Jonathan MS Pearce

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Aug 31, 2020

Kalam and Free Will

Here's a video for you based on an argument in my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? (UK) and about which I have written several times before:   Stay in

Aug 29, 2020

Help Going Forward

Dear all, as you know, blogging is a very time-consuming affair. I was wondering if anyone wanted to cut their teeth with some blogging here to give themselves a leg up, or just

Aug 29, 2020

Trump's War on Democracy

I really fear for the state of US democracy. I mean, really. Things are dire in a way that Republican supporters and voters don't realise, like lobsters slowly boiling in a

Aug 27, 2020

The Problems of Pure Act

The Problems of Pure Act

This is a guest post from Gunther Laird, whose superb new book The Unnecessary Science: A Critical Analysis of Natural Law Theory (UK), a devastating critique of Ed Feser, Thomas Aquinas and Natural

Aug 26, 2020

Humanists in Foxholes

This is from Humanists UK, and is particularly interesting, in my opinion, because of the complex relationship with the belief in God and higher powers, conservatism and traditionalism, and the armed forces. Also

Aug 25, 2020

Being Skeptical of Near-Death Experiences (Pt 2)

The other day, I introduced the topic of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), and today I will talk about naturalistic, scientific explanations for such phenomena. The problem with scientific explanations and hypotheses for such phenomena

Aug 24, 2020

My Debate on Cancel Culture Tonight

I am debating cancel culture with David French, an attorney who was once urged to run for US President. He is an evangelical Christian who sits firmly in the conservative camp but who