William Lane Craig is a strong candidate for the greatest living proponent of natural theology. But that’s because serious philosophers have almost entirely abandoned natural theology. A guide to Craig’s track record of dishonesty and fundamentalist lunacy.
An index of why William Lane Craig is a dishonest genocide-defending creepy homophobe
May 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
On the stupidity of asking, “but where’s the evidence we need evidence for things?”
May 11, 2013 By 74 Comments
Dealing with a Christian who insists asking for evidence is self-defeating.
Who takes the likes of Sye Ten Bruggencate seriously?
May 9, 2013 By 4 Comments
Sye Ten Bruggencate makes Bill O’Reilly look smart. So how does he manage to make a living as a full-time apologist? Could young-earth creationism be the answer?
I wish more Christians knew this Bible verse
May 8, 2013 By 18 Comments
If only more Christians knew what the Bible really says about prayer…
Greta Christina on infighting vs. healthy debate
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A week ago, Greta Christina posted an article she had written that originally appeared in Free Inquiry on the difference between infighting and healthy debate. Her suggested criteria are mostly very good, with a couple I’d quibble with and a couple that look hopeless.
Discussion topic: presuppositionalism
May 3, 2013 By 19 Comments
Because I haven’t tangled with presuppositional apologetics in awhile.
Is the morality of religious believers really as twisted as it often appears?
April 30, 2013 By 43 Comments
I think one of my all-time favorite atheist quotes has to be this:
What does the Bible say about sex? Less than you probably think
April 29, 2013 By 4 Comments
I wouldn’t deny for a moment that the Bible says some messed-up things about sex, including that men who have sex with men should be killed, and that if you even look at a woman the wrong way, it’s as bad as committing adultery. But I think many people would be surprised by what the [...]
My book, now available in e-reader formats!
April 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A reader (who I think wishes to remain anonymous, but is welcome to identify himself in the comments) very generously volunteered to take the time to convert my first book (which takes on Christian apologists over the resurrection) into a variety of e-reader formats, including EPUB (most e-readers), MOBI (for Amazon Kindle), and a couple [...]
Thoughts on religion after a year in Asia: separating “religion” from “Abrahamic monotheism”
April 24, 2013 By 8 Comments
I have now spent a year of my life in Asia. I have seen the world’s largest solid-gold Buddha statue (so shinny, I failed to take a glare-free picture of it!):
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