Tag: faith

  • Why do atheists lie to themselves?

    Why do atheists lie to themselves?

    I made the tweet below as a kind of joke. I liked the contrast between the words “fallen” and “risen”. In reply I got a tweet from the account of “Inspired Walk“, a Christian apologetics site which contained a link to a video entitled “Why do atheists lie to themselves?”.  I have commented on their…

  • Book review: Atheism for Muslims

    Book review: Atheism for Muslims

    Several weeks ago, Adam Wadi, the author of “Atheism for Muslims: A guide to questioning Islam, religion and God for a better future” contacted me through my blog. He wanted to alert me that his book was available for free for a limited time because he felt I might be interested in it, considering other reviews…

  • Christianity isn’t true

    Christianity isn’t true

    On February 18 I  responded to a challenging tweet from a Christian by the name of Christopher Andrus. We tweeted back and forth a bit and he invited me to read two articles on the website Christianity is True. It is his own blog and the articles he invited me to read are: “Evidence &…

  • Questions for atheists

    Questions for atheists

    For those of you who like to read my blog, you’ll know I like to take answer these “Questions for atheists” lists that believers publish. They seem to think that these questions are clever, insightful and sure to stump any atheist. More often than not they are actually the opposite. Inane questions that are filled…

  • Is atheism a religion?

    Is atheism a religion?

    Is atheism a religion? At first glance, this seems like a strange thing to ask.  Yet when you debate believers, mainly Christian apologists, you’ll find that many actually claim that atheism is no different from any other religion. They also claim that atheism requires faith, as much or even more so than their own religion…

  • What believing in God does to your brain | Science | News | The Independent

    What believing in God does to your brain | Science | News | The Independent

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/what-believing-in-god-does-to-your-brain-a6950956.html Well, this research certainly explains something about why debates with theists are usually pointless. If they don’t engage their analytical potential…