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Debunking Christianity

See no supernaturalism. Hear no supernaturalism. Speak no supernaturalism. A response to Jonathan MS Pearce

July 7, 2012 by Randal

I had an interesting exchange with Jonathan MS Pearce on naturalism and dualism in “The natural and Naturalism“. Not only does the discussion have inherent value, but there are broader lessons here about how to retain intellectual credibility and avoid becoming an ideologue. And for that reason, I’ve decided to put a spotlight on the discussion […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: affirmative atheism, atheism, Debunking Christianity, ideology, Jonathan MS Pearce, naturalism

The natural and naturalism

July 5, 2012 by Randal

Today I was over having a friendly chat at Debunking Chistianity when andreas_schueler asked me: “why are there innumerable examples of naturalistic explanations replacing theistic ones but no example of theistic explanations replacing naturalistic ones ?” Given that I have heard this question (in varying forms) many times, and given that I could not unpack it […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Christianity, Debunking Christianity, naturalism, theism

Naturalism and the invisible gardener

July 5, 2012 by Randal

Imagine that you were a reader of the “Modern American Literature Blog”. Then one day one of the main contributors blogs about a really neat book that somebody game him to read called The Sun Also Rises. Your first thought would probably be: “Wait a minute, you’re a main contributor on the Modern American Literature […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Antony Flew, atheism, Debunking Christianity, Jonathan MS Pearce, naturalism

Debunking Christianity: A blog for Joe Sixpack Atheist

May 19, 2011 by Randal

John W. Loftus recently linked to an article I wrote at his “Debunking Christianity” blog. If you want to waste some time, read through the comment thread. It starts off with a string of insults directed at me from potty mouths who either (a) didn’t read the article or (b) read it and completely failed to […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Debunking Christianity, John W. Loftus

The first Crazy review

February 11, 2011 by Randal

FYI, John Loftus just posted a review of Your not as Crazy as I think at his Debunking Christianity blog. You can check it out here. If things keep going like this, pretty soon atheists and Christians will be gathering around the fire while we all sing “Kumbaya”! Hey, did anybody bring marshmallows to make […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Debunking Christianity, John Loftus, John W. Loftus, You're not as crazy as I think

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