Tag Archives: Jesus

Bible Contradictions #48: Can women teach in church?

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

  The Catholic church is steadfast in its insistence that women cannot enter into the priesthood. It’s one of the more backwards social stances held by the church. The best we’ve seen from the Catholic church is the pope saying: … Continue reading →

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Why the Atheist Papers is more honest than the bible

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

This website is not meant to be taken seriously. I’m no authority. No philosophical matters pertaining to theism or atheism should ever be taken seriously by anyone for any reason. They are, by definition, non-starters, and there are no authorities … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions #47: Did Enoch die?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

I previously tackled the does-everyone-die contradiction. I briefly mentioned Enoch in that post. This one expands on Enoch and raises another contradiction. In order to answer the question of whether or not Enoch died, all we must do is read Hebrews … Continue reading →

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Questions for Christians about apostasy in Islam

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Lately it’s become a minor trend to anonymously — but publicly — announce one’s irreligion in countries where apostasy is criminalized and atheists are often imprisoned or worse. Here is a photograph I saw yesterday from the Atheist Republic that nicely … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions #46: Is Jesus god?

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Most Christians claim Jesus and god are the same being. Indeed, it’s pretty much the core of the entire religion. Few will argue against this point because doing so takes Jesus’ divinity away from him, leaving him merely a man … Continue reading →

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God is not alive: He does not meet the basic criteria for living things

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In biology the definition of life is a little tricky. It’s rather difficult to make a single, coherent statement about what life is. Instead, biologists have a list of descriptive traits that define life. For the purposes of this post, … Continue reading →

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Why I’m anti-theist and not merely atheist

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

People become anti-theist for a reason. Through observation and experience, atheists sometimes cease being merely non-believers and take it upon themselves to criticize and condemn religion, particularly religious practices. As I’ve mentioned numerous times, I’ve been atheist all my life, … Continue reading →

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Science suggests we have no free will: Implications on belief

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In 1985 Benjamin Libet published a peer-reviewed paper where he instructed his test subjects to lift their arm while recording their brain activity. What he found was interesting. Brain activity increased before the subject had even decided to lift their … Continue reading →

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Bible Contradictions Collection and Commentary: New Video!

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

Sorry for posting so many videos lately. Because it’s summer I have some extra time on my hands, but I start a new position on Monday, so videos and blog posts will slow down after that. In the meantime, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Silence of Mind Award

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Ryren Cadora

In keeping with the tradition of Potholer54‘s Golden Crocoduck Award, I’m suggesting a brand new award for the blogosphere. The Silence of Mind Award (The SOMA) will be awarded to blog commenters who make outlandish, unintelligible, and unscientific claims to … Continue reading →

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