Two Philosophers of worldwide repute one ancient the other modern have launched formidable attacks on the concept and credibility of miracles. These were the 18th century Scottish Philosopher David Hume and the 21st century British Philosopher Antony Flew. I strongly doubt that Flew would have maintained his position against miracles had he lived long enough…
The Bible, Scholars and ‘Scholarly’ Crap
Wayne Marshall in his column about the Bible in The Observer of December 23, 2014 (Has Religion Seen the End of Its Useful Life?) reflected uncritical reliance on non-specialists in the appropriate academic disciplines and on the thoroughly debunked documentary hypothesis or 4-source theory of Old Testament scholarship via the writers he named. It is…
Unchangeable Behaviour – A Challenge for Psychiatry?
It is said that fools rush in where angels fear to tread so pardon my folly. In fact it may be worse, I may be about to take my life into my own hands but then I believe in resurrection. Reparative therapy (behavior change) for homosexuals is seen by many therapists, gay and straight alike,…
Scientific Problems for Atheists
‘Village atheists’ and the more educated ones need to read and properly digest the contents of Antony Flew’s last book. The late world renowned British Philosopher and ‘most notorious atheist’ Antony Flew in his last book gave details of the thinking that led him to abandon atheism. The book published in 2008 was titled There…
Objective Morality – Nature and Necessity
Objective Morality – Nature and Necessity – Is there any such thing as objective morality or is everyone free to just set and follow personal moral standards? If there is no objective morality why should habitual liars or anyone for that matter, be expected to speak the truth, always or even almost always? If the…
The Dilemma of Ethical Principles and Practices
The most sincere vow of holiness, purity or chastity is more easily broken than the worst condom on the market today. That’s an embarrassing reality that has been known by all honest religionists, especially those who struggle, often unsuccessfully, to heed in practice what they claim they believe in principle, that some things (thought, act…