William Lane Craig presents a version of Wilhelm Leibniz’s contingency argument as follows:[1]+ Anything that exists has an explanation of its existence, either in the necessity of its own nature or in an external cause. If the universe has…
Transcendental argument
The transcendental argument for God (TAG) holds that logical absolutes prove God’s existence. What, you may ask, is a transcendental argument? And what is a logical absolute? And are we about to plunge into a smelly pit of boring abstract…
Deputy dimwit
Religion is the most striking mental malfunction of our species. But there are mental malfunctions that don’t lead to or from religion. Sometimes people just refuse to think—nothing to do with religion. Consider, as a case in point, the following…
Have a blessed day
It has become trendy to say, “Have a blessed day.” Store clerks, waiters, and others who say this are probably just trying to be courteous. But I wish they would stop. It’s annoying. I’m fine with people wishing me a…
Stupid questions
The photograph accompanying this blog post shows a church marquee. The words on the marquee say, “IF EVOLUTION IS REAL WHY DO WE NEED MOTHERS?” I photographed this marquee on the afternoon of Monday, June 9, 2014. This level of…
Atheist or agnostic
Atheist or Agnostic I recall my first meeting with a gaggle of atheists. I was in my early twenties when, out of curiosity, I attended several meetings of American Atheists, the organization founded by Madalyn Murray O’Hair. About fifteen atheists…