Category Archives: Faith, Science & Doubt

Bart Ehrman forges on in Forged

Posted on April 6, 2011 by me

Bart Ehrman intrigues me. Here’s a guy who apparently could do real research and perhaps even add something to the discussion of Biblical and extra-Biblical writings, but he doesn’t. It seems to me that he is being purposefully deceptive (i.e. … Continue reading →

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Common Descent and the leap of faith

Posted on March 10, 2011 by me

There’s an interesting story yesterday at Evolution News & Views that shows that scientists are not necessarily in agreement with the so-called “tree of life,” not to be confused with this one. (In the interest of full disclosure, it should … Continue reading →

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Penn Gillette on Proselytism

Posted on March 7, 2011 by me

Here’s an atheist that at least understands (though he probably should avoid this camera angle in the future). Thanks to Robin Parry.

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Alister McGrath—Faith and the Prison of Mere Rationality

Posted on March 2, 2011 by me

The New Atheism makes rationality one of its core defining characteristics, and emphatically and aggressively asserts the irrationality of belief in God. For Richard Dawkins, faith in God counts as some kind of mental illness. Atheism is the only option … Continue reading →

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