Today's post:
When the gods are shaken from the sky,
there's a scientific reason why.
There's no wish to replace them
and no-one's rushing in to win
the race to fill the empty space
— All About Eve, "Outshine The Sun"
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Friday, 26 September 2014
Estranged Notions: Did the Accounts of Jesus Evolve?
Today's post:
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
Monday, 22 September 2014
Friday, 19 September 2014
Estranged Notions: The Contingency Argument for God
Today's post, another tedious retread (how many times have we had this one?) of the argument from contingency:
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Estranged Notions: It’s That Simple: The First Cause and Occam’s Razor
Today's post, which could have been better titled “Misunderstanding Occam's Razor for Fun and Profit”:
It’s That Simple: The First Cause and Occam’s Razor
Hint: declaring something to be simple does not make it so.
Monday, 15 September 2014
Estranged Notions: Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
Today's post, in which Longenecker defends his position in the previous post:
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
His defense is of course hopeless, but I suppose he at least gets credit for trying.
Friday, 12 September 2014
Estranged Notions: David Hume, Miracles, and the Resurrection
Today's post:
Wednesday, 10 September 2014
Estranged Notions: Scientific Geniuses and Their Jesuit Collaborators
Today's post:
Monday, 8 September 2014
Estranged Notions: The Common Consent Argument for God
“Silly arguments for God” day today, with the argument “Most people are religious, therefore God exists”.
*headdesk*
Friday, 5 September 2014
Estranged Notions: The Human Strain
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Wednesday, 3 September 2014
Estranged Notions: Popular News Site Claims Jesus Never Existed
Historicity day! Today's article responds to Valerie Tarico's recent article, which is kind of odd because Tarico is a psychologist, not a historian, and if you want to argue honestly for historicity you should be arguing against the best case (currently Carrier's book), no?
Popular News Site Claims Jesus Never Existed
(Also, using Ehrman's pathetic and overcooked response as your counter-argument is lame.)
Monday, 1 September 2014
Old Testament Historicity
Since it looks like this subject would benefit from its own thread, here it is.