Category Archives: Evidence

How Observant Are You?

by Jesse Galef I’m always astounded at how poor data-gathering devices we humans are.  Forget all the hallucinations and misinterpretations, we simply don’t notice or retain most of what happens around us.  Here’s a great demonstration (via Richard Wiseman’s blog) … Continue reading

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10 Ways to Embrace Doubt and Find Truth

A Guide for Doubting Theists Shortly after I became a Christian, I saw a book about Jesus at the library. I couldn’t get enough of Jesus, so I brought it home and began reading. Excitement turned to horror as I … Continue reading

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The Scientific Incentive to Disprove Evolution

Here is a good rebuttal to the idea that scientists have “faith” in evolution and don’t want to rock the boat, lest they risk their careers: Science has always reserved its greatest accolades for those who prove what came before … Continue reading

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Why Your Religion Is False

This is an amusing presentation, though I wish he slowed down a little:

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The Stork Is Real!

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Wally Takes on Evolution

This is like a witch trial. Burn him! Burn him! Evolutionist! Hasn’t he read the Bible?!? “You are showing the fact that you are a godless idiot! We must not believe punks like him, we must believe the Word of … Continue reading

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Who Is This God Person Anyway?

By Vorjack We spend a lot of time talking about evidence for God — as we should — but I can’t help but think we’ve skipped a couple of steps. Consider this excerpt from George H. Smith’s Atheism: The Case … Continue reading

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God Exists Because Christians Are Persecuted

Today’s argument for the existence of God is from Christian persecution. Believe it or not, this argument has been given from a number of Christians in the comments, though not quite as amusingly as this: 120. ARGUMENT FROM PERSECUTION (I) … Continue reading

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God Exists Because There's No Evidence

Today’s argument for the existence of God is from the lack of evidence of God: 138. ARGUMENT FROM LACK OF EVIDENCE (I) (1) I believe that if God exists, there will be no evidence for his existence. (2) There is … Continue reading

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Open-Mindedness

Many pseudoscience advocates claim people who reject pseudoscience are not “open-minded.” Yet science promotes and thrives on open-mindedness. Here’s a video that conveys this concept well:

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