Guest post: Peter reviews Ehrman's "How Jesus Became God"
Modern day Christians hold that Jesus and God are one. The Athanasian Creed for instance holds that “…there is one Person of the Father; another of the Son; and another of the Holy Ghost.
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Scientists discover that atheists might not exist, and that’s not a joke (plus rebuttal)
Metaphysical thought processes are more deeply wired than hitherto suspected WHILE MILITANT ATHEISTS like Richard Dawkins may be convinced God doesn’t exist, God, if he is around, may be amused to find that atheists might not exist. Cognitive scientists are becoming increasingly aware that
1 in 50 priests are paedophiles, says Pope
Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that reliable data indicates that "about 2%" of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles. The Pope said that abuse of children was like "leprosy" infecting the Church, according to the Italian La Repubblica newspaper.
Deepak Chopra vs Prof Brian Cox. FIGHT!!!!
Good ole Brian Cox. I miss his wistful stares from mountaintops as he regales the audience with soundbites of majestic physics. The TV presenter/scientist/ex-keyboardist of D-REAM has recently come to Twitter blows with blowhard Chopra and his rather dubious use of real science to espouse his spi
On theists believing ridiculous, unscientific things, and Terror Management Theory
Over at another post of mine, we have been discussing whether religion can and should be destroyed. During that conversation, the idea came up that Christians, in all probability, hold more ridiculous beliefs which are unscientific in nature; and also arose the connected idea that Christians, in a g
Street Fighter, Church Edition
If you haven't seen this, genius. http://youtu.be/Y2nzNm61_Lo This shit actually happens. Love the priest who ACTUALLY attacks that woman. Mental.
More of my philosophical podcasts available
I, as you may well know, contribute to the Skepticule podcast by recording a counter-apologetics segment for them, Pearced Off. My segment is always followed by an interesting discussion of ideas brought up
Newton vs Nye vs Tyson
Epic Rap Battle! Awesome sauce (H/T Void] http://youtu.be/8yis7GzlXNM
At Last!!! BBC staff told to stop inviting cranks onto science programmes
This is an issue that plagues every single media institution. Because the BBC is THE port of call, for me at least, for news and views, whether from their excellent website, r from their news coverage, it is infuriating, from a skeptical point of view, that equal airtime is given to dissenting views
Secularism breeds equality
In debating whether religion is a cause of or an excuse for violence, moral wrongdoing and problems in the world (in a discussion on facebook), it is worth noting that:
Failure to stop Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a 'national scandal', say MPs
The failure to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) is a "national scandal" with as many as 170,000 victims in the UK, MPs have said. Failures by ministers, police and other agencies have led to the "preventable mutilation of thousands of girls", the Home Affairs Committee said.
School governors: abolish rules on Christian assemblies
The National Governors' Association calls for the abolition of the 70-year-old rule that requires schools to hold a Christian assembly every day, saying it is "meaningless"