Debunking Christianity

josephpalazzo replied in Debunking Christianity: Here's Bayes Theorem: In the denominator P(B) must refer to actual data, not...

The first two verses in Genesis are problematic to translate on their own. But translations are dependent on the context. The first vers...

Misled by supposed certainties about god   The title of this article comes from one of my favorite Carl Sagan quotes. He was often ask...

I submitted a paper to a Christian philosophical journal (to be announced later) on the problem of horrendous suffering. It was accepted. He...

The scams and deceptions continue Here’s a headline that caught my attention this week: “Jesus baptism site makeover aims to draw a mi...

Kindle edition of "God and Horrendous Suffering" is now $9.99 at Amazon! LINK

What devout scholars know vs. what devout churchgoers believe A long time ago, devout scholars thought they could strengthen the faith...

Dr. Skepdoc Harriet Hall died peacefully in her sleep last night. In her honor I present a sample of her work from my anthology Christianity...

A friend who goes by the name Ozzy Ozone just posted this debate with commentary. He sped up the video of my talk without telling people tha...

Over at The Secular Frontier John MacDonald singled me out for my journey from someone who previously believed Jesus was the Son of God, to...

A Bible chapter that damages Christian credibility  The case can be made that most Christians don’t take all that seriously the god de...

Earlier in April I announced I'm done writing and editing books. I'm not done writing, blogging, speaking, debating, or doing inte...

I am pleased to announce that my 2021 book,  Ten Things Christians Wish Jesus Hadn’t Taught, and Other Reasons to Question His Words …...

The coming of his kingdom will be horrific “Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. ...

          This ad was placed as an insert in a local paper. For about 15 years I owned a carpet cleaning business. My father installed and c...

On Book Publishing Craig is on the left. Strauss is on the right.   I didn’t get an agent for any of my books. I contacted the publishers di...

See what YOU think! First read Part 1 then read Part 2 . For the best book-length analysis of the virgin birth see Robert Miller, Born Div...

Margaret Downey is an important person among secularists, humanists and atheists. Downey has had a prolific career in secular activism. She ...

Here are a few pics for you!  Here I am in front of historic lights in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

We've just celebrated the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas! That took some time! I'm done writing and editin...

The few good bits are swamped by the many bad bits When the movie,  The Ten Commandments , was released in 1956 I was a 14-year-old de...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm hig...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

Miracles or magic: What’s the difference? One crucial, fundamental rule for responsible Bible study—pursued by adults who can set asid...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

We're celebrating the 13 days of Solstice rather than the 12 days of Christmas. I'm done writing and editing books, so I'm highl...

Christians celebrate Christmas in Mexico not just one day, but twelve days! The 12 days start on December 25th and end with a party on Janua...

Trying to get them to read, study, ponder the Bible One of the old hymns I recall from my Methodist upbringing is  Leaning on the Ever...

“The violent ideology of  Christian nationalism” If you’re as old as I am—born in 1942—you may remember Dinah Shore singing the famous...

Shermer makes this point extremely well, and it's a very important one. Since faith is not a reliable method for determining moral value...

Thank you David Fitzgerald and Valerie Tarico for this informative essay! LINK .

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I'm still working through Mark Mittelberg's apologetical book. It's a good one, better than most in that it's a unique, easi...

This took place on William Lane Craig's Facebook wall. John Loftus: There is meaning and value and purpose in life. There just isn'...

The fruitless search for extraordinary evidence A few years ago, a Christian friend told me, after attending Easter morning service, t...