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The Fallacy of Charitable Interpretation

September 16, 2016 by Randal

In my article “Haha. Imagine that.” I offered a rejoinder to the following Ricky Gervais tweet: “Imagine if you carried on believing in Santa and the tooth fairy into adulthood. And even killed & started wars over it. Haha. Imagine that.” In the discussion thread, Logical Question then offered the following response: “Viewing Gervais’s tweet […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: charitable interpretation fallacy, comedy, principle of charity, Ricky Gervais

Overly Uptight Atheist Activists?

December 11, 2014 by Randal

This week Jon Stewart’s Daily Show featured a segment on Mary’s Gourmet Diner in North Carolina with the (hilarious) correspondent Jordan Klepper. The controversy arose because Mary’s offers a 15% discount to those who pray before their meal. This was enough to raise the ire of  Dan Barker, author of Godless, and co-president of the Freedom from Religion […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, comedy, Daily Show, Dan Barker, discrimination, parody

51. On God and Comedy: Trading jokes with comedian and pastor Dan Taylor

October 1, 2014 by Randal

I suspect God has a sense of humor. But do Christians? In this episode of The Tentative Apologist Podcast I sit down with Dan Taylor to explore that very question (and a few others).  By day, Dan is the lead pastor of Disciples Church in Edmonton, Alberta and by night he is one of Edmonton’s top […]

Filed Under: Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: arts, comedy, Dan Taylor, interview

The beauty of laughter

July 31, 2014 by Randal

Humor is a beautiful thing. It makes us human and it helps us deal with the very worst that life can throw at us. In life’s darkest moments the comedian’s salve is no less worthy than the priest’s. I was reminded of this the other day while watching an episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, comedy, humor, Jerry Seinfeld, John Stewart

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