Mike D at The A-Unicornist has completed his rather extensive and multi-part review of An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar. He concludes: “Both authors did a fine job in this book, and I do not think a clear winner emerges. Schieber did not approach several arguments as I would have, but I always […]
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Two Early Reviews for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar
The reviews for An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar are starting to come out. Unfortunately Prometheus sent John Loftus a copy given that he is a Prometheus author. Not surprisingly, he is doing his typical polemical hack job. In the first two installments he largely focused on engaging in ad hominem attacks on Justin […]
Can you be indoctrinated into atheism?
Yesterday Mike D posted a comment in the discussion thread of my article “Christians reason from Christian assumptions! Who woulda thunk it?” Since I thought there is an instructive error here (but then, aren’t all errors instructive?) I decided to spotlight it for further reflection. Here’s what Mike D wrote: As for whether children can be […]
Why they don’t believe: Mike D (The A-Unicornist)
The next installment in our series is focused on Mike D who blogs as The A-Unicornist. Not to be confused with Mike D from the Beastie Boys, our Mike D is a metal fan. And now without further ado, The A-Unicornist: * * * Ironically, I’m not a Christian because at one time, I wanted to […]
A conversation doomed from the start? Exchanges with The A-Unicornist
Over the last few days I’ve had some exchanges with “Mike D” who, it turns out, moonlights as “The A-Unicornist.” Mike summarizes the exchanges in a couple blog posts here and here. Things have not gone well, and it is not hard to see why. Consider this opening of Mike’s first article-summary. He notes that […]
