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 […]
Victor Stenger
Victor Stenger, religion and violence
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 […]
Evolution plus Secular Dogma? A Response to Victor Stenger
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 […]
