Bad Atheist Arguments: a little more “I Just Reject One More God than You”

Last updated on: July 26, 2021 at 11:18 am By Bob Seidensticker

The Christian defense: Christianity is unique, and it's super different than all the other religions (y'know—the made-up ones). Read more

Bad Atheist Arguments: “I Just Reject One More God than You”

Last updated on: July 26, 2021 at 11:17 am By Bob Seidensticker

The Christian seems unaware that some things have one or more causes (whatever nibbled my garden last night) and some things have ZERO or more causes (whatever supernatural force(s) inhabits the universe). Read more

Bad Atheist Arguments: “Atheism Isn’t a Claim”

Last updated on: November 7, 2021 at 11:16 am By Bob Seidensticker

Who has the burden of proof? The Christian cries foul when the atheist declares that he has no rhetorical obligation to defend his stance. Read more

Book review of “The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist”: more bad atheist arguments?

Last updated on: July 19, 2021 at 10:30 am By Bob Seidensticker

A Christian writer promises to illustrate the dreadful consequences of bad atheist arguments. Let's review "The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist" by Andy Bannister. Read more

“But Who Created God?” an Atheist Fallacy?

Last updated on: July 5, 2021 at 11:23 pm By Bob Seidensticker

The Christian says that God did it, and the atheist responds, “But who created God?” Here are 3 Christian responses that argue that this atheist challenge is flawed. Read more

The Argument from Simplicity

Last updated on: July 9, 2021 at 9:34 am By Bob Seidensticker

Christianity is not simple—its holy book is huge. Doesn’t that complexity reveal something? The message from a real god would be simple. Read more

The devastating Muslim test for Christianity

Last updated on: June 27, 2021 at 5:00 pm By Bob Seidensticker

Imagine a thought experiment in which Christians try to convert Muslims. Muslims are excellent candidates for conversion since they already embrace the supernatural, accept much of the Old Testament, and even see Jesus as a prophet. What could possibly go wrong? Read more

Theism vs. naturalism: Christianity fails more tests

Last updated on: June 24, 2021 at 2:31 pm By Bob Seidensticker

Which worldview makes the most sense of reality? We'll test Christianity and atheism with morality, the human mind, the growth of religion, and more. Read more

Theism vs. naturalism: where does the evidence point?

Last updated on: June 24, 2021 at 2:47 pm By Bob Seidensticker

Theism and naturalism are two great worldviews that reach incompatible conclusions. Look where each is pointing, compare that with reality, and see which one makes the most sense of the evidence. Read more

Irresponsible use of the awesome power of prayer

Last updated on: June 15, 2021 at 11:56 am By Bob Seidensticker

Jesus makes bold claims for prayer, and Christian parents often teach their children to pray at a very young age. But is it responsible to trust this awesome power to children? (It is, but only because we know that prayer is just a placebo.) Read more