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Archives for 2022
A Thought Experiment for Skeptics, Naturalists, and Atheists
Last night, your roommate brought home a Ouija board. You, as a skeptic and atheist, do not believe in such things, but you agreed to play with it. You both put your hands on it and your roomate calls out to the spirits. Suddenly, the board jerks out of your hands and you both are […]
Inspiration and Inerrancy: An Interview
A new interview where I discuss the concepts of biblical inspiration and inerrancy on the “What Your Pastor Didn’t Tell You” YouTube channel: ?
Gaslighting the Critics? If you call out Alisa Childers’ falsehoods, you’re not the problem
This video offers a direct reply to critics who claim that it is rude or mean or otherwise un-Christian to call out Alisa Childers for repeatedly and unapologetically spreading false and harmful claims about fellow Christians.
Biblical Violence, Moral Relativism?
When David beheaded Goliath, he violated rule 113 of customary international humanitarian law which prohibits the mutilation of corpses in war. Interestingly, that was never addressed when I learned the story in Sunday school. I know what you’re thinking: “That’s anachronistic! You can’t judge an earlier action by a later law!” But I’m less interested […]
An Interview with SJ Thomason
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Let’s Talk about Christianity and Same-Sex Relationships
Yesterday, I posted two short videos on this topic. ?
Atheist Edge Debate Debrief and Dialogue
Yesterday, I appeared back on the Atheist Edge YouTube Channel to debrief my recent debate with Richard Carrier. The host Kaz brought a range of questions and arguments to the discussion. ?
The Many Errors of Alisa Childers (Part 1)
In this video, I provide an extended critical analysis of apologist Tim Stratton’s recent interview with Alisa Childers. ?
Did God Command Genocide? An Interview on Capturing Christianity
Delighted to appear on Capturing Christianity today to talk about the problem of biblical genocide.
Debating Abortion with Trent Horn
In this episode of the Counsel of Trent Podcast, Trent Horn has me on to discuss a gradualist position on the moral status of the embryo/fetus in utero in contrast to Trent’s absolutist position.
Biblical Violence: A Friendly Debate with Richard Carrier
On July 31, 2022, I debated Richard Carrier on the problem of biblical violence. The debate was hosted by the Atheist Edge YouTube channel. It was only available to subscribers for five weeks, but here is the world premiere for the masses! Check it out! ?
An Introduction to God, Science, Ideology (Guest Post with Joseph Hinman)
In this guest post, Joseph Hinman introduces his new book God, Science, Ideology. A summary of my new book: God, Science, Ideology (GSI) makes the argument that New atheism is not scientific in its appraisal of God belief, but uses science ideologically. I begin with a discussion of what scientism is, the name I used to […]
Indoctrinational Apologetics
If you really want to empower your kids, start by rejecting the binary framework that frames every disagremeent as the truth vs. “a lie”. People can disagree with you without “lying”. Yet, this book goes through a long list of conservative evangelical bogeymen (e.g. naturalism skepticism, postmodernism, Marxism, feminism, progressive Christianity) while framing each opposing […]
