Month: April 2016
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Why creationists are out of time with history and science
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris An interesting piece in The Guardian by Dr. David Hone, about why creationists are out of time with history and science. It explores one example of the dishonesty that creationists are forced to employ in order to make creation “fit” with their view of reality: a world created…
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“The Faith of Christopher Hitchens” …In Which I Read Snake Oil
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris An excellent article by Dan Wall, over on northierthanthou, about Christian apologists making up rumours about Christopher Hitchens maybe having a deathbed conversion. We’ve been hearing about this since Charles Darwin supposedly had one. Anyway, over to Dan. I’m starting to wonder if it isn’t the fate of…
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10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris There is a growing number of atheists in the world. There is also a growing amount of evidence pointing to the benefits of non-believing. Source: 10 Reasons Atheists Do It Better
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Book review: “A Universe from Nothing”
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris “A Universe from Nothing” by Lawrence M. Krauss had been on my list of books to read for some time but for some reason I didn’t get around to reading it until recently, which is something I now dearly regret. It is not often that reading a book…
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What believing in God does to your brain | Science | News | The Independent
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris 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…
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“Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!”
Last Updated on 2022-07-08 by Joop Beris I stumbled upon an absolute gem of a video series on YouTube. It is called “Does God Exist? – Many absolute proofs!” and is a production of the Restored Church of God. The series is presented by a man called David C. Pack, who is Pastor General at…