What’s the Harm? Why Religious Belief Is Always Bad
I’m often asked, “Christianity doesn’t really hurt anyone. Why is it so important? Just let people believe what they want. At least in religion. Why should we bother critiquing and opposing belief?” In some cases the question is terribly naive. In others,...How the Jehovah’s Witnesses Website Manipulates Readers on the Historicity of Jesus
I’ve been asked about it a lot. So here’s a handy guide to all the tricks pulled by the Jehovah’s Witnesses on their website (JW.org) aimed at fooling people into being sure some Jesus behind the Gospels really existed. I didn’t dive into the...Why Christians Are Terrified of Probability Theory
A few years ago Strange Notions published a strange editorial by statistics professor William Briggs, called Bayes Theorem Proves Jesus Existed (And That He Didn’t). I say strange, because it’s weirdly dishonest, incompetent, and irrational coming from someone...The Problem with Nothing: Why The Indefensibility of Ex Nihilo Nihil Goes Wrong for Theists
I’ve argued before that if we presume there was once absolutely nothing, we actually end up with an infinite multiverse (Ex Nihilo Onus Merdae Fit). Which eliminates the fine tuning argument, by statistically guaranteeing any universe will randomly exist, no...Boost Your Immunity to Fake News & False Beliefs: Take My Intro to Critical Thinking Class This September!
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...Quick Guide to My Books: What to Get & Why
To date I have written eight books. All are available in print, electronic, and audio editions, read by me. Several of them I even use as course texts in online classes you can take. I’m often asked “Which one should I start with?” The answer depends...Five Bogus Reasons to Trust the Bible
Sean McDowell (yes, son of the Josh McDowell of Evidence That Demands a Verdict fame, now in a co-written new edition) has been Tweeting some eye-rolling propaganda to miseducate the public and keep conning Christians to stay in the fold. Just like all other fake...Guide to My Social Media
This is a quick guide to how I employ social media: which services I make announcements and engage on; and what you might get out of following each one that isn’t replicated on the others. Because every medium will deliver some content from me you won’t...Tour Changes: Chicago Is Now This Sunday & OKC Has a New Venue!
Two last-minute changes to my July-August tour: I’ll be in Chicago this Sunday night instead of Wednesday; and my Oklahoma City gig has a new venue in OKC itself! Chicago (IL) • NEW DATE: 22 July (Sunday) • 7-10pm • Holloway’s (Marriott at 410 N. Dearborn...Could Be a 38% Chance We Are the Only Civilization in the Known Universe
A new study that ran the Drake Equation with a proper sampling of uncertainty (something no one had done before, oddly) has found there is credibly a 38% chance humans are the only civilization in the entire known universe; and a 52% chance we are the only...Exposing the Jesus Myth in Spanish!
Chilean scholar David Cáceres González is slowly translating select blogs of mine into Spanish. It’s pretty cool and well worth letting any Spanish speaking folks know about who might be interested. Spread the word! The site is Mitos o Historia. The translator...
Learn the Science & Philosophy of Moral Reasoning in August!
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....Psychology Today: Lame Shill for Medieval Godist Dribble
Wow. Holy Archons of the Ancient Aeons. I just found out that in 2011 the online edition of Psychology Today published an article arguing Thomas Aquinas proved God exists and science can go stuff it. Called “The Scientific Atheism Fallacy: How Science Declares...More Asscrankery from Tim O’Neill
I’ve already documented that the amateur rage blogger Tim O’Neill is a hack and a liar in the Gullibility of Bart Ehrman & the Asscrankery of Tim O’Neill. How he responded to being caught lying and screwing up basic facts of history illustrates...See Me Speak in Irvine Next Month!
In Irvine, California, on Wednesday August 8, I’ll be speaking on “How Christianity Began without a Real Jesus.” I’ll also be discussing what it was Christians in the beginning were actually dying for (when they even were; hint: it wasn’t...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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