Dear people who like debating, When trying to prove your side, the burden of proof is on you, not on the person you’re debating with. Saying “Here’s my side; prove me wrong” is incorrect. . Sincerely, anonymous. ~http://dearblankpleaseblank.com/permalink.php?viewid=962245 I almost lost it when I saw that in my rss feed. (What is “it”?) See, this … More The Burden of Proof
This is the third in a series of posts responding to a list of 20 arguments for the existence of god from this article. To be fair, the article does state that these arguments don’t make a case except when taken all together, using the metaphor of a rope, but I am analyzing them individually so … More The Argument from Time and Contingency
This is the second in a series of posts responding to a list of 20 arguments for the existence of god from this article. To be fair, the article does state that these arguments don’t make a case except when taken all together, using the metaphor of a rope, but I am analyzing them individually so … More The Argument from Efficient Causality
Last night, I met with a small group of Christians to discuss this article on the Problem of Evil. Mobile readers beware, that is a pdf. I’ll be referring to it throughout the post, so this might make more sense if you read that first. Before I went, I wrote up a few pages of … More The Problem of Evil
This is the first in a series of posts responding to a list of 20 arguments for the existence of god from this article. To be fair, the article does state that these arguments don’t make a case except when taken all together, using the metaphor of a rope, but I am analyzing them individually … More The Argument from Change
I don’t normally post on Tuesdays, but I have the review up and want to be sure people can see it. Also, I’m using this to preserve the tweets I made while I was reading, because I think at least some of them are funny. Whether this will be a common thing, I don’t know … More Announcement: Reginald Finished Reading I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist
“Liberals can’t be Catholic? But I’m both!” If that was your reaction to this post’s title, please keep reading. I want to show you why I make that claim, and I think by the end, you’ll agree. It is my observation that those who identify as liberal disagree with at least one of the Catholic … More Liberals Can’t Be Catholic: Evidence from the Catechism and Canon Law
For a long time, I wrestled with the question of why, other than divine fiat, to avoid acts like murder. I could argue fear of law, but I really don’t care about the law, even though I normally follow it. Eventually, while driving home from work one day, it hit me: causing suffering is bad because suffering … More My Basis for Morality
While considering what to blog about next, I decided to google “hard questions for atheists”, inspired by a link I have in my bookmarks bar of Hard Questions for Theists. I discovered a list on carm by Matt Slick, and remembering that site in particular having been recommended by one of my readers, I elected … More Answering Matt Slick’s Questions for Atheists
Every once in a while, somebody will float the idea that atheists believe in love without evidence, so accepting that god loves you without evidence shouldn’t be a problem. I have several issues with this “argument”. I don’t believe in love without evidence. If someone doesn’t show by their actions that they care, or at … More “But You Believe in Love!”
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 