Ingersoll's Pivot Point
My friend sent me this by email. I like the term "pivot point". What was yours?: I did not go seeking this. I found it during a second reading of Ingersoll’
Jonathan MS Pearce
Quote of the Day: (((J_Enigma32))) on "Evolution is a Hoax"
Here is a comment from a Christian commenter called "Evolution is a Hoax", which should tell you all you need to know... The comment was in reply to Bert's
Religious vs Nonreligious blogs: Freedom of Speech and Allowing Challenge
I have a very lax approach to banning and censorship here, as well you know. And you may or may not like this as threads do, indeed, get filled up with comments from
Don't Mix Football and Politics!
We have just had a State of the Union address where Pelosi was rightfully disgusted with the outright continual lies of the POTUS. This follows hot on the heels of Trump's
After the Interlude: The Story of an Ex-Muslim
Some years back, I compiled and edited a collection of deconversion accounts with Tristan Vick called Beyond an Absence of Faith: Stories About the Loss of Faith and the Discovery of Self (UK)
Democrat Candidates and the Religiosity of Their Supporters
Pew Research Center have been at it with their data collection concerning the Democratic candidates for the primaries. The synopsis is interesting if hardly surprising: On the whole, among registered voters who identify
Chilling: UK Takes a Leaf out of Trump's Authoritarian Playbook
Trump has been lambasted by those interested in freedom of speech, freedom of the press and the 1st amendment for being very selective in which media outlets he allows into certain press briefings.
Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?
Short answer, probably not. Long answer, read my book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing?: Countering William Lane Craig's Kalam Cosmological Argument and whilst you're at it, please
Darwin's Apostles
Humanist Press have recently published Darwin's Apostles: The Men Who Fought to Have Evolution Accepted, Their Times, and How the Battle Continues, by David Orenstein and Abby Hafer. The description of
Republican Commenters Defend Impeachment Witness Scenario
In my recent article about the trumps impeachments, I challenged Republican commenters here at my blog to defend not calling forward witnesses to testify. Now, I'm not asking them to pull
Republicans Exhibit Pathetic Behaviour over Witnesses
There is absolutely no doubt that the impeachment of Donald Trump is showing the Republican party for exactly who they are – people who are willing to defend their partisan desires and in-group ideologues
God Is a Consequentialist. The Theist's Defence: God Is Not Moral (II)
I spent the previous piece on this topic, laying the groundwork for establishing that God is a moral consequentialist before pointing out that some theists create a defence of this accusation by claiming