Debunking Christianity
March 18, 2024
I Know What Best Describes a Reasonable Person!
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Well, I know an essential characteristic anyway. You want to know what best describes reasonable people? I know. Reasonable people are th...
March 15, 2024
More Jesus Quotes Christians Could Do Without, Part 3
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Many of the devout would be shocked at what Jesus would do I suspect most devout believers adore their Jesus, as he is portrayed in sta...
March 13, 2024
About David Corner, Author of Chapter 1 in
The Case Against Miracles
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Dr. David Corner wrote a fantastic chapter in my book. I didn't know he died two months before it was published. I learned later. I have...
March 08, 2024
Did the Good Christian God Relocate to Another Galaxy?
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He hasn’t been paying much attention to planet Earth When anyone says, “Can you prove God doesn’t exist?” I am tempted to reply, “Ju...
March 03, 2024
Of Miracles: In Defense of David Hume against Graham Oppy
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David Hume (1711-1776) offered some good philosophical arguments against miracles that still resonate today. His arguments focused on th...
March 02, 2024
My Paper on "God and Horrendous Suffering" Has Been Published
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My paper on "God and Horrendous Suffering", with the same title as my book, has just been published by Internet Infidels . My th...
March 01, 2024
Horrendous Suffering Caused by—Wait for It—the Church
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When you're sure God is your boss, others can take a big hit Two of the riskiest things Christians can do—from the standpoint of p...
February 29, 2024
Some comments on Hume and miracles
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Comment threads are easier to resurrect than corpses In his re-post of February 26, 2024 ( What is Hume Doing In His Essay “Of Miracles”?...
February 26, 2024
What is Hume Doing In His Essay “Of Miracles”?
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I'm writing a paper on David Hume so I'm republishing this. Enjoy! Much of the scholarship having to do with Hume’s argume...
February 23, 2024
Our Culture Is Littered with Unverifiable Claims About God
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Are we any better off because of it? When I was growing up in a small town (pop. 1,600) in rural Indiana in the 1940-1950s, there were...
February 20, 2024
My Reply to a Trump Supporter
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You know much, much more than the evidence shows. In other words, you believe that which lacks evidence. Final answer. Demand evidence! ...
February 19, 2024
Faith and Reason are Mutually Exclusive Opposites
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This is the conclusion I have come to. In my years of Blogging there is nothing I have written that elicits more of an adverse response from...
February 16, 2024
Jesus Quotes—Among Many—Christian Could Do Without, Part 2
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Many believers just ignore what Jesus would do If we are sliding toward American Theocracy—there are many super religious folks pushing...
February 14, 2024
Dr. Richard Carrier Interview On the 𝟝 Endings of Mark, and More!
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February 12, 2024
How Yahweh Became a Donkey-Headed Egyptian Demon Called Set
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This is an interesting post written by Dr. Darren Slade. The conflation of Yahweh with the Egyptian demon-god Set, influenced early Ch...
February 10, 2024
The Audible Version of My Book, Guessing About God, Narrated by Seth Andrews
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is now available on Amazon Seth Andrews did such a great job narrating Ten Things Christians Wish Jesus Hadn’t Taught , so we’re su...
February 09, 2024
Defending Miracles as Proof of Faith: Mission Impossible
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Miracles are far more trouble than they’re worth When my first book was published in 2016 ( Ten Tough Problems in Christian Thought and...
February 08, 2024
Christians Are Taking Atheists’ Jobs!
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By Robert Conner I’ve been writing about early Christian belief since 2006, not professionally or as a side hustle, but more as a hobby. Wh...
February 05, 2024
On the Alleged Christian Origins of Modern Science
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There is an often repeated claim by Christians that belief in their god produced modern science. There are a number of ways to show them wro...
February 02, 2024
The Horrifying Sins of Christianity, Century after Century
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Victimizing indigenous peoples, slaves, women and children A few months ago, an elderly Catholic friend explained to me how the church...
January 29, 2024
The Barbaric God of The Bible
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[Written by John W. Loftus using a different email address he no longer has access to. First published in Feb 2006] One thing is sure...
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January 26, 2024
Six Degrees of Separation: Between Modern Christians and Jesus
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The gospels stand in the way It is so common for churchgoers to assume they know what Jesus was like. This knowledge comes from what th...
January 23, 2024
Review of: "Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert M. Sapolsky
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Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky Penguin Publishing Group | 2023 | ISBN: 9780525560982, 052556098X |...
January 22, 2024
Paul Moser decisively answers the evidential problem of horrendous suffering via assertions!
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Philosopher Paul Moser answers the evidential problem of horrendous suffering via assertions! This is so unenlightening! He asserts his fait...
January 19, 2024
Ten Jesus Quotes—Among Many—Christians Could Do Without
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What would Jesus do?—Well, that’s anybody’s guess Let’s start on a positive note—before I move on to discuss very problematic Jesus quo...
January 17, 2024
On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas
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This book by my friend Gary Habermas just came out. It's volume 1 of an expected 4 volumes. They represent the culmination of decades of...
January 15, 2024
Science and Biblical Literalism
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Christians take the Bible literally until such time as the literal interpretation becomes indefensible. Then they find some other meaning, n...
January 12, 2024
A Big Chunk of Cult Posturing in John’s Gospel
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A mighty stream of pompous theobabble Insight into Christian origins is provided by three texts, written by a man who never met Jesus....
January 10, 2024
Zeke Piestrup On His New Film, "Satan's Guide to the Bible!"
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[This is a guest post by Zeke Piestrup about his new film. Don't let the cartoonish background fool you as it quotes from Bible scholars...
January 07, 2024
My Virgin Birth Debate Slides
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I've had some difficulty posting these slides from an online debate with Jimmy Akin, which was hosted by Capturing Christianity. Initial...
January 05, 2024
Rampant Gospel Confusion, Number 2: Why Four Different Endings?
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Theology is written this way, not history Devout scholars have been pondering—and arguing about—the four gospel endings for a long t...
January 04, 2024
Two Good Reviews of My Debate with Jimmy Akin On the Virgin Birth
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I was approached by "Capturing Christianity" to debate Marian miracles in general. But I didn't want to do that for a number...
December 29, 2023
New Year Resolutions for Christians, 2024
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Embrace curiosity, question everything! It’s probably a safe bet that Christian bookstores don’t have shelves marked, “Books by Our Ath...
My Virgin Birth Debate Slides Again
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Here are my updated and extended Powerpoint slides from a recent debate on the virgin birth. Don't miss the last slide, which is telling...
December 24, 2023
My Virgin Birth Debate Slides
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I consider the myth of the virgin birth to be the gateway to doubting the whole New Testament . It was the first tale in the gospels that le...
December 22, 2023
Rampant Gospel Confusion
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The gospels could have been so much better Here’s a story I’ve told before, but deeper research has revealed more details. Matthew, Ma...
December 21, 2023
The Gateway to Doubting the Gospel Narratives Is The Virgin Birth Myth
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[First published on 6/13/20] OPEN THREAD! There is an often repeated argument that marijuana is the gateway drug leading to dangerous drugs....
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Capturing Christianity Debate On the Virgin Birth! Jimmy Akin and Caleb Jackson vs John Loftus and Dr. Darren Slade
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Two Christians Jimmy Akin and Caleb Jackson debate two atheists, John W. Loftus and Dr. Darren Slade. I'm thankful for this opportunity....
Virgin Birth Debate Tonight!
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A debate hosted by "Capturing Christianity" on YouTube will take place tonight, Thursday at 7 PM Central time. In this 2v2 debat...
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