We all admit that we sometimes feel the urge to do things we suspect will not have completely positive outcomes. I feel for my Christian sisters and brothers and the challenges they face in this… Continue reading
There has been a disturbingly popular belief over the years that intelligence is genetic. Smart people have smart kids. Stupid people have stupid kids. It’s observable and seems to be backed up by… Continue reading
Without exception, every Christian denomination believes in an all-powerful and benevolent creator deity. They believe this god, God, has left guidance for mankind in written form, in a collection of books called the… Continue reading
Exorcism is directed at the expulsion of demons or to the liberation from demonic possession through the spiritual authority which Jesus entrusted to his Church. Illness, especially psychological illness, is a very different… Continue reading
I’ve stated on many an occasion that it’s very difficult to perform a self-extraction from indoctrinated belief. If the notion of an all-powerful, invisible protector has been a big part of your upbringing,… Continue reading
It’s not possible for atheists to rationally ground moral judgments objectively. You are merely expressing your personal opinions when you say that something is right or wrong. On your atheistic view, things like… Continue reading
In Internet slang, a troll (/ˈtroʊl/, /ˈtrɒl/) is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community… Continue reading
A good Biblical reading on this is in the book of Job. Job didn’t understand why so much destruction had come to his life. God replied with a question: “Where were you when… Continue reading
Apparently it’s not common knowledge that we don’t all think in the same way. Some of us think in pictures, some of us in words, and most of us use a variable combination… Continue reading
My best blogging buddy, Ark, has a few problems with the religiously inclined. I share many of his concerns but we often don’t come to the same conclusions on related matters. He has… Continue reading
