Tag: atheism
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3 things to say to an atheist
Every once in a while you come across a believer who thinks he has come up with a clever rebuttal to atheism. Usually, it turns out to be some collection of inane arguments, quotes from a holy book and assorted bits of religious “cleverness”. These “3 things to say an atheist” by pastor Jack Wellman…
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Why I’m Not A Christian | Tim Stepping Out
I love reading about other people who have gone through a process of careful consideration, doubt, reasoning and then ultimately arrive at the conclusion that religion is inconsistent and therefore unbelievable. This is a long but well-reasoned post exploring the many inconsistencies in the Christian faith. Well worth a read! Source: Why I’m Not A…
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These are my reasons for being an atheist
These are my reasons for being an atheist Sometimes people ask me why I am an atheist. While I can think of many general reasons, I have personal reasons that first started me to doubt my faith and later convinced me that there was no reason to have faith at all. While I have written…
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The Leprechaun Delusion — I don’t think so
Sometimes, you come across things that make you stop and think ‘say what?’. Today is such a day. I came across this tweet and decided to check it out, thinking it must be a hoax. Turns out it is not but is it entirely up to snuff?
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Christopher Hitchens
I have mentioned Christopher Hitchens here before. By the time I had heard about him, checked out Youtube videos showing him debating theists and others, he had sadly already passed away some months before. I say sadly because when I listened to him debating people with his style, his eloquence and his unrelenting exposure of…
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Did historical Jesus really exist? The evidence just doesn’t add up.
As the linked article from the Washington Post illustrates, there are good reasons to doubt that there was ever a historical Jesus. And yet, when I go through the gospels I can’t shake the feeling that there must be something more to it then a simple story. There’s just too much justification going on, too…