Carl Sagan: The Skeptic's Sceptic
This extended review provides some excellent responses to arguments that Sagan used and which keep cropping up today.
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…
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…
The Loss of God in the Novel
English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which…
"Christianity is completely irrational and not testable"
Responding to the common objection that Christianity is irrational rather than based on any factual evidence.
Assumptions Behind Derrida's Theory of Deconstruction
Derrida lays many of his presuppositions out in a hard but very important essay called 'Structure, Sign and Play' in the Discourse of the…
"Are human beings just deluxe chimps?"
Some of my friends never tire of pointing out that human beings are just animals. People have been doing this for decades but recent work…
Did Morals Evolve?
If the answer is yes, then we are in trouble. I have consistently put forth what I believe to be a very strong argument for the existence…
What are the Scientific Roadblocks to Faith?
People have great respect for science as they form their worldview. They adopt false beliefs and learn to ignore competing information…