Defining the Supernatural vs. Logical Positivism
In working slowly through a gigantic backlog of blog comments, I met with one that goes back to an old school question, about my project to demarcate the natural and the supernatural. The comment by Enlightenment Liberal is here. He is asking questions about the...Back in Manteca Next Month!
Last year in I spoke on Proving History. Now I’m back to cover the second half of the story: On the Historicity of Jesus. I’ll survey some key details of ancient history and outline the theory defended in the book. There will also be a preshow dinner, and...Did No One Know Blue in Ancient Rome?
So, apparently “No One Could See the Color Blue Until Modern Times.” I have it on the high authority of the Princeton Archae…er, I mean, the science section of the Business Insider. So its totes true. Hm. This is the weirdest thing I’ve seen...Join Our New Course This May: Debate 101: How to Be a Better Debater Live and Online!
This month I am teaming up with a colleague to impart to you our decades of experience in debate. That includes debating online and at live events. Learn basic skills, the usual tactics and how to disarm them, how to be more effective, and more. Register now! As the...Blog Comments Now Close after Six Days
This post is obsolete and no longer applicable. It is preserved here only for historical record. For the current comments policy see here. It’s come time. I’m so cumulatively busy with all my work and life things, I can no longer find time to moderate...Everyone Is a Bayesian
Greg Mayer posted at Jerry Coyne’s blog on “Why I am not a Bayesian.” In his explanation, he goes wrong at three key points. And they are illustrative of common mistakes people make in trying to understand or apply Bayesian reasoning. In reality,...Avoiding Drama = Avoiding the Truth: On Michael Nugent's Use of His Atheist Ireland Fiefdom to Attack PZ Myers
This is a quick source document for anyone who “hates drama” and doesn’t want to do much work to investigate what all the hubub is about. Why did Atheist Ireland write a dishonest disassociation letter against PZ Myers, and why did gullible nice guy...In San Jose with Fitzgerald & Price!
This April 29 (a Wednesday evening) I’ll be in San Jose on panel for the discussion “Jesus: Mything in Action” alongside the always entertaining David Fitzgerald and Robert Price, at Harry’s Hofbrau at 7pm. There will be a lot of Q&A...Problems with the Mental Illness Model of Religion
I posted over the past week several criticisms of Peter Boghossian that generally put me off him (especially this). I think he’s not a very good philosopher, and is far too wrong about far too many important things. Yesterday I expanded on one of those...A Primer on Fourth Wave Feminism
Peter Boghossian often claims feminists today don’t care about the third world. That’s bullshit. In fact, almost everything he ever says about feminism today is bullshit. This article is a corrective. It’s time to clean the Augean stables....Peter Boghossian on Gay Pride and Hobnobbing with an Online Misogynist
Yesterday I posted an enhanced edition of my Ohio speech on feminism. Today I am posting key material from my Portland speech that extends the same argument to a broader application, focusing on some of the recent public statements of Peter Boghossian… Gay Pride...Why Atheism Needs Feminism
Over the last few months I’ve given a few public speeches on how things said by some of the top front men in our movement are divorced from reality. Including Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and Peter Boghossian. One of those speeches I delivered last year as the...See Me Discuss Ancient Science & Technology at Chabot Space & Science Center!
Wednesday this April 15 (2015) at 7pm at Chabot SSC in Oakland (CA) I’ll be delivering a lecture on my favorite topic: How far did the Roman Empire get in science and technology? What, if anything, was still holding them back? What’s the real reason they...Mythicist Milwaukee Con April 25!
Saturday this April 25 (2015) I’ll be one of three featured speakers at the new Mythinformation Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sponsored by Mythicist Milwaukee. I’ll be joining James Kirk Wall and Hemant Mehta. Of course I’ll be featuring the...Live Debate on Unbelievers Radio This Week: Did Jesus Even Exist?
This Thursday (April 2), tune in to hear me debate whether Jesus existed with Pastor Vocab Malone (from Urban Theologian Radio). You can then ask questions and get answers in almost real time! Tune in to Unbelievers Radio by 3pm PCT to get hear it go down and get in...Get Dr. Carrier’s Latest!
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