A friend of mine told me today that the thing that really bugs him about religious people is that they never want to critically evaluate…
This post is part of a series. In Part 2, I covered the spiritual function of Intuitionn. • direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of…
I love the Church – but I don’t love how we ‘do church’ on Sundays. An hour of passive listening, often followed by everyone going their…
While the scriptures are clear on the morality of some issues, on the more mundane issues, it is largely silent, and it is up to…
Here’s my list of resources for those interested in the history of religion and science, both pro and anti-religious. THEIST For the Glory of God:…
Here’s the abbreviated list from a good article from the American entitled When to Doubt a Scientific “Consensus”. You can also hear an interview with…
I cranked up the tivo last night to watch my daily dose of O’Reilly (the 12/26 show isn’t up yet), and who do I see…
In Why do some Christians become atheists?, I discussed five reasons why some Christians may have abandoned faith to become atheists – some noble reasons,…
This series contains the following articles: Analyzing the 6 C’s of Atheism – Part I Analyzing the 6 C’s of Atheism – Part II Analyzing…
In Part I,I discussed Pascal’s Wager as a risk calculation, similar to how we estimate risk in project management. In Part II, I attempted to…
This wonderful cartoon from ASBO Jesus got me thinking about the whole vision thing. As a pastor, one of the chief difficulties is inspiring volunteers…
In the latest podcast over at Reasonable Doubt, the resident atheists discuss my comment on their blog, where I suggested that there is a historical…
This post is part of a series In Part 1 of this series, I examined Pascal’s wager as a risk calculation exercise. In Part 2, I…
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…
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…
Here’s some good stuff I got in a religious ‘spam’ letter on the feasibility of the Red Sea crossing by Moses and the people…
Discussions of what the bible says about Christianity and government often come up, and one book I oft refer to is Pilgrim’s Uneasy Neighbors: Church…
This series contains the following posts: Darwinism Impeding Science I – Spontaneous Generation or Creation Darwinism Impeding Science II – The Appendix Darwinism Impeding Science…
American Thinker has a nice post entitled Judeo-Christian Values, in which they examine America’s Founding Fathers’ view of religion and state, and they make some…
In An Idiot’s Guide to Evolution, First Things author Stephen Webb discusses David Sloan Wilson’s new book Evolution for Everyone (2007). The dirty Darwinian secret…
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) indicates that chimps may be more evolved than humans. While this…
In her recent book Unprotected, UCLA campus psychologist Dr. Miriam Grossman discusses how women’s bodies release oxytocin during childbirth AND during sexual activity, and that…
This post is part of a series. In Parts I, II, and III of this series, we were introduced to the Wesleyan Quadrangle (WQ), and…
This post is part of a series. In Parts I and II of this series, we were introduced to the Wesleyan Quadrangle (WQ), and discussed…