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September 04, 2018
8 Reasons to Reject C. S. Lewis’s Argument from Desire
The Argument from Desire is easy to understand and has an intuitive feel. Let’s look...
August 2018
August 31, 2018
Fallible Memories and the Development of Legend
Human memory is unreliable, and a confident memory may not be an accurate one. Take...
August 29, 2018
God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship (part 4)
Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want...
August 27, 2018
God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship (part 3)
Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want...
August 24, 2018
When Christian Arguments Backfire
Here’s a clever Christian argument to respond to the problem of biblical contradictions. Let’s see...
August 23, 2018
God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship (part 2)
Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want...
August 21, 2018
God as Donald Trump: Trying to Make Sense of Praise and Worship
Praise and worship is the last thing that you’d think an all-wise god would want...
August 18, 2018
I’ve Seen the Future of the Church
A few years ago; I visited a remarkable church. Let me tell you about it.
August 15, 2018
Response to “Nine Not-so-Good Reasons To Be an Atheist” (2 of 2)
Let’s wrap up with five more attacks on the atheist position from a Muslim source:...
August 13, 2018
Response to “Nine Not-so-Good Reasons To Be an Atheist”
Let’s look at attacks on the atheist position from a Muslim source.
August 10, 2018
When Christianity Was in Charge, This Is What We Got
Christianity has had its chance. It dominated Europe for over a thousand years. Christianity has...
August 07, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 7)
Christians; do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments (part 7).
August 04, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 6)
Christians, do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments (part 6).
August 01, 2018
Guest Post: Bible Quiz
Test your Bible knowledge and maybe learn a few new things.
July 2018
July 31, 2018
Why the Atheist Worldview Beats the Christian Worldview
Christians might sidestep that whole evidence and argument thing, but they’ve got a winner with...
July 27, 2018
God Belief as a Logic Puzzle
Should God’s existence be as obvious to us as the screen you’re viewing now? Or...
July 25, 2018
Downsides to the Hope Offered by Christianity: It Makes God a Jerk + Infantilizes Christians
The evidence for Christianity may be lacking, but it sometimes does deliver on one promise,...
July 23, 2018
Downsides to the Hope Offered by Christianity: Anxiety
The evidence for Christianity may be lacking, but it sometimes does deliver on one promise,...
July 19, 2018
Downsides to the Hope Offered by Christianity: Complacency and Magical Thinking
Christian hope has downsides. Christian hope can encourage complacency, where Christians are unmotivated to improve...
July 17, 2018
Downsides to the Hope Offered by Christianity: Not Seeing Reality Clearly
The evidence for Christianity may be lacking, but it sometimes does deliver on one promise,...
July 13, 2018
Downsides to the Hope Offered by Christianity: Believing Because It’s Consoling
The evidence for Christianity may be lacking, but it sometimes does deliver on one promise,...
July 10, 2018
How Legends Develop in Our Own Time
We’ve explored before the idea that the gospel story is a legend. Let’s now look...
July 06, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 5)
Christians; do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments (part 5).
July 03, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 4)
Christians, do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments (part 4).
June 2018
June 29, 2018
The Elephant in the Room We’re Close to Talking About?
We're taking baby steps toward taxing churches. Is opening churches' financial records now possible? Demanding...
June 27, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 3)
Christians, do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments (part 3).
June 25, 2018
How to Salvage Claims of God’s Capabilities? Change the Definitions! (2 of 2)
Here’s another example of a Christian apologist hindered by a misbehaving word. But don’t be...
June 22, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 2)
Christians; do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments.
June 20, 2018
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 1)
Christians, do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments.
June 15, 2018
The Ontological Argument: Something From Nothing
Can Christian apologists really wish God into existence?
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