Category: Science

The Hamza Tzortzis handbrake u-turn on scientific miracles in quran

The Hamza Tzortiz handbrake u-turn on scientific miracles in quran I was more than shocked having recently read Hamza Tzortiz’s essay stating: Regrettably, the scientific miracles narrative has become an intellectual embarrassment for Muslim apologists, including myself. Full paper can be read by clicking here I take my hat off to his honesty. I respect the…

Islam

Internet atheists, FB debating groups and their spin offs

Internet atheists, FB debating groups and their spin offs I cut my teeth in online debates in a group called does God exist(DGE) on facebook about 3 years ago. I had been an atheist for a long time but was not active in it in any way. I married a Muslim woman and she tried…

Atheism

Common Anti-Vaccination Arguments (Anti-Vaxxer)

Those who are anti-vaccination, or “anti-vaxxers” for short, are possibly some of the most dangerous people on this planet. This is largely due to how they operate with; scare tactics, pseudo-science, and a lack of any real understanding of what they are talking about. When I have been discussing their point of view with them…

Vaccinations

Is it true that a scientific theory can be refuted but never verified?

Scientific Theory and the Scientific Method Introduction There are many methods that humanity uses in its quest for knowledge about our existence. Of the many methods used to justify our world views one of those is the ‘scientific method’. Due to its regular ‘success’ at determining information about how the universe works, the ‘scientific method’…

Epistemology

William Lane Craig 5 arguments for god debunked part 4 of 5 (The teleological argument)

The Teleological Argument From Fine Tuning Hi and welcome back to part 4 of the 5 arguments presented by William Lane Craig for the existence of god. Are you guys and gals sick of him yet, or me for that matter? I do hope not the latter. Hang in there as after this there is…

Philosophy

William Lane Craig 5 arguments for god debunked part 3 of 5 (The Moral argument)

The Moral Argument Based upon Moral Values and Duties Welcome back to part 3 of this 5 part series. You can visit part 1 by clicking here And part 2 here If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist. Objective morals don’t exist,…

Philosophy

William Lane Craig 5 arguments for god debunked part 1 of 5

William Lane Craig 5 arguments for god debunked Excerpts of Craig’s essay will appear in italics below and I will be addressing his points in turn below each italic section, in separate paragraphs outlining problems with his arguments. He kicks off with the Cosmological argument after a short foreword from himself The full essay can be…

Philosophy

Debunking Summary of Scientific Evidence for Creation (Part I & II) Duane Gish, Ph.D.

I do dislike sharing links from such sites as www.icr.org and www.answersingenesis.org but for the purposes of this, and the debunking other articles, it is unfortunately unavoidable. The article I would like to address in this article is http://www.icr.org/article/summary-scientific-evidence-for-creation/ I guess firstly I should introduce you to Duane Tolbert Gish, Ph.D. For a person with…

Christianity

Can science be trusted?

In my previous article I covered all that we can possibly know, and declared that science is the best way to separate fact from fiction- i.e. to make our internal map of reality (practical reality) as accurate as possible. This article explores why science can be trusted, frequent criticisms of science, and its limitations. Starting from…

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Atheism

Trust: Authority and Abuse of Power

Trusting people is embedded in us from birth. We trust our parents to do everything for us. They are the definitive authority on EVERYTHING. As we grow older we are taught to respect our elders and to listen to our teachers. Everyone seems to be in a category of “bigger & older = knows better”…

Life Lessons

Logic, reason and pseudo-science

The tripartite definition of knowledge states that propositional knowledge , i.e. knowledge that p , has three individually necessary and jointly sufficient conditions: justification, truth and belief. In short, propositional knowledge is justified true belief. The belief condition requires that anyone who knows that p believe that p. The truth condition requires that…

Science

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The Hamza Tzortzis handbrake u-turn on scientific miracles in quran

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William Lane Craig 5 arguments for god debunked part 4 of 5 (The teleological argument)

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