I erroneously advertised next month (October) as my course on Philosophy. So sorry! That’s actually coming this December (so stay tuned if that interests you). This coming month’s course is actually on New Testament Studies. Here’s the real...
I’ll be teaching critical thinking next month (September). Learn some easy tools of Bayesian reasoning, how to spot and correct for cognitive biases, how to reason more logically and evade fallacies, and how to better question your decisions and beliefs...
Come be my student in August! My online course starts tomorrow: “Counter-Apologetics: Learning the Best Ways to Refute Arguments for God.” You can register and join us any time in the next ten days. As I just completed on my blog several debates with and critical...
In this easy course you’ll learn many valuable facts about ancient science and technology, including the difference between pagan and Christian scientific values and accomplishments, and how the pagans, not Christians, set the groundwork for modern science and...
Register now for my May course on ancient atheism! You’ll learn how atheism was argued in antiquity, who the leading atheist thinkers were, what religions and theologies they were fighting against, what differences and similarities there were with modern...
Register now for my online course on the historicity of Jesus! It starts again next month: learn the best arguments pro and con (so not just my case against it, but also the best arguments and evidence for it), as well as the cultural and historical background of the...
This March is your chance to improve your skills at critically evaluating claims about history. Please join us and learn about historical methods and the logic of historical reasoning! Especially if you want to study the question of whether Jesus existed more acutely....
Does atheism have a rational foundation? If we are just atoms in motion, how can anything be right or wrong? What is reason and why trust it? What is true? What should I believe, about myself and the world I live in? What should our politics be? What should our values...
What Sort of Free Will Are We Supposed to Be Talking About? Who or What Is a Will a Will Of? What Are Praise and Blame / Guilt and Innocence For? What Is Fatalism and Why Is it Bad for You? Challenge yourself by studying these questions with me this January. It will...
Come be my student next month! My online course for December is “Counter-Apologetics: Learning the Best Ways to Refute Arguments for God.” It includes special advice on arguing against Islam as well as both liberal and conservative Christianity, tips and tactics of...
Christmas is coming! Learn how to critically examine the Book that it sort of almost loosely isn’t based on. The best fake news ever. Master how to debate and understand the Christian Bible skeptically and skillfully. Spread the word to everyone you know who...
I’ll be teaching critical thinking next month (September). Learn some easy tools of Bayesian reasoning, how to spot and correct for cognitive biases, how to reason logically and avoid and detect fallacies, and how to better question your decisions and beliefs in...
Hone your philosophy skills, master how best to debate the moral argument, learn how to improve your own philosophy of life and moral reasoning skills. Take my online course on The Science & Philosophy of Morality this August! Use code 2277437 for $10 discount....
Register now for my online course on the historicity of Jesus! Learn the best arguments pro and con (so not just my case against it, but also the best arguments and evidence for it), as well as the cultural and historical background of the origin of Christianity...
This May, in preparation for my June course on the Historicity of Jesus, let’s get acquainted with all the critical thinking skills we should employ in examining all historical claims! Skeptics will benefit greatly from learning these practical insider skills....
Following are several testimonials of past students of my monthly online courses. Starting this Sunday, I’ll be teaching Building a Godless Worldview, a complete introduction to philosophy as an practical activity and not just a historical subject. For details,...
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.