Arts - A Tippling Philosopher (Page 3)

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 the A Tippling Philosopher blog as I was, he allowed me to write for him there. From

Book Reviews

Fill Yer Stockings!

Yet again, let me remind you that you're all absolutely awesome in your support of this blog, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here with me. If you fancy being extra generous this festive period, you could always grab one of my

Cosmology

Kalam Underwritten by Science?

I wrote a, what I obviously think is fantastic, book on the Kalam Cosmological Argument a few years back. The sort of reviews I have enjoyed getting go something like this: 5.0 out of 5 stars William Lane Craig really should read this book before he says anything else

Aquinas

Debunking Natural Law Theory - The Unnecessary Science: A Useful Summary

This is the summary of a book by Gunther Laird (criticising natural law theory) that I recently edited. The summary has been written up by the author for your delectation. While The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory [UK] is written with an eye to philosophy, by

Gunther Laird

The Unnecessary Science Revisited

As many of you will know, I recently edited author Gunther Laird's book The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (UK), with its foreword by Bradley Bowen of The Secular Outpost. The book is now available on Kindle, Nook and Kobo and I implore everyone

the Resurrection

My Resurrection Book

I am bloody loving writing my book on the Resurrection of Jesus (The Resurrection: A Critical Analysis of the Easter Story). It's almost writing itself. When you have as many books and sources to draw on, as I have at the moment, there is such a wealth of

Crime & Punishment

Mano Singham on The Unnecessary Science

Mano Singham, over at Freethought Blogs, has recently kindly reviewed a book I edited by Gunther Laird, The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis od Natural Law Theory (UK). The book is particularly prevalent now as Natural Law Theory forms the foundation upon which conservative lawyers, lawmakers and justices stake their

Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis

Pandemics and Sequels

As many of you will know, I wrote my first fiction book a few years ago - Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis (UK) - and I am finally getting round to finish the sequel (Survival of the Fittest: Adaptation). I have been waiting to see how this pandemic pans out

Biblical Exegesis

That's Alotta book!

In writing my book The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story that I hope to be the sister publication to my title on the Nativity, I am obviously using a number of sources to pull together so many threads. One of the most comprehensive resources I am dipping

Easter

Amuse Bouche and Other Updates

Just to remind people of what I have been up to of late and what I plan for the near future (and a book that might be right up your alleys). Let's start with the now. I have just released a book called The Family Book of Word

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Libertarian Free Will and the Kalam, Revisited

It seems that internet friends and atheist You Tube sensations CosmicSkeptic and Rationality Rules have either read my book at some point or are just hitting a rich vein of Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) criticism by mutual awesomeness. I recently posted about my thoughts concerning CosmicSkeptic's debate with

Arts

Word of the Day

Just before I toodlepips for a bit, let me remind you of my latest literary adventure. Just filtering through the distribution channels is something a little bit left-field, but which will hopefully be an enjoyable read with my added banter for each entry. Please entertain grabbing a copy of The

History

The Human Proclivity to Coalesce

I've been reading Yuval Harari's latest book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (UK) and I must say that it is arguably one of the most important books I have ever read (well, listened to in this case). There are so many great nuggets and things

Aquinas

The Unnecessary Science

The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (Onus Books) is a cracking book tackling the work of Edward Feser in his defences and use of Thomas Aquinas and Aristotle in trying to establish natural law theory and its connected areas of essentialism and so on. It is

atheism

Science & Spirituality with Joe Berger

Just a reminder that I gave author and science educator Joe Berger an interview at the beginning of the pandemic. Check it out here: Also, please grab his book, it's a great introduction to scientific naturalism, atheism and humanism. If you've got a friend or relative

Arts

Word of the Day

Because I can never not keep myself busy, I have a new book coming out. This one has come out of left field. 365 words for you to learn or reacquaint yourself with, accompanied by definitions and a comment: either etymological, factoid, thought-provoking or completely irreverent in nature. I'

Arts

Raging Against the Machine

This is a random Friday post about a band that I got into as a teenager but with a very veneer sort of understanding. I got the angst and anger. Sort of. But not really. Listening now, I get. My, do I get it. Perhaps you will only dig this

atheism

Using Common Sense to Not See God: Christianity Cannot Be Deduced from Nature

Bob Seidensticker, of Cross Examined here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he joins a few of us in the first section who look to philosophically dismantle the notion of God. The book is set into

atheism

Using Common Sense to Not See God: Monty Hall Problem & Board Games

Bob Seidensticker, of Cross Examined here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he joins a few of us in the first section who look to philosophically dismantle the notion of God. The book is set into

Biblical Exegesis

Using Common Sense to Not See God: Christianity vs Mormonism

Bob Seidensticker, of Cross Examined here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he joins a few of us in the first section who look to philosophically dismantle the notion of God. The book is set into

Interviews

Interview with Dr. Joe Berger: Science & Spirituality

I recently edited a book introducing people to the idea of scientific naturalism, atheism and, by extension, humanism. The book is by educator Dr. Joe Berger and is called Science & Spirituality: An Introduction for Students, Secular People & the Generally Curious (UK). Here, I interview him and we talk

Coronavirus

Society's Failsafes Are Paper Thin (On the EU, Zombies & Individualism)

I am trying to finish the sequel to my first fiction book, Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis (UK)*. The book is about a pandemic that rips through the world and so is particularly pertinent to today's news. The idea for my book was that the pandemic has such

classical theism

Thoroughly Enjoyable!

As the virus hits, you're going to need something to read, right? I've been trying to work my way through a philosophical post on Humean and non-Humean approaches to the Laws of Nature. Meh, what you really want to know about is another fab little review

Coronavirus

Speaking of Pandemics

What if the victims of Coronavirus were less than pitied flu-type patients? What if they were pretty horrific? I am just finishing writing the sequel to my first in the Survival of the Fittest series: Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis (UK). Please grab yourself a copy and see how the

Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?

Short answer, probably not. Long answer, read my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?: Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument and whilst you're at it, please post a nice review or two on Amazon to counter those typical Christian reviews that give 1