Bradley Bowen

I was a devout Evangelical Christian from 1970 to 1982. The study of philosophy, especially philosophy of religion, led me to see that my Christian faith was founded on weak and faulty arguments. I followed where reason led me, and left Christianity in favor of skepticism, critical thinking, and a secular humanist worldview. Background in Philosophy - B.A. in philosophy from Sonoma State University. M.A. in philosophy from University of Windsor. Candidate for PhD in philosophy from University of California at Santa Barbara.

Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 2: Agent, Exception & Baseline

WHERE WE ARE In my initial post, I analyzed eight definitions of the word “miracle” into seven different elements. I am not satisfied with any of these definitions, so in my previous post I began to evaluate these definitions to make clear the problems I see with them. In this current post, I will continue Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 2: Agent, Exception & Baseline

Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 1: Impact, Genus, and Species

WHERE WE ARE In my previous post, I analyzed eight definitions of the word “miracle” into seven different elements. I am not satisfied with any of these definitions, and in this post I will evaluate these definitions to make clear the problems I see with them. In a later post, I will attempt to construct Evaluation of Definitions of the Word “Miracle”- Part 1: Impact, Genus, and Species

Ashamed to be an American

I am, once again, ashamed to be an American. We had a clear choice between a pair of decent, intelligent, democracy-loving, competent leaders (Harris and Walz) and a pair of racist, sexist, fascists who are incompetent (Trump and Vance), and yet we Americans made the wrong choice. There are two main possible reasons for this Ashamed to be an American

Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 2 – The Details

During the presidential debate between Trump and Harris, Donald Trump made a comment about crime in the United States: …all over the world crime is down. All over the world except here. Crime here is up and through the roof. … Crime in this country is through the roof. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript/story?id=113560542 (Viewed 10-11-24) In my Part 1 Lies & Deception from Trump & Turley about Violent Crime: Part 2 – The Details

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 11: The Jobs Data Revision

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. … the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Here is LIE #11 from Donald Trump: The jobs revision After the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in August that its annual revision of A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 11: The Jobs Data Revision

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 10: Migrants, prisons and ‘the Congo’

Washington (CNN) —Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. … the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Here is LIE #10 from Donald Trump: Migrants, prisons and ‘the Congo’ For months, Trump has told a story about how “the Congo” has deliberately A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 10: Migrants, prisons and ‘the Congo’

A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 9: ‘Man of the Year’ Award

Washington (CNN) —  Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories. This isn’t run-of-the-mill political spin, the kind of statistic-twisting and accomplishment-exaggerating that political candidates of all stripes engage in. Rather, the Republican presidential nominee is telling colorful lies that are completely untethered to reality. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/19/politics/fact-check-donald-trump-fictional-stories Here is LIE #9 from A DOZEN LIES FROM TRUMP – Part 9: ‘Man of the Year’ Award