I have found that most vociferous and hostile Atheists will not use a capital 'G' when writing the word "God". I know, I know, it's not necessarily a name, per se. However, when debating with Christians, it is for all intents and purposes, a name. I'm not convinced this is an attempt to be … [Read more...]
Reality is only skin deep?
October 9, 2013 by 10 Comments
How do you interpret the above graphic? This is not an innocuous 'treat others as you'd like to be treated' message. As I see it, there are some rather bold claims about the world. … [Read more...]
Does evolution explain biodiversity?
August 20, 2013 by 26 Comments
One mistake I think people make when discussing and debating whether evolutionary theory adequately explains the degree of biodiversity we see in the animal kingdom is they don't recognize everyone is using the same facts. What I mean is we all see the fossil record, the geological record, the … [Read more...]
What ‘works’ is not morality
August 15, 2013 by 28 Comments
Discussing ethics and morality with Atheists can prove to be frustrating, for everyone involved. Theists will argue that an atheistic worldview cannot properly ground morality given naturalism. And from that Atheists often hear 'Atheists cannot behave morally unless they believe in God'. But I … [Read more...]
An Atheist walks into a bar…
August 9, 2013 by 9 Comments
I met up with my father at a local bar last night. He plays darts in a league and asked me to join him there. One of the other players came over to my table to introduce himself and we got talking politics. My father introduced the topic knowing my political bent and this guy's, and knowing my … [Read more...]
Yet another challenge for Atheists
August 5, 2013 by 18 Comments
I can't say I'm too optimistic with this challenge. A good many Atheists will make the unsubstantiated claim that Christianity has the same (in quantity and quality) evidence -- or lack of evidence -- as any other religion. I would like that claim substantiated here in the comments below. What … [Read more...]
…not in the name of atheism
July 16, 2013 by 12 Comments
Religion is responsible for more deaths and wars in the world than any other cause, but not really. Many Atheists will make this claim and add to it that countries which embrace atheism to greater degrees are more peaceful and bestow more rights upon their citizens than countries thick with … [Read more...]
The danger of scientific consensus
July 2, 2013 by 27 Comments
One of the most un-scientific mantras bandied about in the debates over climate change and Darwinian evolution is that the science is settled; there's a consensus in the scientific community. This notion that there is a consensus among scientists is dangerous to the philosophy of science. Why is … [Read more...]
Memorial built to nothing
July 1, 2013 by 7 Comments
If you ask the Atheists you encounter, many of them will tell you their atheism is a non-belief; that it's not a view. Well, the American Atheists have had a monument approved and erected at a courthouse in Florida. I hope those Atheists who claim atheism is not a view or belief set see the … [Read more...]
Atheists do believe God exists
June 21, 2013 by 79 Comments
Ordinarily I'd side with Atheists who would object to the Theist (Christians mostly) who would assert that the Atheist does in fact know God exists. Not because I think the accusation is wrong, but because telling someone what they believe is generally not a good starting point. Why would a … [Read more...]
The “Challenge” to Atheists
June 6, 2013 by 58 Comments
Earlier this week I responded to a logically flawed "challenge" to Christians. It aimed to have Christians offer "scientific" evidence for the existence of only the God of Christianity. Well, I have a challenge of my own for Atheists who claim to reject God on the basis that the advances in … [Read more...]
The “Challenge” to Christians
June 3, 2013 by 7 Comments
I tend to follow Atheist bloggers because I believe it is important to familiarize yourself with multiple points of view which are contrary to your own. Anyway, I read the following post, a challenge to Christians in an Atheist's blog I happened upon via Twitter a few months back. In it, the … [Read more...]
Why do we fight evolution?
May 28, 2013 by 7 Comments
When discussing the origins of morality, most Atheists are willing to offer evolution as a viable option. However, I believe it is obvious that the evolutionary process could not have produced moral imparitives. A cursory reflection on our own interactions with others should make this obvious. We … [Read more...]
Are we free?
May 13, 2013 by 6 Comments
For the religious adherent, whether we are agents created by the Almighty to freely act according to our desires, or we are under His divine direction will depend on your theology. A case could be made either way I suppose. I think the Atheist has a more difficult time reconciling the … [Read more...]
Q: If God healed amputees would you believe? A: Probably not
May 10, 2013 by 9 Comments
This common objection among internet Atheists goes something like this: Does God just not care about amputees? If God existed He would heal amputees, or even one amputee. None are healed, therefore God most likely doesn't exist. If only God would heal an amputee (in a scientific lab, on video, in … [Read more...]
Richard Dawkins voted world’s top thinker
April 26, 2013 by 9 Comments
Yes, the man who posits that it's more probable that aliens, who evolved in a Darwinian fashion seeded the Earth with living organisms which also evolved in a Darwinian fashion, was voted the world's top thinker. ________________________________________________________________ That's right, the … [Read more...]
Beware the “consensus”
April 10, 2013 by 6 Comments
NOTE: This is an edited version of a previous post. The debate between science and religion and whether one disproves the other usually butts heads hardest in the area of evolution. The evidence is in, says science, man and apes descended from a common ancestor, or so the theory goes. After all, … [Read more...]
If Evolution were true then why…
March 29, 2013 by 68 Comments
I am about to ask an even sillier seeming question to those who would profess allegiance to the Evolutionary theory than before. If Evolution knows no boundaries so that single-celled organisms could evolve into such complex entities as human beings and blue whales, why aren't domesticated pigs and … [Read more...]
If Evolution were true then how…
March 29, 2013 by 6 Comments
I don't think Evolution answers as many questions as people believe it does. I am more inclined to think it creates more questions that it ends up answering. In no way do I profess any expertise in the subject, but I've read a few books both for and against as well as the courses I took while in … [Read more...]
Because Atheism is not a religion…
March 19, 2013 by 57 Comments
Lest it be mistaken that I believe atheism is in fact a religion let me be clear: I don't believe it is. But I do believe a good number of Atheists behave religiously about their atheism. They are usually the ones found on the internet making sure everyone knows what they don't believe. These … [Read more...]
Sifting Reality 
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