[It's hard to believe it's been nearly 3 years since the last post in this series; maybe writing about a "long delay" jinxed me. Anyway I got pretty busy with academic stuff, but now I'm on sabbatical. Like the rest … Continue reading
A commenter named Nikki argued against my post Fundamental Reality XII: The Good, and the Not. Nikki writes: I don't think the post's argument works - I'd argue that non-theistic morality can be objective and well-grounded, or at least be … Continue reading
This is a special bonus post in my Comparing Religions series... I originally wrote it as a section of the post about evidence of fraud, but it seemed to work better thematically as its own post. Unfulfilled Prophecies Another point … Continue reading
The next questions are best considered together: 8. Did the main witnesses benefit materially from their testimony, or did they suffer for it? 9. Is there significant evidence of fraud among the originators of the religion? Jesus preached a message … Continue reading
Recently in this series we have been looking at the historical documentation of supernatural claims. For our next question, we will examine whether these events could have occurred naturally: 7. What are the odds that the purported supernatural events could … Continue reading
