In Defense of Interruption
No one likes to be interrupted. You're making some argument, or explaining yourself, and maybe you're not even entirely sure what you think. Through explanation, you're finally putting words to…
The Godcast Addresses the Dis-Ontological Argument
SuperLutheran and Myles from The Godcast recently took a shot at my dis-ontological argument. Their criticism was relatively snarky and obnoxiously nit-picky (at one point, they corrected a date that…
NEW: Holy Nihilism Published
FINALLY! Editing has been a long slog, but Holy Nihilism is now out, in eBook format as well as paperback. As I say in the introduction, my purpose in writing this is…
Jesus Did Not Come to Bring a Sword, but Peace
I am getting a little tired of all of these "Christian nationalists" who think that their religion justifies nationalism and the violence necessary to defend their nations. The sentiment is…
A Pastor’s Failed Response to the Dis-Ontological Argument
I recently submitted a question to TalkToAPastor.com, in order to test the dis-ontological argument against Christianity: I've struggled with theology since High School. I was trying to be a Christian…
On Vox Day and Free Speech
Vox Day has been arguing against Free Speech for a few months now, and laid out what he believes to be a knock-down argument against it tonight in one of…
The Dis-Ontological Argument Against Christianity
I've made two videos now attempting to lay out this argument. While the audio quality of the first one is not ideal, I think it is the better video in…
The “Personalized-Exclusive” Argument
As a lover of arguments, there are few things more irritating than the kinds of arguments which shut down the conversation. Ad hominems are probably the most familiar variety of this…
Thinking Philosophically (Part 2): The Basics of Logic
In part 1, I covered the essential mindset for thinking and arguing philosophically -- and hopefully, by extension, more effectively and productively. But although charity, fallibility, and truth-seeking are necessary,…
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Thinking Philosophically (Part 1): The Intellectual Code of Conduct
Productive debate is a skill which can be learned and practiced. In a philosophy class I took a while back, we were presented with a "code of intellectual conduct," but…