desperately needed here, methinks. The BBC: India'
Toohey Responds to Dave Armstrong Concerning His Deconversion
I recently ran a piece that responded to Dave Armstrong's criticism of a deconversion account I ran here at ATP. The account was Anthony Toohey's, so I let Anthony
The War Continues! Armstrong Tackles My Infancy Narrative Criticisms, and More
As many of you will know, Dave Armstrong, fellow Patheoser (of a Catholic persuasion) has been attempting to take me to task. It started off with criticising Anthony Toohey's deconversion account,
Jesus and Mythicism: My Views
I quite often get asked what my views on mythicism are with regard to Jesus. Do I believe that Jesus was a real and existent figure or was he created by third parties
Come to My Talk on Islam in Bristol Tonight
I/ am speaking to the Bristol Skeptic's Society tonight. The venue is the UK's only boutique magic theatre pub, Smoke and Mirrors. The facebook events page is here. My