A loving atheist
I believe that there is no logical reason to believe in any God. I am an atheist. However, being a moral person is more important that having an accurate belief on the subject of God. If I had to...
View ArticleGod is always off-camera
As a child in Sunday school, I was taught many stories from the Bible. One of these was about a man named Elijah who worshiped the One True God, aka the God of Abraham. He encountered some other people...
View ArticleA limited God
Some religions, such as Christianity, posit the existence of a perfect God who is all-loving, all-knowing, and all-powerful. This leads to the awkward question of how a perfect God could allow innocent...
View ArticleA rebuttal to “Mere Christianity”
As I’ve mentioned before, I am an atheist. Specifically, a Humanist. Recently I borrowed a copy of Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis. The purpose of this book is to persuade non-Christians to become...
View ArticleHumanist Bibles
Most theists place great emphasis on a holy book (or several books). Christians, for instance, venerate the Bible. Churches have bibles available to read, and many Christians have their own bibles at...
View ArticleThere might be a God
I am an atheist. (Specifically, a humanist.) I don’t believe in any god. However, I do acknowledge that my knowledge is limited. Everybody’s knowledge is limited (as far as I can tell). There could be...
View ArticleA strange tragedy
An old co-worker emailed me recently. He said he had been reading this blog, and he sent me links to other blogs written by committed Christians. Apparently, my co-worker is trying to convert me. (This...
View ArticleCausing offence
They say that the only way to avoid offending people is to keep your mouth shut. Anything you say will be offensive to somebody, at some point. Of course, this doesn’t mean that all statements are...
View ArticleDawkins, Religion, and Mehdi Hasan
Richard Dawkins, a famous atheist, recently composed some controversial tweets on his twitter feed. I learned about the tweets here. The topic was a journalist named Mehdi Hasan. Hasan writes for the...
View ArticleJohn C. Wright’s conversion to Christianity
Notice: Christians (and other theists) who do like to have their beliefs challenged should probably not read this post. — As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was recently introduced to some Christian...
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