Reading Time: 4 minutes I love me a bit of the Kalam. Well, more accurately, a bit of criticism of the Kalam. What am I talking about? What is this Kalam? Well, the Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) is a short, three-lined syllogism that supposedly shows that the universe required a cause for its existence, and with some mental gerrymandering, […]
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What does ‘exist’ even mean?
Reading Time: 7 minutes “Exist” can be a tricky word. Unless I define the term upfront, people often think I mean something other than I do. When I am talking about the color red, or, the concept of loyalty or morality, I might say that these things don’t exist. What I usually mean is that they exist in our […]
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Skewed Data from Massive Inequality in the US
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here is something well worth knowing. What many people do with America is take averages, say of income, earnings etc. However, this skews data. Because the US has the highest inequality, and the rich are super fricking rich, those super super rich raise the average considerably to make the average look okay, but, in reality, […]
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The Argument from Mathematics Doesn’t Add Up to God (2 of 2)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Let’s conclude our exploration of this new argument for Christianity. The Argument from Mathematics argues that math’s ability to explain reality is so extraordinary that it demands a divine explanation.
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The Argument from Mathematics Doesn’t Add Up to God
Reading Time: 4 minutes Here’s a new argument for Christianity: math’s ability to explain reality is so extraordinary that it demands a divine explanation. Take a look, and see if you find it compelling.
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Countries with a Strong Religious Culture Are Worse at Maths and Science
Reading Time: 2 minutes This comes from the Daily Mail, of all places. Oh, the cognitive dissonance that must have been going on there! The actual headline reads: “Countries with a strong religious culture are WORSE at maths and science, study claims”. They love a capitalisation, and the use of “claims” kind of says it all (though is technically […]
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Do Atheists Borrow From the Christian Worldview? A Parable.
Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re told, “The atheist borrows from the Christian worldview!” But dig into this claim, and you’ll see there’s nothing there. Here’s a parable that illustrates the issue.
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The Slipperiest Theological Slope – James A. Lindsay Responds on God and infinity
Reading Time: 9 minutes The other day, I posted a reivew by a Christian to James A. Lindsay’s book Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly. James has kindly taken time to respond to the claims made. It now follows. The Slipperiest Theological Slope Theology is a peculiar artform. It posits itself as an intellectual investigation of the […]
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Is God Infinite?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This post is from my friend James A. Lindsay, a PhD mathematician and counter-apologist. I edited his book Dot, Dot, Dot: Infinity Plus God Equals Folly and really enjoyed it. The book is concerned with the nature of God and his claimed infinite properties. He has recently released another book called Everybody Is Wrong About God, which I […]
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The Argument from Mathematics Doesn’t Add Up to God (2 of 2)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Let’s conclude our exploration of this new argument for Christianity. The Argument from Mathematics argues that math’s ability to explain reality is so extraordinary that it demands a divine explanation.