I have had another interview with Derek Lambert of MythVision in the series where we are working through my book The Resurrection: A Critical Examination of the Easter Story [UK]. This latest episode
Somebody recently shared with me a piece from The Catholic Thing titled "Appropriating the Christmas Appropriators" and I would like to take issue with some a lot of the claims. Here
I am putting the finishing touches on my new book 30 Arguments Against the Existence of "God", Divine Design, Heaven, Hell, and Satan. I have really enjoyed writing it and hope
This review has just come in from Dr DJ Nicholls, who recently provided his own deconversion account to my growing series. The book he reviewed, in line with that account, is an anthology
In short, yes, I think so. But these theories are interesting and are far more probable than the Christian thesis in explaining the data (the Gospel and Pauline accounts). "Swoon Theory"
Here is another account in my series of real-life deconversion stories. They are often painful, psychological affairs, as you can see from the various accounts. Thank you to Kirk M. here who has
This is from the American Humanists Association: Today, the American Humanist Association (AHA) is announcing the appointment of Nadya Dutchin as the organization’s new Executive Director. After evaluating many outstanding candidates for
This is terrible. It's a truly awful speech. As the Daily Beast reports: A political-science professor at one of Idaho’s top universities has sparked outrage after openly calling for women
Dr Aaron Adair is great. He's a great scholar and good to interview. I really enjoyed this one, and it also made me realise (having written a book on the topic
The Gospels are littered with literary devices and mechanisms that serve narrative purposes but leave the reader doubting the veracity of the claims. These may include deus ex machina plot devices, allusions, mimesis
It is true that a stopped clock is right twice a day. It is also true to say that some of my more, how do I say, problematic commenters say something worthwhile once.
China, in the run-up to COP26, was lambasted by media and political spin doctors, and thus by the general public. I meant to post this three weeks ago but forgot, though I managed