“It’s by the book!” Those Bible-bashing God-botherers said,
But if you look you’ll notice it’s a book they never read!
By the book
By the book… a book most Christians have never read.
Tag: atheist
Look at the trees
They tell me that to understand
I need only gaze across the land
In nature’s wonders I will see
Proof of God’s creativity…
Where the sun don’t shine
They tell me, oh so gleefully, that I’ll go to Hell
A very short, slightly poetic response to those who so gleefully threaten atheists like me with eternal torture.
Debunking Paley’s watch and a minister who lies
Paley’s watch is named after Rev. William Paley, the minister who first used the analogy of finding a watch on the beach as an analogy to prove Biblical creation. Of course it does no such thing but religious conviction tends to limit the ability of even the most intelligent people to consider all the options.
Paley’s watch has morphed into a variety of forms over the years from Mount Rushmore to the 747 in the junkyard. It even underpins several “Look at the trees” type arguments, none of which withstand scrutiny.
Here’s my response to the minister who isn’t just limited in his thinking .. he’s downright deceitful.
BIBLE CONTRADICTIONS: Let’s talk nativity
He has a lot of very superficial and scientifically illiterate things to say about gay and trans citizens as well as the proper (baby-making) role of women. But the most ridiculous and most obviously false claim he makes is that there are no contradictions in the Bible. He even says that anyone who finds a biblical contradiction will be the first person in the history of humanity to do it.
I’m acquainted with a street preacher called Dale. I’m hoping to debate him on line fairly soon. He’s agreed in principle but seems a little reluctant to come up with a date.
Dale makes some pretty outrageous claims. He states evolution is a lie, regularly using what I’m pretty sure he thinks is a clever, even witty line:
“Don’t let evolution make a monkey out of you”
He has a lot of very superficial and scientifically illiterate things to say about gay and trans citizens as well as the proper (baby-making) role of women. But the most ridiculous and most obviously false claim he makes is that there are no contradictions in the Bible. He even says that anyone who finds a biblical contradiction will be the first person in the history of humanity to do it!
We’ll, Dale. Here we go… I found some. Presumably, since you love the truth so much you’ll stop saying there aren’t any from now on.
Judgement day
Christians can’t demonstrate that their religion is true and so they threaten us with Hell and damnation instead.
“What will happen if you’re wrong?”
“What will you say to God on Judgement day?”
Christians can’t demonstrate that their religion is true and so they threaten us with Hell and damnation instead.
This is my answer!
Discussing God and atheism with a Calvinist presup
Ryan Matus is a presuppositional, Calvinist Christian. He’s no fool and he certainly knows scripture. This online conversation was one of the most interesting and enjoyable I can remember and I’m certainly looking forward to talking more with Ryan.
The argument from popularity
Pastor Tom Brown seems to enjoy lying about atheism. He does it such a lot.
Pastor Tom Brown seems to enjoy lying about atheism. He does it such a lot. This time he’s surpassed himself by devoting his whole video to a logical fallacy called the argument from popularity (argumentum ad populum).
The end is not nigh
There’s no second coming. There wasn’t even a first. And there will be no stars falling to earth. That’s impossible.
The world isn’t ending – really, it’s not. Bible literalists like to claim that we’re in the end times. They claim to have prophecies to prove it. You know like Jesus’ prophecy that says “There shall be wars and rumours of wars”. Yeah, well show me a time – show me a single day since the New Testament was written down when that hasn’t been true.
That was Mark 13 verse 7. But the real reason not to take Jesus seriously here is found in Mark 13:25…
Atheists just want to sin!
But if sin is abusing others, condemning the innocent and sewing division within society where none exists then you Christians really ought to look closer to home.
Remove the plank from your own eye before you complain to your brother about the mote in his.
Christian apologists sometimes try to discredit atheists by claiming that we’re only turning away from God because we love to sin. The implication, of course is that we’re all violent, abusive drug addicts and promiscuous users, desperate to lead innocent believers away from the true path. This seems bizarre considering the stuff in the Bible advocating all kinds of abhorrent behaviour, even going so far as the murder of innocent children… and cattle.
Indeed, in the book of Exodus God makes a point of killing Pharoah’s cattle multiple times. I suppose he resurrected them between times which makes Jesus’ post-crucifixion antics fairly commonplace but I digress.
Apparently, as an atheist I like to sin. Well, yes – that’s true actually – but not in the way you think.
Let’s look at what sin really means…
The God free guide 