Is God Infinite?
This post is from my friend James A. Lindsay, a PhD mathematician and counter-apologist. I edited his book Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly and really enjoyed it. The book is
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The Kalam Cosmological Argument and William Lane Craig #2 (revisited)
I am soon to release a book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument which has been long in the pipeline, but is finally ready, short of a foreword. As a result of its imminent
Britain told to "respect" Saudi Arabia's use of death penalty
I really don't think there is much to respect in the death penalty; and more importantly, I think there is nothing to respect in Saudi Arabia's use of it.
Judge sides with Catholic hospital over contraceptive healthcare
This is a bit of a blow for progressive rights. Ack. This comes from the Guardian on Thursday: The California hospital cited ‘ethical and religious directives’ and refused to allow a doctor to
Some Secular Petitions for my UK Readers to Sign
Thge UK government has a petitions sheme where official petitions which garner enough signatures must be debated in Parliament. A couple of recent ones have caught my attention, and I would like for
Ockham's Razor and Christianity, revisited
Having just moved to Patheos, it gives me a great opportunity to revisit some older posts which can now get more traction. There is no point reinventing the wheel, and I have over
Poll shows 0.0% of Icelanders 25 years or younger believe God created the world
Wow. That is something. Talk about an interesting stat. Iceland Magazine reports: [caption id="attachment_6848" align="alignright" width="212"] By Max Naylor [Public domain], via Wikimedia
God as a Mirror Reflection - God as Verification, not Judgement
I gave a talk last night (my God on Trial talk) which went down a treat. There was a Creationist Christian in the audience who was really good value (all things considered -
Legacy of Life
As I mentioned the other day, I am compiling a collection of humanist and atheist poems called Filling the Void. I am editing it at the moment, and there are some grea tpieces
The Daily Mail, Taharrush (collective sexual harrassment) and Wikipedia
Someone who is well versed in Wikipedia, please help. Recently, there have been reports that the Cologne mass sexual assaults, which I commented on here, are something called "taharrush", and they
A Call for Deconversion Accounts
I have been running a series of deconversion accounts which have so far been fascinating. A real varied mix of stories touching on many aspects of life and leaving faith. In fact, it
Anti-LGBT pastor resigns after Grindr photos, hook-up conversations exposed
This always seems to happen. It is far too frequent to be a coincidence, and cognitive dissonance must play a part. Or just a very bad attempt to bluff. Anywho, here is an