Ross Douthat’s Worst Argument for God
I’ve written before about the recent decline of Christian apologetics (e.g. Addressing the New Christian Apologetics and Ben Shapiro’s Worst Argument for God and Another Two ‘Best’ Arguments for God?)—a trend that is illustrated by the enthusiastic revival...How Not to Be an Idiot: Lessons from Elon Musk
Elon Musk is an idiot. He has never accomplished anything by himself in his life and has no remarkable competencies. He could be the most incompetent person on the planet. Like most rich people, he’s just lucky. And Luck Matters More Than Talent. He fell...My Monthly Recommendation: The Bible Unearthed and Jesus Interrupted
As I mentioned last month, with the loss of a family member our income took a hit. I’m so grateful for my Patreon supporters who ensure I will never employ paywalls or intrusive third party ads (so I always welcome more ongoing support there, or...Audiobook of Jesus from Outer Space? Now Available!
It’s been a long time coming. But finally I can say again that every book I have written is available in audio! But I won’t be able to say “all read by me” anymore. Jesus from Outer Space is now available in an Audible edition, read by KC...The Evolution of Awe vs. The Aesthetic Argument for God
Over a decade ago I wrote my last update on the science of aesthetics and how it confirms naturalism over theism (“Musical Aesthetics”), building on and updating my argument from visual science in Sense and Goodness without God with a discussion of music science. I...Defining Naturalism: The Definitive Account
Years ago I wrote on how ‘natural’ and ‘supernatural’ should be defined based on how those words are actually used in practice. And I developed from that a more useful ontology of naturalism and the supernatural, and a more apt scientific...Think for Yourself!
A new show is out that has an extended interview of me (and adding others). Which reminded me to update my Videos Page (adding and subtracting and rearranging some things). So check out that page, and the new interview, on Think for Yourself! That’s mainly about...I’m Now on Bluesky
I’ve been waiting to see which “alternative” social media would be both workable and gain enough traction to out-compete in membership all the others. The vote is in. I have now launched a presence on Bluesky (@richardcarrier.info). You can see the...
On Getting Confused by the Idea That Atheism Predicts Nothing
One of the most persistent reasons any Christian remains stuck in that delusion is that they are really bad at thinking their way out of any false position. Christians are prone to deciding what to believe based on groupthink, cult-think, and intuition (otherwise...I Am Now an Amazon Associate in Ten Countries!
I now have Amazon Affiliate status outside the U.S.! If you usually buy things on a foreign Amazon site, then when you click an Amazon link on my site (any link in any article or on any of my recommendations pages), it should redirect to your nation’s Amazon...A Primer on Actually Doing Your Own Research
Here I shall assemble some advice I now realize I always take for granted, but that I find even well-meaning people sometimes don’t know, yet will definitely benefit from. The idiom “Doing Your Own Research” has become a joke largely because the...A Quick Brief on Identity Theory
Just for utility’s sake, I will organize some of my past comments here on identity theory. By that here I mean one’s ontological model of “identity” (not sociocultural identity): that which makes one thing different from another, or unique...My Monthly Recommendation: Ayer and Polanyi
With the loss of a family member our income took a hit. My Patreon supporters ensure I will never employ paywalls or intrusive third party ads here, and I always benefit most from more Patreon patrons. And there are other ways to tip me or support my work (like buying...A Simple Thought Experiment That Destroys Plantinga’s Free WIll Defense of Evil
Yesterday I dealt with Bernardo Kastrup’s weird Idealism. Today I have just a simple thought to offer on why the equally weird theology of Alvin Plantinga is fatally incoherent, building on two prior articles of mine: Is a Good God Logically Impossible?, where I...Bernardo Kastrup’s Attempt to Bootstrap Idealism
It astonishes me that anyone can still get articles through peer review defending the dead philosophy of Idealism. As I documented before in my series testing the standards in academic philosophy, the field’s reliability is not that great. Which is inexcusable....Get Dr. Carrier’s Latest!
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Richard Carrier is the author of many books and numerous articles online and in print. His avid readers span the world from Hong Kong to Poland. With a Ph.D. in ancient history from Columbia University, he specializes in the modern philosophy of naturalism and humanism, and the origins of Christianity and the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, with particular expertise in ancient philosophy, science and technology. He is also a noted defender of scientific and moral realism, Bayesian reasoning, and historical methods.
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