Atheism and Child Abuse
I woke up this morning to a radio news item about the continuing scandal of child abuse carried out by some Catholic priests during the…
Rationality: a critical review
An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters
Did Key Christian Beliefs Slowly Change Over Time?
Did 'core' Christian beliefs slowly change over history? This talk considers: the Gospels; the divinity of Jesus; and the resurrection.
The Faith Based Dawkins
At the start of 2005, online magazine ‘Edge The World Question Centre’ posed the following question to a number of scientific…
The Quest for the Historical Israel a review
Finkelstein and Mazar represent two of the most influential Israeli archaeologists of the present generation. Finkelstein is a professor at…
Carl Sagan: The Skeptic's Sceptic
This extended review provides some excellent responses to arguments that Sagan used and which keep cropping up today.
Can We Be Free Without God?
Since the days of Lucretius in Ancient Rome, the very idea of God has aroused hostility in the hearts of many who deny or question his…
Bart Ehrman's Misquoting Jesus an analysis
Bart D. Ehrman is a world expert in the textual criticism of the New Testament who has recently written a best-selling book entitled…
Comparing Islam and Christianity
In Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?, Andy Bannister compares the worlds two largest religions, getting beyond the…