Why Bother Arguing?
This talk covers some of the basic concepts of truth, logic and persuasion which are helpful when we are 'defending and communicating the…
Creating Life in the Lab by Fazale Rana – a review
The creation of a simple bacterium with completely synthetic genetic material by Craig Venter and co-workers last year created a huge wave…
Dawkins and the Abuse of History
When Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion was published in 2006, it quickly became the rallying manifesto of what has been termed New…
Is There Scientific Evidence for God?
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at Texas A&M University, in February 2006, Dr Hugh Ross discusses whether there is scientific…
The Language of God
In a talk entitled 'The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief' given at The Veritas Forum at the California Institute…
The Dawkins Letters
The Dawkins Letters are a response to Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion. The author, David Robertson, wrote a series of letters to…
Is There Any Truth to Know and can we Discuss it?
Gavin McGrath examines whether we can talk meaningfully about truth. Is the truth 'out there' or perhaps 'in here'?
Western Literature and the Death of God
This essay attempts to do two things. Firstly, it seeks to offer a brief tour of some of the developments in western literature,…
'Mind Viruses and Memes' - thinking errors in a freethinker
My focus in this essay is to illustrate, through a detailed analysis of one particular article, the range of fallacious tactics that are…