Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Monday, March 18, 2024
The Republican Party: A Puppet On Many Strings
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
An Evangelical Pastor Helps In Getting Democratic Party Votes
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Christian Nationalists: A Wide Demographic
Monday, February 5, 2024
Sex & Christian History: What You Don't Know
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
And You Thought The Catholic Church Was Bad
"Granted, we already knew why the nation’s so-called moral guardians prostrated themselves before Trump. But how they were able to do so remained far less clear. How could the prospect of rolling back abortion and marriage equality be so important to them that they were willing to condone this man?
"A large part of the answer to that question can be found in the way a number of evangelical leaders have responded to sexual assault in their own ranks. In recent years, we have heard stories of survivors turning to their churches or other faith communities for support, only to be greeted with indifference or even outright hostility. If these leaders are willing to take such a cavalier and unsupportive attitude toward their own, it should come as no surprise that many of them were willing to dismiss Trump’s depravities with women.
"For example, when Guidepost Solutions delved into the extent of a years-long cover-up of sexual assault in the Southern Baptist Convention, it revealed that one of the SBC’s longtime titans, Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, willfully and recklessly disregarded his legal and moral duty to protect children. According to the report, when Graham learned his youth pastor, John Langworthy, had molested a number of boys, Graham simply hustled him out of town rather than report him to the police. Langworthy would remain at large for 20 more years, during which he molested boys at his new church in Mississippi."
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The Universe Is Probably Eternal, No God Necessary
Thursday, December 28, 2023
An Excellent Tool For Teaching Critical Thinking To Children
Don't be put off by the title:
"The Sunday school teacher is out. Good thing a substitute is available: Satan!Directed by documentary filmmaker Zeke Piestrup (APOCALYPSE LATER: HAROLD CAMPING VS THE END OF THE WORLD) and produced by animation filmmaker Tim Johnson (ANTZ, OVER THE HEDGE, HOME)"
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Why Jews Have Been Hated For 2,000 Years
"Jewish deicide is the notion that the Jews as a people will always be collectively responsible for the killing of Jesus, even through the successive generations following his death.[1][2] A Biblical justification for the charge of Jewish deicide is derived from Matthew 27:24–25. Some rabbinical authorities, such as 12th-century scholar Maimonides and, more recently, ultranationalist Israeli rabbi, Zvi Yehuda Kook (1891–1982), have asserted that Jesus was indeed stoned and hanged after being sentenced to death in a rabbinical court.
"Most other churches do not have any binding position on the matter, but some Christian denominations[which?] have issued declarations against the accusation.[6][7][8]"
Thursday, October 26, 2023
The Fine Tuning Argument AGAIN?
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
The US Supreme Court: It's Worse Than You Thought
"In this episode, Jim Underdown speaks to Nick Little, former Director of CFI’s Legal department, and Eddie Tabash, Chair of the CFI Board of Directors. The two lawyers talk about the state of the court, recent decisions, and the problematic future for secular Americans."
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Conservatives And Child Welfare
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Evangelical Christians Have A Lot To Answer For
"On May 29, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed a new anti-gay law that puts the country’s already persecuted LGBTQ+ community at risk of life imprisonment for same-sex relations and calls for the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.” This draconian legislation is the latest blow to fundamental human rights in Uganda, and it has deep links to American evangelicals who have for years sought to export US culture wars over gender and sexuality to African countries and Uganda in particular."
Click on the links below for the evil details. Christian morality is an oxymoron 😡:
The Unholy Relationship Between Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law and US EvangelicalismMonday, September 18, 2023
Another Christian Apologist Attempting To Explain Free Will
Click on the link below for a short video of a Christian apologist attempting to support the discredited concept of Free Will:
Goofy Arguments About Free Will
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This video clarified the subject 2 years ago: ("We don't have it, but should live like we do.") https://www.youtube.com/watch? |
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Sacred Frequencies: The Worst Of Quackery?
I was watching one of my favorite YouTube channels and came across this advertisement. It's so bad, it could pass as a parody. I reported it to YouTube.
In my efforts to find out more about it, I found a similar one, here, almost as bad.
