Unpicking the Capitol Fiasco
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Free Will: Constrained, But Not Completely?
Here is a gratefully received guest post from Luke Breuer, a commenter here with very nuanced theistic tendencies. I asked him to put his thoughts on free will together both in light of
I'll Just Leave This Here...
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First global study of apostates’ experiences reveals hidden abuse victims
This is from Humanists UK: The first study into the worldwide experiences of apostates – individuals who leave coercive or high-control religious groups or cults – within religious households has revealed a widespread culture of
The Single Worst President(ial Address) in Modern Times
What an absolute flood of insanity inspired by years of the most irresponsible POTUS in recent American history. Or, arguably, ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTM7gYSMn7A Lies. Absolute lies. Dangerous, insurrection-rousing
Resurrection and The Problem with "God"
I have finished writing my book on the Resurrection that is the sister-book to my previous The Nativity: A Critical Examination [UK] and several commenters and regulars here have looked it over and
Is Prayer Just Intention on Spiritual Steroids?
Here is another nonreligious piece with a spiritual bent from Dana Horton: Is Prayer Just Intention on Spiritual Steroids? (5 minute read) In ministerial school (Centers for Spiritual Living, or CSL) we were
Trump's Phone Call and the Law
Yesterday, I spoke about how Trump believed the nonsense he has been spouting, conspiracy theories and all. Today, I am going to share with you an interesting legal analysis from a YouTube legal
Epistemology: Trump, Fraud and Believing his Swamp
Trump seems to have fully jettisoned himself off the deep end. The latest example of his growing desperation and idiocy is the unhinged phone call he had with the Republican Georgian Secretary of
Quote of the Day on Confirmation Bias
The following is a quote by Verbose Stoic, a regular commenter here with whom I often disagree but who substantiated his claims with detail and, well, substance. The sort of commenter I like
John Loftus and the Whole Kit and Caboodle
I have to thank John Loftus (author, ex-minister and owner of the great Debunking Christianity blog) for giving me a leg up in the blogging world when, running a tiny independent version of
Responding to Carrier on Free Will (III): Syllogisms, Laypeople & Christians
Recently, I introduced you to the first piece in my response to Richard Carrier as follows: One Christmas present I received this year is a blog piece by Richard Carrier (“Why Syllogisms Usually