Whilst on holiday I finished reading John Loftus’ The Outsider Test for Faith which I greatly enjoyed and will be reviewing in a short while. There is much to talk about within the pages, not least some of the excellent quotes he has gathered from other writers which he uses to defend his own positi
And so it is. Goddidit and supernaturalism sidle into the corner of explanatory power as the march of science proceeds. Today, Near Death Experiences and their afterlifey dualism take a hit.... The BBC:
Some time ago I posted a piece called God Loves Abortion, to which Andy Schueler added a nice piece on conception and the creation of the soul and personhood from a biological perspective. The other day on my Free Will, Heaven and the Problem of Evil video, Honest_John_Law linked this summary by Sco
As reported here, the House of Lords recently had what can only be described as a fascinating debate. Whilst some non-UK visitors to this blog may not be able to access the video, thanks to Chris Street at HASSNERS (where you can find the transcript with really useful notes and comments), here is th
So we (my partner, twin toddler boys and myself) had a wonderful stay-cation in Cornwall. Beautiful accomodation, weather, countryside and beaches. An all-round winner. The boys loved it. The only moment of furrowed brows (well, mine) was at a lovely seaside town called Perranporth, where we stopped
Not sure if I have posted this one before, but needing to do quick and edifying (hopefully) posts, I am posting another of my videos for your delectation... https://www.youtube.com/watch?
I love Skydivephil. He/She/They have had some properly good ding-dongs with our favourite apologist, William Lane Craig, most recently on the topic of animal suffering which I featured here. I have
Tour comes amid division over how to stem flow of believers, particularly from poor communities, towards evangelism When Pope Francis returns to his home continent on Monday as the first Latin American pontiff, the world's attention is likely to focus on the adoration of more than a million worsh
I am on holiday now, but if anyone with a critical mind wants to analyse these claims for consistent rigorousness, I would be interested to see what you find out!: From here. Two royal public buildings, the likes of which have not previously been found in the Kingdom of Judah of the tenth
A video of my face for your... er... pleasure? Maybe not, but the words are alright. Aren't they? http://youtu.be/Ax66UUJAfNw
Over at the website Closer To Truth, which is a site about an agnostic who goes around interviewing philosophers and scientists to try to find answers to the biggest and deepest mysteries of the meaning of existence and the universe, there is a profile of William Lane Craig. In it, they summarize hi
As I am on holiday, I have scheduled a number of easy news repost for your delectation. From the Guardian: Court-ordered release of documents reveal what Catholic orders knew of sexual abuse by priests, brothers and nuns In therapy sessions, the priest confessed to shocking details he'd kept h