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January 17, 2018
Christian Nonsense from People Who Should Know Better
Christians have a precarious relationship with evidence. They embrace it—in fact, say they’re the rational...
January 15, 2018
Critique of “The Star of Bethlehem” Video (3 of 3)
A popular video lays out an interesting case for the star of Bethlehem being a...
January 13, 2018
Critique of “The Star of Bethlehem” Video (2 of 3)
A popular video lays out an interesting case for the star of Bethlehem being a...
January 11, 2018
Critique of “The Star of Bethlehem” Video
A popular video lays out an interesting case for the star of Bethlehem being a...
January 09, 2018
WWJD? The Question with a Thousand Answers
What Would Jesus Do? Ask different Christians, and you’ll get different answers. What good is...
January 06, 2018
Can the Star of Bethlehem Be Scientifically Verified? (2 of 2)
Can we find astronomical evidence for the Star of Bethlehem? Here are the 4 phenomena...
January 05, 2018
Can the Star of Bethlehem Be Scientifically Verified?
Can we find astronomical evidence for the Star of Bethlehem? A popular video says that...
January 03, 2018
10 Questions Christians Must Answer (2 of 2)
Here are the final five questions that thoughtful Christians must answer.
January 01, 2018
10 Questions Christians Must Answer
Here are ten tough questions every thoughtful Christian must answer. In fact, Christians do answer...
December 2017
December 29, 2017
“Not Seeing God”: a New Nonfiction Book on Atheism from the Patheos Nonreligious Channel
There’s a new book about atheism with essays from Patheos atheist bloggers.
December 23, 2017
Clues that Religion Is False
The crazy guy with the tinfoil hat? Today, he’s concerned about the NSA. Decades past,...
December 18, 2017
In Which I Learn From a Mistake
Seeing our own mistakes makes it easier to sympathize when others are wrong. But how...
December 14, 2017
Is This a Powerful New Apologetic Argument?
A Christian blogger has a new argument for Jesus. It gets points for being novel,...
December 08, 2017
The Atheist’s Gift Giving Guide
I have a couple of suggestions for that hard-to-shop-for atheist on your list.
December 06, 2017
The Legal Side of the Masterpiece Cakeshop Discrimination Case
Common sense and logic take us only so far. Let’s look at an expert analysis...
December 05, 2017
SCOTUS Hears Colorado Baker Case (Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado)
The Supreme Court hears arguments today on an important case of religious freedom—or is it...
November 2017
November 29, 2017
6 Innovative Rebuttals to the Fine-Tuning Argument (2 of 2)
Here are some interesting rebuttals to the fine-tuning argument that don’t get enough attention (2...
November 27, 2017
Guest Post: Silent No Longer Over the Evils of Catholicism
Richard S. Russell has had enough of the Catholic Church’s confusion about right and wrong.
November 24, 2017
6 Innovative Rebuttals to the Fine-Tuning Argument
Here are some interesting rebuttals to the fine-tuning argument that don’t get enough attention.
November 22, 2017
William Lane Craig Replies to My Attack on Faith Statements (3 of 3)
Christian apologist William Lane Craig replied to my recent attack on faith statements. I have...
November 20, 2017
William Lane Craig Replies to My Attack on Faith Statements (2 of 3)
Christian apologist William Lane Craig replied to my recent attack on faith statements. I have...
November 18, 2017
Physicist Sean Carroll Dismisses Fine Tuning Argument
Physicist Sean Carroll gives five responses to the apologist’s argument that the universe was finely...
November 16, 2017
William Lane Craig Replies to My Attack on Faith Statements
Christian apologist William Lane Craig replied to my attack on faith statements from a month...
November 13, 2017
When Christianity Hits Reality: the William Lane Craig vs. Sean Carroll Debate
When Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debated models of the universe with cosmologist Sean Carroll,...
November 09, 2017
Anti-Choicers’ Misfire on the Fertility Clinic Hypothetical: a Response (2 of 2)
We wrap up the critique of the comments from three pro-life commenters who dislike the...
November 07, 2017
Anti-Choicers’ Misfire on the Fertility Clinic Hypothetical: a Response
You might have seen a recent viral tweet that proposed a hypothetical argument about saving...
November 03, 2017
Movie Review: “Heaven Is for Real”
Who wouldn't like to watch a movie about a boy who visits heaven and sits...
November 01, 2017
25 Stupid Arguments Christians Should Avoid (Part 14 and counting)
Christians, do us and Christendom a favor and avoid these arguments (part 14).
October 2017
October 30, 2017
Guest Post: Why We Atheists Ridicule Theists
Atheists can have a bad reputation among Christians who engage in the God debate. Atheists...
October 27, 2017
Response to Lee Strobel’s “Five E’s of Evidence”
Another apologist is convinced that he has a simple approach to the evidence for the...
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