Don’t all religions basically teach the same thing?
A man once gave this illustration. He said, “Suppose you take ten men and blindfold them and lead them over to an elephant. You now…
The Blind Men, the Elephant and the Zoo
An alternative version of the traditional story of the blind men and the elephant.
Christianity and Science
A response to the accusation that science is the enemy of Christianity.
"Christianity is completely irrational and not testable"
Responding to the common objection that Christianity is irrational rather than based on any factual evidence.
Religion and Well-being: Assessing the evidence
Summary from a 2016 Theos Report showing the positive correlation between 'religion' and 'well-being'.
Stoning and the Cherry Pickers
This article responds to Sam Harris’ assertion that one can justify stoning someone to death for adultery by appealing to the New…
'On Being' - The Scientism of Peter Atkins
Peter Atkins continues to be one of the more boisterous and outspoken of the Oxford atheists. His promotion of ‘scientism’…
Do We Need to Believe in Adam and Eve?
What difference does it make whether Adam and Eve existed or not?
Jesus, Interrupted – a review
Readers of EN may remember a previous article where I reviewed several books by Bart Ehrman. I observed that Ehrman had previously been a…