The Secular Frontier

Friend of Infidels Richard Carrier recently debated Carlo Alvaro on the Cosmological Argument. Alvaro apparently had a less than pleasing experience, claiming: "It is regrettably clear that Dr. Carrier was never interested in having a fair-minded exc ... Read Article

The complain and whine first, fact check later (if at all) conservative religious fundamentalists are in an uproar about Biden recognizing LGBTQ+ individuals on the Christian holy day of Easter this year. Has Biden become wokeness incarnate? Well, n ... Read Article

Here's something you may not know. In one of our earliest traditions on belief in the resurrection, Paul writes: 3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptu ... Read Article

We read in Deuteronomy 6 that:  “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the ordinances—that the Lord your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy, 2 so that you and your children a ... Read Article

That does seem to be what certain books of the New Testament claim. We read: "25 Consequently, he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25)" "34 Who is to ... Read Article

FOR PART 1 PLEASE SEE Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Method (Part 1/2) (3) Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Interpretation of Kant’s Ek-static Transcendental Idealism (A) The History of Being and Mastery of beings Kant’s ... Read Article

FOR PART 2, PLEASE SEE Heidegger’s Hegelian Phenomenological Method (Part 2/2) Teaching Hegelian Phenomenological Method by Triangulating 2 Heideggerian Case Studies (Heidegger’s Hegelian Concept of Phenomenology with The Ek-static History of B ... Read Article

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It's always been a conundrum for the church that left to their own devices children drift away from faith, so here are some of the best strategies at promoting mind control with faith. ... Read Article

New interview with Jeff Lowder discussing the state of the God debate, his assessment of the New Atheism, and much more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WclMfeV5Jrs ... Read Article

This is a picture of a woman celebrating her birthday in Iran in the early 1970's, before the Islamic Revolution. ... Read Article

Pastors Reginald and Kelley Steele of Kingdom Church in Phoenix, Ariz. | YouTube/Kingdom Church see full article HERE ... Read Article

It's Biblical Studies debate day on Youtube and the topic is Penal Substitution, the idea that Jesus saved you because he died for your sins. Ethan from Spartan Theology will be arguing against the Penal Substitution interpretation of Jesus's death. Che ... Read Article

Florida pastor accused of giving 15-year-old girl 'spiked' drink, sexually assaulting her at churchMonte Chitty, 62, is pastor at First Baptist Church in Marathon, Florida It's always been a question as to why sexual abuse of children is so conspic ... Read Article

The author @hamderkasper gives permission to share this comic if he is credited: https://www.instagram.com/hamderkasper/?hl=en ... Read Article

July 8,1961-Feb 5, 2024 I just wanted to share the sad news that Country singer Toby Keith has died from cancer at the age of 62. It goes to show how precious life is. Just as bees, butterflies, roses, fungi, chickens, sparrows, and penguins don' ... Read Article

It is well known that the God of the bible wants a contrite heart, not sacrifice. We read, for instance, God says in Hosea: “I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” (Hosea 6:6). Jesus reiterates this. He ... Read Article

Last time I blogged about my second time interviewing Richard Carrier, and I'd like to reflect on that a little because a friend wanted to know what it was like. Carrier is a proponent of the Christ Myth Theory, the idea that Jesus was originally not ... Read Article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPF9SeVFlPo&t Ed and I interviewed Carrier today. I think he did well on the question of the Nazareth Inscription, but not how missing body apotheosis tropes are problematic for his theory of a resurrected body th ... Read Article

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Carrier's cosmic sperm bank hypothesis to deal with Paul's claim that Jesus was made from the sperm of David, usually just meaning that he came from David's bloodline (the old testament talks about God forming people in the womb).  How would Paul's reade ... Read Article

The James the Brother of the Lord passage in Paul has long been the bane of mythicists, because if Paul met Jesus's brother, then Jesus existed. At 9:00 PT prof Kipp Davis will be responding to Godless Engineer's mythicist thoughts on the passage. Check ... Read Article

Richard Dawkins shared this interesting talk by Dr. Colin Wright, which is important for such issues as biological males participating in women's sports. ... Read Article

The rapid, unprecedented growth of the "nones" continues apace. The nonreligious are now larger than any single religious group in America, and they've become the majority in several states. See Article Here ... Read Article

I'm doing an exchange with Richard Carrier on The Christ Myth Theory. Below are my general thoughts: I think mythicism misses the mark because it is so focused on what Jesus is supposed to have done as the ultimate blood magic death, it ignores what ... Read Article