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Victor Stenger

“There is no evidence for…” On the unqualified and indefensible claims of bad apologists

September 22, 2016 by Randal

A few months ago I was approached by an individual after a speaking event. “Do you believe in evolution?” he asked. It was a surprising question given that it had nothing to do with my topic. I replied that on matters outside my area I defer to the consensus of experts unless I have a […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, evolution, historical Jesus, science, Victor Stenger

Victor Stenger, religion and violence

September 2, 2014 by Randal

Victor Stenger, retired particle physicist and new atheist polemicist, passed away suddenly on August 27th at the age of 79. While I rarely agreed with Dr. Stenger, I enjoyed reading his writings and found them to be engaging and provocative. So how to recognize the man’s passing? When a comedian dies, you honor her by […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: new atheism, religion, rhetoric, Victor Stenger, violence

Evolution plus Secular Dogma? A Response to Victor Stenger

July 3, 2014 by Randal

One of my readers, Frokid, forwarded to me an article by Victor Stenger titled “How to Debate a Christian Apologist.” The article presents the most cynical view of debating possible, reducing it to little more than a base exercise in sophistry. This is the reason I’m not very keen on the conventional debate format, because by […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, evolution, God, naturalism, Victor Stenger

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