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Fallible Memories and the Development of Legend

August 31, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

Human memory is unreliable, and a confident memory may not be an accurate one. Take a look at a few examples to see how weak the Christian claim is that the gospels have a reliable, eyewitness foundation. Read more

God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship (part 4)

August 29, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want (unless it’s a god in the mold of Donald Trump). Let’s continue with Christian justification #6. Read more

God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship (part 3)

August 27, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want (unless it’s a god in the mold of Donald Trump). Let’s continue with Christian justifications #3, 4, and 5. Read more

When Christian Arguments Backfire

August 24, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Here’s a clever Christian argument to respond to the problem of biblical contradictions. Let’s see if it gets the job done … or blows up in the Christian apologist’s face. Read more

God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship (part 2)

August 23, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want (unless it’s a god in the mold of Donald Trump). Let’s continue with Christian justification #2. Read more

God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship

August 21, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want (unless it’s a god in the mold of Donald Trump). Read more

I’ve Seen the Future of the Church

August 18, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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A few years ago; I visited a remarkable church. Let me tell you about it. Read more

Response to “Nine Not-so-Good Reasons To Be an Atheist” (2 of 2)

August 15, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Let’s wrap up with five more attacks on the atheist position from a Muslim source: free will, proof of God, theists’ poor behavior, violence, and fashion. Read more

Response to “Nine Not-so-Good Reasons To Be an Atheist”

August 13, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Let’s look at attacks on the atheist position from a Muslim source. Read more

When Christianity Was in Charge, This Is What We Got

August 10, 2018 By Bob Seidensticker

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Christianity has had its chance. It dominated Europe for over a thousand years. Christianity has a confident supernatural story, but here’s what happens when they talk about things that can be tested. Read more