Note: this is a revised version of an article I originally published in 2014. The online community of activist atheists tends […]
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How do you know you’re not dreaming?
Chinese philosopher Zhuang Zhou once dreamed he was a butterfly. When he woke, he observed, “Am I a man who […]
epistemology, skepticismCould God command something morally heinous?
This article is excerpted from my 2016 book An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar (Prometheus), coauthored with Justin […]
An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a Bar, atheism, divine command ethics, divine command theory, ethics, Justin Schieber, moral epistemology, Randal Rauser, skepticismThe Ways of Atheist Indoctrination
Many atheists are keen to identify indoctrination within Christian (or other religious) communities. Not surprisingly, however, they typically fail to […]
atheism, indoctrination, skepticism, You're not as crazy as I thinkAtheism, Christianity, and Naive Empiricism
The term naive empiricism refers to the view that knowledge only comes through empirical means (e.g. science). It’s called naive because this […]
atheism, empiricism, naive empiricism, skepticismGod, deliver us from skepticism! (Then again, maybe not.)
The other day somebody on Twitter asked me how I manage to write so many articles. My response included noting […]
Michael Brown, miracle, providence, skepticismConversations with Radical Doubt Part 2: How do you refute solipsism?
Solipsism is the view that only the individual exists. In that respect, the precise content of solipsism shifts with respect […]
epistemology, skepticism, solipsismConversations with Radical Doubt Part 1: How do you refute skepticism?
A few years ago I was contacted by a self-described skeptic seeking counsel. He was in a sorry state, epistemically […]
Cartesian Circle, certainty, Descartes, epistemology, knowledge, skepticismHave aliens visited earth? Is the idea worth taking seriously? A response to Sean Carroll
Today I came across this tweet courtesy of Counter Apologist: Okay there are far too many people here in the 21st […]
rationality, Sean Carroll, skepticism, UFOsEvangelical and Atheist Communities: Closer than you might think
Over the years I’ve had the privilege of visiting several atheist/humanist/skeptic communities, most recently the three groups I visited in […]
atheism, community, culture, evangelicalism, humanism, skepticism