Jonathan MS Pearce

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Mar 26, 2018

Ehrman vs Licona 2018

I have not watched a debate for ages. I like both these people. My friend said of this: "I enjoyed this. I think Mike Lincona is struggling a bit and has to

Mar 23, 2018

The Exodus Debunked: Narrative Sources

The Exodus Debunked: Narrative Sources

"It is thus clearer than the sun at noonday that the Pentateuch was not written by Moses, but by someone who lived longer after Moses”Spinoza, 1670 I will continue my deconstruction

Mar 23, 2018

The Bible Unearthed

I know most of you will have seen this before, but I thought I'd post a video of the documentary around the book of the same name by Finkelstein and Silberman:

Mar 22, 2018

"The God Delusion" Free to Islamic Countries

Dawkins' book The God Delusion has already been insanely influential if only for driving debate between atheists and theists over the years. Indeed, amongst theists themselves. Atheism is a tough sell in

Mar 19, 2018

Canadian Doctor Appears to Own a GOP Senator

I don't have the full video, but this seems to be a mic drop moment. [facebook video follows] https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/1651805681517582/?hc_ref=ARTC-VueZfAwCk9lp7XaWUIgVUk33J-yFzpyWlFlFJsYMHSQP7A9DI4OAqNVb5yjLfE

Mar 19, 2018

The Exodus Debunked: Coming out of Egypt

I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the issues surrounding the claims of the Hebrews coming out of Egypt. The articles so far have been: * The Exodus Debunked:

Mar 18, 2018

We Can't Be Bothered to Be Ethical

I recently caught the first episode of the Netflix series, called Dirty Money and executive produced by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney. Indeed, the first episode is his one and concerns the Volkswagen debacle where

Mar 17, 2018

Science Finalists and Immigration

I thought, in the context of some of the commenters here at ATP, I would post this excerpt from Forbes. A new study from the National Foundation for American Policy found a remarkable

Mar 16, 2018

The Exodus Debunked: Archaeological Issues

I will continue my deconstruction of the Exodus accounts by concentrating on the archaeological issues. The articles so far have been: * The Exodus Debunked: Chronology * The Exodus Debunked: A Ridiculous Story with Ridiculous