Tag: atheism
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Checklist for rational scientific atheists
There are two things that strike me when I engage with people who claim to prefer science to religion. The first is the claim that science and religion are somehow essentially opposed to one another (which isn’t true). The second is that the Christianity that they reject doesn’t look anything like the Christianity that I…
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Gunning for God book recommendation
I’m a big fan of John Lennox and really enjoyed Gunning for God: Why the New Atheists are Missing the Target: A Critique of the New Atheism. Lennox is learned, intelligent, rigorous and writes with clarity and wit. Here he tackles the seductive arguments of the likes of Dawkins, Hitchins, Dennett and Hawking and argues robustly…
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Why I agree with the atheists: 9 reasons I’m pleased that Christendom is crumbling
You may have seen a recent Guardian article with the headline “’Christianity as default is gone’: the rise of a non-Christian Europe.” Lots of vocal atheists are hailing this as good news, and there are 9 reasons why I agree with them. But first, a (very short) history of Christendom. Christendom can be defined as…
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