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February 2018

February 26, 2018

Was God necessary for creation? Science suggests no.

Contrary to what ancient Christian theologians hypothesized, the universe was not necessarily created from a...

February 01, 2018

Reason and Religion, Oil and Water

For long centuries, the Christian establishment has promoted the conceit that reason and religion are...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Two by Two, Kentuckians Led Astray By Ark Encounter

A message from Satan near the entrance to Ken Ham’s Ark Encounter brought me back...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

Which Came First, the Science or the Atheism?

I used to joke that the chicken or the egg riddle was actually an evolution...

April 2016

April 14, 2016

Unnatural Selection

After the publication of On the Origin of Species, religious naturalists found themselves in a...

April 07, 2016

Glimpsing Truth through the Blinders of Religion

Charles Darwin knew how explosive his theories would be—that’s why he sat on them for...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

Dropping the Mic on God: 9th Century Edition

Jainism is an atheistic religion that's mostly about pacifism and nonviolence--but that doesn't keep Jains from unleashing the...

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