“You’re a Good Guy For a Godless Heathen”
A while back I received a text message from a lady friend that included, “You’re a good guy for a godless heathen!” I’m glad she didn’t call me a “great guy” since […]
Atheism
Hallelujah!
Tim Minchin is on tour here in the US, in fact this weekend he’s in the Northwest. Seattle Yesterday and Portland today. I’m quite jealous. Hell, if I’d heard about […]
Not So Biblical Highway Evangelism
There’s an electronic “Highway Evangelism” billboard along I-84 in Nampa, ID. Unfortunately I have to drive past this hideous eyesore (sorry no pictures) every week when I head to my […]
Child Baptism
I was baptized when I was 12. I had grown up in the SDA church and at that point I had already read 44 of the 66 books of the […]
Is It Possible That There Could Be Evidence of a God(s)?
With some of the recent discussion threads (here, here, here, and here), I think it’s time to establish what my criteria of evidence would be for the existence of a […]
The Odds on Pascal’s Wager and Other Objections
Last Sunday I took Occam’s Razor to Pascal’s Wager. Today let’s address Pascal’s Wager more directly. We’ll be using the same assumptions required to bridge the gap from atheist to Christian […]
The Adventist Inquisition, Part 6 – The Rest of the Story (for now)
More details have come out about the recent forced resignations at La Serra University. I’ve been wanting to get this out for a few days, but I’ve been too busy […]
Euthanasia
It seems to me that in the euthanasia or assisted suicide debate it could be really simplified. If you want to suffer a horrible, degrading, and agonizing death because you […]
A Flashback?!?
Today at work, yes another work story (I’ve been at work way too much lately), I went into an area where some associates needed my managerial assistance. After I had […]
Discrimination or Paranoia?
At about 3:30 this afternoon an employee came to the office and asked if he could leave early, around 5:30. His scheduled time off was around 8:00. He was sure […]