Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 2
For those who want a syllogistic summary argument, here you go: I. If Jehovah is a sexist, then Jehovah is a false god and Judaism is a false religion.II. If Jehovah is a false god and Judaism is a false religion, then Christianity is a false religion.Therefore:III. If Jehovah is a sexist, then Christianity is … Jehovah is a Sexist – Part 2
Jehovah is a Sexist
This is not a very philosophically sophisticated argument, but it is one that helped me to escape from the idiocy of Christianity:1. Jehovah is a sexist (if Jehovah exists).Therefore,2. Christianity is a false religion.This is, of course, a very condensed summary of an argument, and requires a bit of filling out to reveal the logic … Jehovah is a Sexist
The Implications of Evolutionary Explanations of Religious Belief for Atheism
This is not new, but I just saw for the first time an interesting article by Alan Jacobs entitled, “The Future of Atheism: Damned If You Don’t, Damned If You Don’t.” Jacobs expresses a viewpoint I haven’t seen addressed by other atheists, but it’s one I’ve often thought about myself. if the evolutionary account of … The Implications of Evolutionary Explanations of Religious Belief for Atheism
The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 2: Detailed Reply to Randal Rauser
Introduction Theists hold that there exists an omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect person (God) who created the universe. Metaphysical naturalists, on the other hand, hold that the universe is a closed system, which means that nothing that is not part of the natural world affects it. Metaphysical naturalism (N) denies the existence of all supernatural … The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 2: Detailed Reply to Randal Rauser
The Argument from Silence, Part 6: Uta Ranke-Heinemann on Paul’s Silence about the Empty Tomb
In this post, I want to revisit an argument from silence used by Uta Ranke-Heinemann against the historicity of the empty tomb of Jesus. The empty tomb on Easter Sunday morning is a legend. This is shown by the simple fact that the apostle Paul, the most crucial preacher of Christ’s resurrection, and the earliest … The Argument from Silence, Part 6: Uta Ranke-Heinemann on Paul’s Silence about the Empty Tomb
Migration to Disqus Complete
It appears the site’s migration to the Disqus commenting system is complete. What this means to you: 1. You now have the ability to edit a comment after posting it, a feature which is sorely lacking in Blogger’s built-in comment functionality. 2. Disqus provides a much more visually intuitive way of grouping comments with their … Migration to Disqus Complete
Migrating Secular Outpost to Disqus for Comments
I’m going to be migrating The Secular Outpost over to Disqus tonight for comments on posts. This will cause all old comments to temporarily disappear from the site, possibly for more than 24 hours, until Disqus successfully imports the old comments from Blogger. Once the migration is complete, the end result should be a vastly … Migrating Secular Outpost to Disqus for Comments
Argument from the History of Science (AHS): Randal Rauser’s Objection and My Reply
I’m flattered to have received a reply to AHS by Randal Rauser. His reply may be found here. I’ve updated my original post on AHS with a reply to Rauser. My reply may be found here.
New Chick Tracts
Jack Chick does Islam. The reason you shouldn’t believe the Quran is the word of God because it says so is that the Bible is the word of God because it says so.
LINK: Existence of Atheists Offends Christians
LINK I find it difficult to find fault with the logic in the second paragraph at that link: “Since there is absolutely nothing even remotely offensive about this billboard, the inevitable conclusion is that many Christians are offended by the fact that there are atheists. If that isn’t bigotry and hatred, I’m not sure what … LINK: Existence of Atheists Offends Christians