Sapolsky and Carroll on Human Behaviour
Whilst we are on the subject of free will and human behaviour, here is a podcast involving two of my favourite thinkers/authors: Robert Sapolsky and Sean Carroll. Sapolsky's Behave [UK]
Jonathan MS Pearce
Free Will: Just Deserts
I am really excited to have received in the post (from Bookshop.org, the competitor to Amazon that reimburses local bookshops with 30% of the value of the book) my friend Gregg Caruso&
Doubting the Lessons from Doubting Thomas: Responding to Dave Armstrong Again
I started off this debate the other day with a short piece about the unfairness of the distribution of evidence as exemplified by the Doubting Thomas episode in gJohn. Catholic Dave Armstrong replied,
Doubting Thomas: A Response to Catholic Dave Armstrong
Yesterday, I wrote a very short piece concerning the episode of doubting Thomas in John 20: 24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, who was called e]">[e]Didymus, was not
Humanists Challenge Tennessee School District over Unconstitutional Graduation Prayers
This is from the AHA: Today, the American Humanist Association (AHA)’s legal director notified Tennessee school officials of looming legal action over constitutional violations occurring at Bledsoe County High School, and most
The Double Standards Involved with Doubting Thomas
Here's the thing - we often hear that God wouldn't put a cross on the moon as overwhelming evidence for his existence because it is just too overwhelming and
Missouri Pastor in Deeply Sexist Sermon
America's a funny place. Where stuff like this happens: You've probably seen this on other blogs and places already. If you want to see the whole thing, here it
Jesus' Execution as a Metaphor for Yom Kippur
As many of you know, I am writing a book debunking or showing the Christian claims of the Resurrection of Jesus to be the least likely hypothesis to explain the data that are
(Religious) Conservatives Aren't Really Conservatives?
Words aren't set in stone and can mean whatever we want them to mean. As long as we correctly convey the intended message, right? Sure. But often we get issues. And
Differences, Contradictions and Speculations of the Resurrection Listed
Here is a list of contradictions, differences and speculations found in Paul’s writings, the Gospels concerning the Resurrection accounts, and Acts, taken from Michael J. Alter’s tour de force, The Resurrection:
Milo Yiannopoulos Declares Himself "Ex-Gay"; New Mission Is Conversion Therapy and Devotion to Christ
Milo Yiannopoulos: will nothing about you surprise me any more? You are a shock-jock who gets off on controversy and being contrarian. He has, with the help of being kicked off social media,
Ryan's Rant
This is delicious. And it's good to see genuine anger at the complete ineptitude and moral abhorrence of the GOP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAAXr_Orki0 Perhaps Tim Ryan