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The Empty Tomb: The claim that the Bible refutes

The Empty Tomb has, for years, been a mainstay for Christian apologists, who claim Jesus rose from the dead in a glorious Resurrection. The Empty Tomb was used as one of the “minimal facts” to “prove” the resurrection of Jesus. So, what exactly is the Empty Tomb apologetic? According to

UK census: Most LGBT people are nonreligious

It's always interesting to see the demographic connections between religious worldviews (or lack thereof) and politics. One often assumes that the more politically liberal one is, the higher the chance that they will be nonreligious. Pew Research Center has found that 53% of "nones"—religiously unaffiliated—

The Blue Check debacle rears its ugly head—again

OnlySky has previously reported on the controversial decisions of Elon Musk in his acquisition of Twitter, including the situation of the "blue checkmarks" or "blue ticks." It appears that Musk hasn't learned and is keen to double down on bad ideas. Traditionally, blue checks

A philosopher's bigoted views on atheists

Sometimes I think we have come a long way, that atheism is firmly ensconced in modern Western societies as an accepted belief. At other times, I am rudely awakened from my pipedream. I could bring to bear any number of opinions from politicians to celebrities. But, being a philosopher myself,

Canaan begat Israel: What the Bible gets wrong about Hebrew origins

No love is lost between the Hebrews and Canaanites in the Bible. The narrative roots of their antagonism appear early in Genesis, in which we read about the chosen Israelites and shameful Canaanites descending from different sons of Noah. A few books later, in Joshua, we’re told that the

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