In this series, I explore the possibilities of eliminating pretender Gods, and trying to find likely ones to have faith in. Pascal’s Wager 1: Why apatheism…
I just finished listening to this excellent lecture by Dr. Paul Vitz, a professor of psychology at NYU, and author of Faith of the Fatherless. …
Population experts such as Paul R. Ehrlich and Thomas Malthus have long contended that humans are heading for mass starvation due to overpopulation. They have…
I have been listening to more and more debates between William Lane Craig, probably one of the best living Christian apologists, and a variety of…
In Part I, I covered medicines and ointments. Part II – Transportation. Now, on to furniture and climbing toys I think are essential for the…
This post is part of a series. In Part I, I covered medicines and ointments. Now, on to transportation items I think are essential for the…
A recent study by Pew Research concluded that 21% of self-defined atheists in America believe in a god (6% in a personal god). That does…
P.Z. Myers has never been one to shy away from controversy or confrontation, especially when it comes to his favorite target – religion. In his…
Yes, I said I would be cutting back on politics. You will have to trust me on this one – I have. But I did…
That rather colorful description comes from Boston University sociologist Peter Berger, who is working to challenge those stereotypes in a new study. At this point…
We have had much debate recently over whether Obama has flip-flopped on key issues. I have admitted that McCain has flipped on some issues. As…
This past July 4, Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. died. Helms is another conservative icon whom liberals love to hate and ridicule, not only for his…
Hopefully, this is as much of a given as was my earlier statement about our political advisories, but sometimes those of us on either aisle…
It has been a rough few weeks with the passing of influential conservatives. Unfortunately that continued with Tony Snow, former FOX News host and White…
McCain has promised to set up a new governmental spy agency to deal with terrorism which would be unencumbered by much of the bureaucratic malaise…
In an effort to point out things I like about my political adversaries, I would like to congratulate Obama on not being the politician that…
If ever a man did everything he could with what he was given, it was Sir John Templeton. Today, he died at the age of…
We are all aware that Thomas Jefferson was one of the more skeptical founding fathers when it came to Christianity and religion. However, many might…
This post is part of a series. Might as well list these – things that bug me in church. You secularist anti-religionists probably have your own…
This post is part of a series. Probably nowhere else do we get more annoyed than when driving. Here’s my most treasured peeves. People who speed…
This post is part of a series. What really annoys you when you are out to eat? Probably not the same things as me. Sure, there…
This post is part of a series. We all have things that other people do that bother us, even though we know they should not. …
One stupid sponsor at a time. Honestly, how in the world can you be so at best politically inept at worst morally hypocritical? Stupid GOP!
I didn’t think it was possible, but I actually feel bad for Kobe Bryant. After losing to the Celtics in the NBA Finals, he has…