In his book, The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins makes a powerful case for evolution, while debunking the all too common misconceptions regarding the role of “chance” in evolution. Dawkins shows that evolution is a fundamentally non-random process. Chance is important in that it provides a kind of “fuel” to this process, but it is the…
The evolution / creation debate hinges largely on a disagreement regarding the nature of science and scientific theories. Before getting into that, however, it will be important to address the common misconception that evolution and atheism are somehow two sides of the same coin. After…
The debate between faith and reason is in many ways the decisive battleground in the debate between theism and atheism. This is because most defenses of theism appeal to the inadequacy of reason. Typically these defenses will take the form of claiming that there are…
The question of Bible accuracy is important in many debates, particularly those regarding creationism and certain defenses of Christianity. Creationism is, in fact, an attempt to make science compatible with…
“How can you be an atheist if you cannot disprove the existence of God?” This all-too-common question is often related to a misunderstanding of the concept of burden of proof,…
Christians often take great pride in their ability to cite Biblical verse on a wide range of issues, and this is certainly understandable since they believe that the Bible is…
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