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December 2011

December 31, 2011
We all deal with systems—for example, the many parts that work together to make a...
December 30, 2011
This video from The Thinking Atheist is too good to not pass on. It gives...
December 28, 2011
“God did it” is an easy answer to many riddles within science. It’s so broad...
December 26, 2011
This blog has well over 1000 comments, which has made it a more invigorating place...
December 24, 2011
AD/BC (Anno Domini/Before Christ) as year labeling conventions are being replaced by CE/BCE (Common Era
December 23, 2011
Is there a War on Christmas? Is the rightful place of Christian displays in public...
December 21, 2011
In 1 Cor. 15:6, Paul claims that 500 people saw Jesus risen after his crucifixion....
December 19, 2011
When apologist Greg Kokul critiques atheist morality, it’s hard to imagine that he’ll get so...
December 17, 2011
Pareidolia is perceiving meaning in something random—a face in a cloud, for example. Or Mary...
December 16, 2011
The world lost an eloquent voice with Christopher Hitchens’ death. Inspired by his book “God...
December 15, 2011
It’s launch day for “Cross Examined: An Unconventional Spiritual Journey”! This novel argues that if...
December 14, 2011
What do you get those hard-to-buy-for people on your Christmas list? Let me make a...
December 12, 2011
Seattle Atheists launched a bus ad campaign for the holiday season. Several different banner ads...
December 10, 2011
How do you tell the extreme Christians like Fred Phelps from the parodies? Sometimes it’s...
December 09, 2011
Imagine two kids arguing about Santa. Defending Santa’s existence may be easier than you imagine....
December 07, 2011
Respected Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga wants to show that the idea of evolution is self-defeating....
December 05, 2011
Creationists like to point to discarded ideas that science has left behind—geocentrism, Piltdown Man, ether,...
December 03, 2011
It’s time we define one of the most important words in our area of interest.
December 02, 2011
Some of the New Testament parables are pretty good. They make a useful point, and...

November 2011

November 30, 2011
Economic growth results from companies producing goods and services that actually help customers and that...
November 28, 2011
The Monty Hall problem is a simple puzzle with a paradoxical answer. It has a...
November 26, 2011
Let’s explore an interesting twist on a popular board game. The resulting game has the...
November 25, 2011
We’re told, “The atheist borrows from the Christian worldview!” But dig into this claim, and...
November 23, 2011
The story of the crucifixion of Jesus? Not that big a deal. Here are 10...
November 21, 2011
In a fundraising letter, James Dobson makes clear the social problems he sees with the...
November 19, 2011
The television show "Big Talk" tries to get to the bottom of the question "Does...
November 18, 2011
Religion sucks up $100 billion in the U.S. every year. Where does that money go?...
November 16, 2011
Apologists often say about the puzzling questions at the limits of science, “If you can’t...
November 14, 2011
Christian scholar Michael Licona recently made one small challenge to the inerrancy of scripture, and...
November 12, 2011
Karl Marx’s “Religion is the opiate of the masses” quote doesn’t mean what most people...
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