I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Tyler Wunder has joined The Secular Outpost! Here is a short bio he provided to me for this announcement: I received my PhD in Philosophy from Boston University; my dissertation was a critique of Alvin Plantinga’s Warrant trilogy. My publications are: “Anti-Naturalism and Proper Function” [Religious Studies 44(2)], “Critical … Tyler Wunder Has Joined The Secular Outpost!

1. “Goodbye to All That”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/09/goodbye-to-all-that/ 2. “Joylessness or Family Values?”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/08/joylessness-or-family-values/ 3. “Easter Week: What Really Happened?”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/12/easter-week-what-really-happened/ 4. “High Weirdness by H-Net”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/05/high-weirdness-by-h-net/ 5. “Conservatism in Philosophy”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/08/conservatism-in-philosophy/ 6. “New Age Bullshit”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/01/new-age-bullshit/ 7. “Extraordinary Claims and Extraordinary Evidence”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/12/extraordinary-claims-and-extraordinary-evidence/ 8. “The ‘Hard Problem,’ Physicalism, and Theism”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/09/the-hard-problem-physicalism-and-theism/ 9. “Post-Secularism?”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/07/post-secularism/ 10. “Robin Collins on the Fine-Tuning Argument”https://secularfrontier.infidels.org/2010/05/robin-collins-on-the-fine-tuning-argument/

I just became aware of a report that China is blocking The Secular Outpost. I have absolutely no idea why the Chinese government would want to block The Secular Outpost or its parent domain, infidels.org, but I would be most interested in hearing from anyone who is in a position to confirm or disconfirm this. … Is China Blocking the Secular Outpost?

I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Michael Hecht has agreed to join The Secular Outpost as a contributor. Dr. Hecht is the author of three history books and two volumes of poetry and she is currently serving as one of the five judges for the Nonfiction category of the 2010 National Book Award. Her … Jennifer Michael Hecht Has Joined The Secular Outpost!

I’m pleased to announce another new contributor to The Secular Outpost: Dr. Louise Antony, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachussetts. Her work in the philosophy of religion includes editing the excellent book, Philosophers Without Gods (Oxford University Press, 2007) — (see here for her chapter); writing a commentary for the book transcript of the … Please Welcome Louise Antony to the Secular Outpost!

I am very honored to announce that Dr. Graham Oppy has agreed to join The Secular Outpost’s distinguished list of contributors. Oppy is Professor of Philosophy at Monash University. His publications include Arguing About Gods, Philosophical Perspectives on Infinity, and Ontological Arguments and Belief in God, as well as numerous articles. (Click here for links … Graham Oppy Has Joined the Secular Outpost Team!

It’s my pleasure to announce that Dr. Andrea Weisberger has agreed to join The Secular Outpost as a contributor. She is currently an Instructor of Philosophy at the University of North Florida and is the former chair of the Philosophy and Religion department at Jacksonville University. Her publications include, Suffering Belief: Evil and the Anglo-American Defense … Andrea Weisberger Has Joined the Secular Outpost

The Secular Outpost continues to grow! Dr. Jean Kazez is an atheist philosopher at Southern Methodist University. She earned her Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Arizona at the same time our own Jim Lippard was studying there. Her books include Animalkind: What We Owe to Animals and The Weight of Things: Philosophy and … Jean Kazez Has Joined The Secular Outpost

I’m pleased to announce that Dr. Bradley Monton has agreed to join The Secular Outpost as a contributor. Dr. Monton is an atheist philosopher at the University of Colorado at Boulder who specializes in philosophy of religion, philosophy of science (especially physics), probabilistic epistemology, and philosophy of time. He’s written an interesting essay on the … New Secular Outpost Contributor: Bradley Monton

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Victor Stenger has graciously agreed to join the Secular Outpost as an occasional contributor. Stenger is Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawaii and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado. He has written numerous books and articles, including New York Times … Please Welcome Victor Stenger to the Secular Outpost