Thoughts from a Sandwich

Non-believers are often faced with the theist’s complaint as to how we attempt to “humanize” their God-concept, or how we complain their God...

My teenage daughter is currently attending an Evangelical conservative church. (The current boyfriend is the draw.) She questions some thi...

Well. There it is. Maine’s election this past Tuesday was yet another instance where gay marriage failed to pass. Every single popular vo...

Often, throughout internet debates, we hear the claim that what the early Christians and disciples said must be true, because it was said du...

Recently, I was referred to this video by a Christian friend: Of course, not only is the story completely false, Einstein went to a Catholi...

In discussions, to explain God, we often see theists use a parent/child analogy. I have seen the problem of evil explained, using the analog...

I’m outside Christianity; but I still have numerous Christian acquaintances who post situations and stories on their blogs, facebook, e-mail...

I’ve been having a discussion with Ten Minas Ministries regarding the martyrdom of James, the brother of Jesus. The ol’ Die for a Lie rou...

On occasion, relatives and friends inform me they are contemplating law school, and inquire as to my thoughts. My first question is always ...

Two commentators on the last blog entry raised points furthering the discussion. Reuben referred to Wendy Brown’s interview on tolerance...

A British Television show discussed this with some interesting back-and-forth as reported by The Friendly Atheist. The problem I see in thes...

As one wanders through internet conversations, it is common to see an exchange like: Christian: What would you do if you were convinced the...

If you have been following the conversation on Stan’s Blog, the following comment by me was moderated out due to being “unfriendly.” You fi...

There is no checks-and-balance system. There is no means to determine whether an argument, a method or a conclusion is correct, slightly cor...