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Aaron Adair, who in the past has contributed widely to ATP, a few years ago...

I have a good friend who is very entertaining to be around…except when he gets...

An interesting piece of research has been done to look into whether social interaction and...

Back at Easter time, I had quite a debate on Facebook with, amongst others, a...

This is a Zen exercise. Clear your mind. I want you to set aside all...

The New York Times recently ran a piece on a new book, the book being...

The Christian right in America has never before been under such a spotlight, primarily because...

This. Discuss.

I had an impromptu Tippling Philosophers session last night in the pub with some TPers. One...

This is a good interview from Australian TV of Sam Harris, giving opinions on Trump,...

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the...

The long fight over the baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake...

Some years ago, I read Richard Carrier’s excellent book “Proving History” which essentially sets out...

A glimmer of hope in the world of Islamic theocracies... From The Guardian: Saudi Arabia...

As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the...

Does this video not reflect something deeper and more serious than whether or not he has...

This is worth a perusal, and comes from a post to Jordan Peterson's facebook page....

It's such an extraordinary thing, and the reaction is to force players to stand in...

This is my second in a series on the EU, Media and Democracy, inspired by...

Well, that's okay, then... Why am I not surprised? Dead State reports: Matt Powell is a...

I have written a number of posts recently on the issues concerning creating heaven from...

The Heaven posts have inspired some interesting comments. Here are a couple from the first...

Oh dear. This is pretty commonplace in the evangelist megachurch world. But, man, it's a...

Previously, I talked about how the notion of heaven was so problematic in even its purpose...

Here is an excerpt from James A. Lindsay's book Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals...

I've been thinking a fair bit about mortality recently, for one reason or another. This...

This is batshit crazy. Love the editing.   Of course, to find out about...

As Winston Churchill once said, the best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with...

I was participating in an online discussion the other day and the subject of the...

Guest post by Richard Russell We begin with a joke. It was the night before...