On the Alleged Christian Origins of Modern Science by John W. Loftus
There is an often repeated claim by Christians that belief in their god produced modern science. There are a number of ways to show them wrong. 1) Richard Carrier destroys…
There is an often repeated claim by Christians that belief in their god produced modern science. There are a number of ways to show them wrong. 1) Richard Carrier destroys…
Victimizing indigenous peoples, slaves, women and children A few months ago, an elderly Catholic friend explained to me how the church had guided her religious development. Regarding the certainties about…
[Written by John W. Loftus using a different email address he no longer has access to. First published in Feb 2006] One thing is sure to me. The Triune God…
The gospels stand in the way It is so common for churchgoers to assume they know what Jesus was like. This knowledge comes from what their clergy tell them, the…
Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky Penguin Publishing Group | 2023 | ISBN: 9780525560982, 052556098X | Page count: 528 | Wikipedia article | Goodreads…
Philosopher Paul Moser answers the evidential problem of horrendous suffering via assertions! This is so unenlightening! He asserts his faith despite this problem, But is this doing his readers any…
What would Jesus do?—Well, that’s anybody’s guess Let’s start on a positive note—before I move on to discuss very problematic Jesus quotes from the gospels. Of course, there are good…
This book by my friend Gary Habermas just came out. It’s volume 1 of an expected 4 volumes. They represent the culmination of decades of research that he spent on…
Christians take the Bible literally until such time as the literal interpretation becomes indefensible. Then they find some other meaning, no matter how strange. In other words, it says what…
A mighty stream of pompous theobabble Insight into Christian origins is provided by three texts, written by a man who never met Jesus. (1) The apostle Paul states in Galatians…