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Omni-Science
“One of the most pernicious falsehoods ever to be almost universally accepted is that the scientific method is the only reliable way to truth”1 -Professor Richard H. Bube, Stanford University Yes my friends, I am pulling the following quotation out of the holster – again. Scott C. Todd, Department of Biology, Kansas State University wrote:…
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Atheism – the Living Dead
Nica Lalli1 (USA Today blog columnist, writer, educator and former PTA member) never fails to fail. She tries, really tries hard, to paint herself as a member of the happy face sect the positive public image sect of atheism yet, it never quite seems to pan out for her. In her latest installment she writes…
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Sam Harris and Bertrand Russell: The Dynamic Duo of Demonstrably Deleterious Delusion
In my essay To Lie, or Not To Lie: That is the Question I pointed out that three atheists – Dan Barker, Matthew Davis and Reginald Finley – have, in lockstep, promulgated the same logical fallacy, one that originated with Dan Barker. In the writings of Sam Harris we find that he too offers support…
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Atheism : Another Attempt at a, Positive, Face Lift
“Seattle Atheists” president Paul Case is the latest to attempt to put a “positive face on atheism.” And he is the latest to whom I say, “Mazel tov!” (as I did with regards to the Atheist Alliance International, see here). Let us consider the matter and then review the ads. Background and Observations Paul Case…
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Do Any Atheists Have Pure Motives?
Some atheists argue that Christians have ulterior motives for “doing good deeds” since these are based on fear of God. They claim that, in counter distinction, atheists are the only people who have pure motives since they do not believe in any higher power (they themselves being the highest power), they thus do “good” for…
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Atheism and the Continuing Public Image Shim Sham Shimmy: the Atheist Community of Topeka Give it a Shot
Sometimes, actually, quite often, I wonder if I am misreading or making too much of something> But then again I think that sometimes some atheist are such the deep-within-the-box thinkers and so busy elbowing each other in the ribs at the expense of Christians that they think that they are making sense when they are…
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John Loftus Makes Some Videos
NOTE: This post comes to you courtesy of IrishFarmer who’s internet access reliability is tentative. John Loftus, of Debunking Christianity fame, has recently decided to make his way onto YouTube with a small number of videos (here). I won’t bother with his video entitled ‘Bizarre Beliefs: Where is Jesus Now?’, partially because it’s little more…
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Dan Barker – Scriptural Misinterpretations and Misapplications, part 6 of 14
Child Stoning? Dan Barker commits another common fallacy which he shares in common with both Prof. Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. Dan Barker wrote, “How should parents treat a stubborn and rebellious son?…He should be stoned to death.”1 I have written on this subject in greater detail in my essay Planting God More Firmly on…
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Dan Barker – Scriptural Misinterpretations and Misapplications, part 12 of 14
“Christians Should Not Tithe-Unless…” Dan Barker offered another answer to his own question “According to Jesus, what must you do to have eternal life?” His other answer reads thusly: “Attend church regularly and tithe ten percent of your income to God. -Christian tithing is difficult to support biblically. In Old Testament times, when church and…
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Atheistic Empiricism or Irrational Induction?
The following was written by a guest blogger. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Really I’ll try not to hog the blog, after just one more. The empiricism thing needs to be addressed, so here goes. The Atheist’s claim that Atheism is an “empirical decision” is incorrect. Here’s why. There are very few if any literate people in the western…