John W. Loftus - A Tippling Philosopher

The Holy Trinity Is Incoherent #2 – Penal Substitution Theory

The other day, I wrote a piece on the general incoherence of the Holy Trinity from a logical and philosophical point of view, taking into account existence properties and the like. Some years back, on this topic when posting my original pieces, I even got to slugging it out with

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My New Chapter on Free Will Reckoned to be Best Chapter

With the kind of self-congratulatory marketing that one has to do to get "out there", I am pleased to announce this great review of John Loftus' new anthology, Christianity in the Light of Science, has proclaimed my chapter the best in the book. Whoop! For me the

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Christianity in the Light of Science

John Loftus has a another storming anthology out in which I am proud to have a chapter, Christianity in the Light of Science: Critically Examining the World's Largest Religion. My chapter is on free will, especially in the context of a judgemental god. I am really proud of

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I've a Chapter on Free Will in Loftus' Excellent New Anthology

John Loftus has another superb-looking anthology coming out, and I am proud to have written what I think (obviously) is a really good chapter on free will. It documents both the philosophy and science undermining libertarian free will (LFW), and shows how this affects Christian belief. I also look at

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Charleston murderer was easy to stop.

If you were God. A friend recently emailed this: The South Carolina Shooter's Free Will or the Will of God? The well-established facts about human birth mechanism includes a tremendous amount of knowledge about the incomprehensible chances against any specific person (p) ever being born. The p sperm

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Kudos for my chapter in Christianity Is Not Great

I wrote a chapter on morality in John Loftus's recent anthology, Christianity Is Not Great. The book has received some great reviews and so too, it seems, has my chapter: @ATipplingPhilo so far, your chapter in Christianity is Not Great on morality has stood tall above the rest.

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My interview with James A. Lindsay

Myself and author James A. Lindsay were both involved in contributing chapters to John Loftus's recent excellent addition to his growing number of titles.

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Christianity Is not Great is imminent

I am pretty excited about the upcoming Christianity Is not Great, John Loftus' latest anthology which comprises a plethora of fantastic authors and chapters, it seems (I have not read the chapters, though cannot wait). This is really shaping up to be a corker. Get it pre-ordered!

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The Holy Trinity as Incoherent #2 - Penal Substitution Theory

Some weeks back I wrote a piece on the general incoherence of the Holy Trinity from a logical and philosophical point of view, taking into account existence properties and the like. In this post I want to return to the subject, though to look at it from a theological perspective.

Biblical Exegesis

The Problem With Yahweh #1

Many people believe ridiculous things. Most of the time, we eventually shuffle off such beliefs. But some remain. In the case of Christianity, this is the belief in Yahweh. I don't mean to be overly rhetorical, but the belief in Yahweh is patently ridiculous, much more so than the belief in God.

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The Incoherence of Satan

Many people, particularly fundamentalists, still believe in a real and actual Satan. Of course, to everyone else, this is completely incomprehensible. And here's one reason for why, as John Loftus sets out in his book The End of Christianity (p. 100):

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Christianity is Not Great update

Below is the latest chapter outline for John Loftus' new book Christianity is Not Great for which I am contributing a chapter on morality. I have finished it and it has now been sliced and diced for size (aah, the joy of editing). Christianity is Not Great, edited by

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Loftus has written some cracking books

It's no secret that I am a big fan of John Loftus' books. He has written some corkers. In fact, his class Why I Became an Atheist (or WIBA) is exactly that, a classic. It remains one of the best counter-apologetics books out there and was hugely significant in contributing to my movement toward bein

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Book description for "Christianity is Not Great" which features a chapter from me

John Loftus' new book features a chapter from yours truly. Here is the description he has in place for the forthcoming anthology: For the chapter titles and authors see here. Now for the description: This anthology focuses on the harms of Christian faith that best explain why atheists argue

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My very short review for John Loftus' Outsider Test for Faith

I gave a very short amazon review which will hopefully be a precursor to a longer more in depth view of John Loftus' excellent book, The Outsider Test for Faith:

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God or Godless, a review (and a chat about presuppositionalism)

Last week, I introduced you to John W. Loftus and Randal Rauser's new debate-style book, God or Godless? I am now going to furnish you with a review. I commend Baker Books for sending me a review copy.

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The Outsider Test For Faith

So John Loftus, of Debunking Christianity, and who wrote what is still the finest book deconstructing the Christian position (Why I Became An Atheist whose second edition is now out) has a few books due out soon. I am excited about both, but particularly The Outsider Test For Faith (OTF), based on a