John MacDonald

Pat Robertson Has Died

Probably the leading face of the religious right and televangelism in America for decades, Pat Robertson has died. For details of his life from CBN ministry, see here

NEW: Richard Dawkins’ Ex-Right-Hand Man Comes to Christ … Again

This is interesting and new. Josh Timonen was one of Richard Dawkins’ closest companions from 2006-2010. He was even working for Richard Dawkins when Dawkins was publicly shaming Ray Comfort for videos that appeared as if Ray was saying that bananas prove the existence of God—which eventually culminated in Ray being known as The Banana NEW: Richard Dawkins’ Ex-Right-Hand Man Comes to Christ … Again

(2/2) The Starry Heavens Above Me And The Moral Law Within Me: Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804)

(above) Kant with the ouroboros snake encircling him, the classical symbol for the mind turning back on itself. LAST TIME: The Starry Heavens Above Me And The Moral Law Within Me: Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804) NOW, THE CONCLUSION I think it’s sometimes overlooked how much Kant’s Christianity figures into his (2/2) The Starry Heavens Above Me And The Moral Law Within Me: Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804)

The Starry Heavens Above Me And The Moral Law Within Me: Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804)

As you may know, I do Philosophy for Kids over at the Secular Web Kids website, so I thought I’d do a little philosophy here that is a bit more compact and clear than what you might see on the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy site . Ideal for the Intellectually Impatient, lol! Kant is one The Starry Heavens Above Me And The Moral Law Within Me: Immanuel Kant (April 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804)

Dr. Richard Swinburne sneaking in God with the popular Argument From Beauty, and my Poop Defense

I’d like to do a second post today to address something Republican Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis said on Fox News the other day. Let’s argue this way: Unfortunately for Swinburne, what one person finds highly aesthetically pleasing and/or arousing may for another person be inert (like objectophilia) or repulsive (like a scat fetish).  This is Dr. Richard Swinburne sneaking in God with the popular Argument From Beauty, and my Poop Defense

(2/2)The Evangelical Christian Right: Solitude and Solitary / Atheism And The Poematic

Last Time: The Evangelical Christian Right: The Rise Of Prosperity Theology In America. Now, the conclusion: How is atheism poetical?  Since the beginning of the West we have known the thinker is not “close to life,” the prime example being Thales walking along in contemplation and falling into a ditch.  If you are lost in (2/2)The Evangelical Christian Right: Solitude and Solitary / Atheism And The Poematic