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Using Bayes’ Rule to Disprove Jesus Is a Double-Edged Sword
Last year historian Richard Carrier published On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for Doubt. While I haven’t read it (and therefore don’t plan on critiquing it now), it is on my reading list. As a grad student … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, Jesus, Religion, the bible
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Martyrs for Fundamentalism: Signaling High Costs for Religious Mobilization
By now Kim Davis is old news. She’s had her 15 minutes of fame, but several questions still linger on. Mostly the debate is settled; she broke the law and paid a very public price for it. Most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Fundamentalist Christians, Kim Davis, LGBT, political science, same-sex marriage
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Confessing Atheism to Christian Love Interest
In a followup to my last post, where I discussed an interesting theology presented to me by a romantic interest, I have some more interesting news. To recap: I’m seeing a religious black girl who worships Jesus as a personal savior, … Continue reading
Dating a a Secular, Polytheistic, Non-Religious Christian?????
Lately I’ve been seeing a woman—very attractive, met completely randomly. She’s black, which should come as no surprise to anyone who’s been following this blog since its beginning. For those who haven’t: I tend to date women who are not white. … Continue reading
Doctor Who and the Atheist Years
It’s pretty amazing the things you’ll find when perusing the results on EBSCOhost or some other database of scientific literature. Sometimes people take research to very interesting areas. Pop culture being one that I don’t spend a lot of time … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Doctor Who, Religion, Research
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An Open Letter to They Who Lost Today: Same-Sex Marriage and the US Supreme Court
Well, the inevitable has happened; the Supreme Court of the United States in a sharply divided decision ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that same sex couples have an intrinsic right to marry, bringing an end to a decades-old debate. On one … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Islam, Religion, same-sex marriage, SCOTUS
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Upcoming Research: Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Altruistic Suicide
It’s summer again, and I have a few short months to do independent research of my liking before getting into the deep again. In late August I’ll be starting a rather intensive Modeling and Simulations program at The Virginia Modeling, Analysis … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, God, Islam, Judaism, Religion, Research, Science, Self-Immolation
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Pagans Did It First, Not Christians: Or How to Piss of God
A vocal minority of Christians often blame natural and man-made disasters on god’s wrath. This can be seen time and time again. Pat Robertson is a great example of the tired old “God’s angry” trope. Even recently, the Rev. Al … Continue reading
A Fairly Good Logical Argument for the Historical Jesus (by an Agnostic Professor)
When it comes to the historical Jesus—the question, did Jesus exist?—I’ve always been a skeptic. Although historians almost universally agree that he did exist, I’m a little more cautious about this question because there’s zero extra biblical evidence contemporary to the … Continue reading
Lost Causes: The Downside of Secularization
A few years ago I was on a board of directors for a non-profit organization that works for the repeal of capital punishment in my state. Last night I attended a member’s meeting for the organization to discuss the current … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Capital Punishment, Christianity, death penalty, Secularism
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The Atheist Papers 