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March 29, 2018
Easter Potpourri: A Look at the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and More
A number of issues surrounding Easter are dubious: the importance of the crucifixion, the uniqueness...
March 28, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 8)
More reasons: because Christianity must paper over many contradictions in the Bible + Christianity can’t...
March 26, 2018
What the Cardiff Giant Hoax Teaches Us About Christians
A hoax that bested showman P.T. Barnum has an interesting religious thread.
March 23, 2018
More Sloppy Thinking from William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig is the insane gift that keeps on giving, a cornucopia of crazy....
March 21, 2018
The God Debate, 3 of 3 (Fiction)
A Christian and an atheist debate God’s existence in this 3-part excerpt from my book...
March 19, 2018
The God Debate, 2 of 3 (Fiction)
A Christian and an atheist debate God’s existence in this 3-part excerpt from my book...
March 16, 2018
The God Debate (Fiction)
A Christian and an atheist debate God’s existence in this 3-part excerpt from my book...
March 13, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 7)
More reasons: because Christians don’t take their own religion seriously.
March 10, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 6)
More reasons: Christians brag that their worldview answers life’s Big Questions, but that turns out...
March 08, 2018
10 Rules of Life
This life advice approaches things from a different angle.
March 05, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 5)
More reasons: we’ve looked for God, and there’s no evidence where we’d expect to find...
March 02, 2018
Arguing the Truth of the Bible (Fiction)
A Christian and an atheist debate various arguments for the truth of the Bible in...
February 2018
February 28, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 4)
More reasons: unnecessary physical pain + God gets credit only for the good stuff +...
February 26, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 3)
More reasons: nothing to distinguish Christians + televangelists ask for money + Christians want government...
February 23, 2018
Is War Just an Invention? Maybe Religion Is, Too.
Is war an inherent part of society or is it just an invention? If an...
February 21, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God (Part 2)
More reasons: Because God needs praise and worship + because there’s a map of world...
February 19, 2018
25 Reasons We Don’t Live in a World with a God
Christians wonder why their arguments for God are ineffective. One reason is that we’re swimming...
February 17, 2018
A Response to Pascal’s Wager (Fiction)
Mathematician Blaise Pascal famously compared belief in God to a wager. In this scene from...
February 15, 2018
Guest Post: Daily News Reveals Continuing Christian Corruption of U.S. Views on Sexuality
Daily news reports in the United States reflect the continuing damaging effects of Christian doctrine...
February 13, 2018
Test Drive a Foolproof Method for Separating History From Legend
A Christian author proposes four simple rules for winnowing historical truth from legend that I'd...
February 09, 2018
The Most Popular Logical Fallacy in Christian Discourse
One particular logical fallacy springs too easily to many Christians’ lips. It’s easy to spot,...
February 07, 2018
9 Responses to Christian Hell (3 of 3)
What sense does an all-loving God sending people into eternal torment make? (Concluded)
February 05, 2018
9 Responses to Christian Hell (2 of 3)
What sense does an all-loving God sending people into eternal torment make? (2 of 3)
February 03, 2018
9 Responses to Christian Hell
Consider hell. An all-loving God sends people there to burn forever. What sense does that...
February 01, 2018
Houdini vs. Sherlock Holmes
Any of us are susceptible to the allure of the pleasing supernatural answer over harsh...
January 2018
January 30, 2018
William Lane Craig Wrong About Morality Again as He Justifies Hell
WLC dances around the question, “Can a loving god send people to hell?” It’s an...
January 26, 2018
Christianity: Just Another Marketing Scam
Take a look at this outrageous ad from 30 years ago and see if it...
January 24, 2018
Superman and Jesus: More Similar than You Might Imagine
Superman comes to earth to save humanity just like Jesus. Though the stories are similar,...
January 22, 2018
2 Tragedies Produce 2 Very Different Approaches to Prayer
Christians are supposed to pray, but everyone pretty much knows that prayers don’t change anything....
January 19, 2018
A “Personal Relationship” With Jesus? I Doubt It.
“I have a personal relationship with Jesus” comes easily to the lips of many Christians....
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