Another commentator proposed the following dilemma: A logic The Paradox of Omnipotence 1. Either God can create a stone which he cannot lift, or he cannot create a stone which he cannot lift. 2. If God can create a stone which he cannot lift, then he is not omnipotent (since he cannot lift the stone…

We now continue considering the group effort by Robert Greg Cavin, Michael Martin, Theodore Drange, Robert Price, Richard Carrier, Peter Kirby, Jeffery Lowder, Evan Fales, Duncan Derrett and Keith Parsons to discredit Jesus’ resurrection? This group, referred to as a “murder”-a term in this sense is taken from referring to a group of crows a…

Thou Shalt Only Love Thy Jewish Neighbors? It is sad to note that Mr. Baker has joined the ranks of Professor Richard Dawkins (biology) and Professor John Hartung (anesthesiology) in demonstrating that reading for context, even immediate context that would merely require the reading of a hand full of verses, may be too much work…

In Conclusion Dan Barker’s tactic appears to be to selectively and conveniently quote miniscule portions of texts that are meant to get his audience emotionally attached to his conclusions. That is to say, he makes emotionally charged statements, gives the appearance of referencing the Bible actual statements, and finally draws a conclusion that is, in…

Shame On You Solomon! Dan Barker wrote: “How many regular sexual partners did King Solomon have?…One thousand sexual partners. –At least one thousand. Another fine example of family values from one of God’s favorites.” He then refers to 1st Kings 11:1-3 which refers to Solomon’s seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines. He then states:…

Unable to make a positive case for their positions and continuing to demonstrated their inability to base their atheism on anything but opposition to God (almost exclusively the one of the Bible) and religion (almost exclusively Christianity) atheists worldwide; from the UK, Italy, Argentina and the USA are de-baptizing.1 The latest publicity stunt stars the…

Christianity ————- Atheism ————- World Religions and Cults ————- Science (Science in general, Evolution, Cosmology, Creation Science, Intelligent Design) ————- Movies & TV Shows ————- Fringe-ology (Transhumanism, Aliens/UFOs, Occult, Conspiracies) ————- Misc. and Resources (Nazis, Communism, Crusades, Morality / Ethics, Abortion, Rape, Homosexuality / Trans, Audio, Books, Debates, Videos, etc.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

By now Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor’s (of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the FFRF) neo-pagan-positive-affirmation-atheist-sect sign has been stolen and returned to the Wisconsin State Capitol. The theft prompted the FFRF to add another dogma to their sign. The original read thusly, At this season of the Winter Solstice, may reason prevail. There…

Margaret Downey, formerly of the Atheist Alliance International (which I commented on here) and founder of the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia, is promulgating her particular and peculiar form of atheist unholiday cheer.1 Margaret Downey erected a tree, at the old Chester County Courthouse in West Chester Pennsylvania, adorned with copies of book covers amongst…

“Goatheads hurt. Why did God make goatheads?” asked my son as he walked around our front yard in his socks. He wasn’t referring to a goat’s head but to a thorny sticker. At the age of five he had conceived “the problem of evil.” I was ecstatic realizing that I had just saved thousands of…