"Sacred Frequencies", my arse. That said, much music is calming and therapeutic, just not in the category of working miracles!!
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Monday, September 11, 2023
A Debunking Of Christianity
"God is dead, Friedrich Nietzsche predicted it over a century ago. No, God did not die. We just came to the realization he never existed in the first place. We no longer need him to explain what needs to be explained. We now have better natural explanations of the existing phenomena.
"1) The science of Philology first did this when it was learned that texts could be dated based on grammar, vocabulary, and dialect. Lorenzo Valla (c.1406-1457) used it to show the Donation of Constantine decree was a forgery. In this forged decree the Emperor Constantine transferred authority over Rome and the western part of the Roman Empire to the pope. From the science of philology we've learned there are many forgeries in the canonized Bible (2nd Isaiah, Pastoral Epistles, II Peter, and so on) and that certain other books in the Bible reveal an evolutionary history.
"2) The next big hit came from Astronomy. The Copernican astronomical revolution as defended later by Galileo showed us that we do not live in a geocentric universe. Never did.
"3) An even bigger hit came from Biology, specifically but not limited to Darwinian evolution.
"4) Archaeology has debunked many stories in the Bible.
"5) Psychology shows us we are largely products of our environment, that we think illogically many times, that we believe what we prefer to be true, that human beings are not evil so much as ill, largely because of their social environment.
"6) Anthropology has shown us from the fact that there are many different cultures around the globe and with it a great deal of religious diversity, that there are many rational ways to understand our place in this world.
"7) Neurology shows us there is an extremely close relationship between our beliefs and neuron firings, which can be drug induced, or even surgically removed. There is therefore no need for the supernatural explanation of the soul."
(https://www.debunking-christianity.com/2010/08/top-seven-ways-christianity-is-debunked.html)
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
The Way Christian Counter-Apologetics Should Be Done
One of my favorite Christian counter-apologist is the YouTuber Paulogia. Click on the link below for an example of his knowledge and skill in debunking Christian dogma. In this example, he picks apart virtually every statement of Trent Horn, one of my least favorite people, let alone apologists (link to my prior blog posts addressing his actions), regarding his claim that, because the apostles died for their beliefs, Jesus' resurrection is true. Oh, also read at least some of the comments, as there are essentially none that support Trent:
This Resurrection Argument Doesn't Add Up (Trent Horn response)Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Syncretism: The History Of Christianity
"Syncretism is not a distinct religion. It is the practice of combining teachings and practices of various religions, changing the tenets or beliefs of anyone. The combinations may result in a new theology for a religion, or even in a new sect."
Monday, May 29, 2023
Incorruptibility
Incorruptibility is thought to occur even in the presence of factors which normally hasten decomposition, as in the cases of saints Catherine of Genoa, Julie Billiart, and Francis Xavier."[1](Wikipedia)
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Click on the links below for an expose' of this ancient scam to hook the gullible into unsupported dogma, which is always dangerous:
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Exposure Of The Delusion Of Christian Apologists
Why atheists accept Christianity, according to one major Christian apologist organization:
1. GOOD LITERATURE AND REASONABLE WRITING.2. “EXPERIMENTATION” WITH PRAYER AND THE WORD OF GOD.
3. HISTORICAL STUDY
4. HONEST PHILOSOPHICAL REASONING.
5. REASONABLE BELIEVERS.
6. MODERN ADVANCES AND LIMITATIONS IN SCIENCE.
7. EVIDENCE FOR THE RESURRECTION.
8. BEAUTY.
Monday, February 20, 2023
A Look At Reality Through The Eyes Of Writers During Biblical Times
One of the most controversial claims by some atheists is that the Jesus of the Bible is mythical. I have posted many times regarding the issue. There is not enough evidence to settle the issue either way. However, clearly, many of the stories about him are mythological in nature. Recently, Richard Carrier, a noted historian of Christianity and a proponent of Christian mythicism, was recently interviewed and presented in-depth how the writers of that time in history viewed reality. Click on the link below for a video of the interview:
Why People Don't Understand Mythicism