With the news that certain cloud compositions on Venus are best explained by molecular Venutian life existing, this prompts some interesting questions. If life can only be explained by God, that naturalism struggles
Dana Horton is back with another look at atheism and spirituality, this time concentrating on what we do with the idea of God. Over to him: God is Not an Old Man in
To return to matters pertaining to Christmas and the Nativity of Jesus, let us think briefly about the virgin birth claims. I have elsewhere discussed the may issues with the claim (see "
Yesterday, 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
One Christmas present I received this year is a blog piece by Richard Carrier ("Why Syllogisms Usually Suck: Free Will Edition") going to town on one of my old free will
Happy Holidays, Saucy Saturnalia, Wonderful Winterfest, Spot-on Solstice. Whatever floats your boat. It's that time of year when I feel duty-bound, but also hugely want, to say a massive thank you.
Here's another Dana Horton post, with this one right up my philosophical alley, so to speak: Determinism — Did You Choose to Read This? (4-minute read) Let’s say we could rewind
Here is today's interview with me, hosted by Andy Hall for Laughing in Disbelief, discussing the Nativity. We had a seamless segue (!) at the end to talk Brexit - he couldn&
I'm appearing on Andy Hall's Laughing in Disbelief live stream vodcast. We'll be taking about the Nativity because, well, that's topical. Check it out here:
Luke 3:1 opens with an elaborate chronological statement: “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was … the word of the Lord came to John the son of
From the AHA: The American Humanist Association (AHA) applauds Congress, as the Senate joined the House in adopting a resolution calling for a global end to blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws Saturday evening.
Possibiliter ergo probabiliter is a fallacy that Richard Carrier coined to express the ubiquitous technique that theists use to try to explain away issues that pop up in the Bible and this is