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Disappointing Authors
If you’re a fan of HP Lovecraft, as I am, you eventually have to face up to one thing: Lovecraft was a racist. (You also have to face the fact that he’s overwritten, pseudo-British, etc. But that comes later.) You … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Sexuality
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Inappropriate Christian Book Titles
Eh, could have been better … Ummmm …. bad idea …. … what the hell were you thinking?
Posted in Books, Christianity
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Reading List
I’ve gotten a couple of questions from folks who are just starting to get into biblical criticism or atheistic philosophy and are wondering what books to read. Rather than answer individually, I thought we could share the books that made … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible, Books
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Both Sides of the Pond have their Problems
When Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks came out in the US, it included a chapter not published in the UK. The chapter titled “The Doctor Will Sue You Now” was about Matthias Rath, a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Science
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Copan and the Kettle
I’ve read along in Paul Copan’s Is God a Moral Monster while reading Thom Stark’s response. It seems like a great example of kettle logic. Copan isn’t really focusing on one line of argument. Instead, he’s throwing everything he can … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Books, Christianity
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Problems with Divine Morality
Greta Christina has one of her regular articles on Alternet titled One More Reason Religion Is So Messed Up: Respected Theologian Defends Genocide and Infanticide. (warning: don’t read the comments. Alternet is as bad as youtube.) She’s reacting to a … Continue reading
Fractally Wrong
Have you ever noticed that it takes longer to correct someone who made a mistake than it took to actually make that mistake? I think that’s why Thom Stark’s Review of Paul Coban’s Is God a Moral Monster? runs to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Christianity
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Sehat on the Myth of American Religious Freedom
David Sehat, author of The Myth of American Religious Freedom and contributing blogger at US Intellectual History, has an editorial up at the Washington Post: Five myths about church and state in America. The editorial is brief, but he has … Continue reading
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Why Do Some People Hate God? Misotheism Part III
This is the third part of Bernard Schweizer’s essay on misotheism, which accompanies his book Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism. Sources of Misotheism An alternative way of answering the question why some people end up hating God is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Religion
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Why Do Some People Hate God? Misotheism Part II
This is the second part of Bernard Schweizer’s essay on misotheism, which accompanies his book Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism. Meet the Misotheists Once we acknowledge that there are people who actively hate God, the question then poses … Continue reading
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