May 15, 2011
May 14, 2011
May 13, 2011
Dr. James McGrath is Blogging Through Earl Doherty's Book
Dr. James McGrath is reviewing Earl Doherty's book Jesus: Neither God Nor Man - The Case for a Mythical Jesus
in reverse chronological order which can be read by clicking here.
in reverse chronological order which can be read by clicking here.May 11, 2011
May 10, 2011
I'll be Speaking in Chicago May 12th, and In Minnesota May 15th
If you're close at hand come out and see me.
Chicago here I come.
Minnesota Atheists Public Meeting - Southdale Library
When: Sunday May 15, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Where: 7001 York Ave. S., Edina, 55435
Chicago here I come.
Minnesota Atheists Public Meeting - Southdale Library
When: Sunday May 15, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Where: 7001 York Ave. S., Edina, 55435
The Pastor Dave Schmelzer Interview
Dave is a Pastor of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church in Boston.
He interviewed me for his podcast. Check it out.
May 09, 2011
May 07, 2011
There Is a Lot of Evidence Concerning the Resurrection of Jesus We Don't Have But Would Like To Have
When it comes to the evidence that Jesus was raised from the dead consider what we don’t have, but would like to, things that Christian apologist Michael Licona admits. We do not have anything written directly by Jesus himself or any of his original disciples, nor do we have anything written by the Apostle Paul before he converted telling us about the church he was persecuting, nor anything written by the Jewish leaders of that time about Jesus or the early preaching of Paul, nor any Roman documents that mention Jesus, the content of his preaching, why he was killed, or what they thought about the claims he had resurrected. [Note: Michael R. Licona, The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach, 2010), p. 275.] There are other things Licona does not have, but would like to. We do not have any legitimate Old Testament prophecies that specifically refer to Jesus’ resurrection. We also do not have present day confirmations that God does these kinds of miracles in today’s world. Basically then, we lack a great deal of needed independent collaborative evidence. What else would we like to have but don't?
May 06, 2011
Derek K. Miller Has Died
Another atheist goes out in dignity. He wrote this last post before he died and requested his family to publish it after he did. It's very touching. I would say the same things about my loved ones. I too wonder what the future will be like. The most any of us can hope for is that we made the world a better place. Hat Tip: PZ Myers.
May 05, 2011
Osama Bin Laden Was Probably a Good Man
The Elves of Iceland: "Hidden People" and "Nature Spirits"
What's interesting about the belief in Elves is that it comes from a country in Western society, not a third world country nor a primitive pre-industrial one. Many Icelanders really believe in "hidden people" such that it would be "political suicide" if a politician denied their existence. And what's more I doubt very much I could ever persuade these believers they are deluded. They would scoff at me and claim I'm an "enemy of the common good." They know they're right because of the stories told to them or because they had some kind of strange experience which they claim could only have come because they exist. Their children are brainwashed to believe in them in their homes. But I have no doubt at all that these Icelander believers are just like other people around the world, intelligent people. They just see the world through a different set of glasses using the lens they were brought up to believe.
Harry McCall: Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch is Unfounded
The belief that either Moses wrote the Pentateuch or that it predates the Deuteronomistic History (Deuteronomy – II Kings) is unfounded by the Biblical facts themselves:
Answering Some Questions Christians Ask
Lady Atheist send me this link to post. What do you think? How would you answer these questions?
May 04, 2011
Imagine by John Lennon on a CD to Help the Japanese People
We all know about the devastating tsunami that hit Japan and the ensuing loss of life, right? Here is a benefit CD to help raise funds for the people. To see what the first song is, click on the image to enlarge it. Yep. Imagine by John Lennon. It isn't hard to do in this midst of this kind of suffering.
Did You Know? Odds on the Resurrection of Jesus Are 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to 1
Yep. Convert sinner. With odds like these what are the odds that Timothy McGrew and Lydia McGrew are standing on solid ground? Sheesh. Idiots.
May 03, 2011
DC Keeps on Growing in Readership!
Not too bad. Debunking Christianity keeps on growing and growing and growing. The key is how many times I post, what I have to say, and how many posts are in the archives. If you're interested I've written on how to increase traffic to your blog or website, so check that out. Thanks to all my peeps. ;-) It makes what I do worthwhile.
The Christian Faith Makes a Person Stupid
How many people have claimed to have finally debunked God? Way too many, This has been going on for centuries and someone is always popping up claiming to “Finally debunk God,The reason dimwit, is because Christianity is like a chameleon, ever changing in response to its culture, our criticisms, and science. The Christianities of yesteryear have been debunked. That's why you hold to the one you do today. And your type of Christianity will be replaced slowly into the future as well.
If God wasn’t real then why did it take over 2000 years to “Finally Debunk” Christianity? I call this “The Finally Debunk Crew”
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