Monthly Archives: April 2014

Is god supernatural?: The conundrum of belief

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In a previous update, I made a claim in passing that “If god can interact with the natural world, then god ceases to be supernatural.” That is, any interaction between any god and the natural world can be observed. Such … Continue reading →

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The New Testament’s one real opportunity to condemn slavery; Paul does the Christian thing (and returns a runaway slave to his master)

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Everyone knows that the bible, especially the Old Testament, condones slavery at every twist and turn. Indeed, it makes zero mentions or suggestions that slavery might be a bad thing. At every opportunity to condemn slavery, god instead condemns gathering … Continue reading →

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Jesus and 17,000 screaming fans cure Merle Haggard in time for Wichita gig

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I’m somewhat of a Merle Haggard fan. I think his music and vocal abilities are fantastic. His form of country music is what country music is supposed to be: gritty, raw, and anti-authoritarian. Somehow country music lost its edge around the … Continue reading →

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Is Silenceofmind an atheist troll?

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Atheist bloggers everywhere might be familiar with silenceofmind (SOM), a Christian apologist serial commenter who appears to believe to know more about what atheists believe (and don’t) than the atheists themselves. SOM uses non sequiturs, kettle logic, arguments from ignorance, red … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Mahasstava: Two similar tales of self-immolation

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

The story of Jesus dying to save humanity is generally accepted as bearing similar qualities to many, many stories of human saviors throughout history. In fact, many go so far as to suspect that the Jesus-on-the-cross story is a rip … Continue reading →

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