The Argument There are many fundamentally important things we all rely on which science can’t prove. It cannot prove logic. It cannot prove mathematics. Science cannot even prove the validity of science itself. We know these are vitally important things but we don’t expect science to prove them. Why is it any different with god?… Read More “Science Can’t Prove Many Things” – Debunked
The Argument Miracles provide proof that god exists. There’s no other way to explain such things. How To Debunk It If a thing has actually occurred, then that thing, to the extent of its occurrence, is natural. It may be rare, it may have even been a singularity, but if the thing actually happened, then… Read More How To Debunk Miracle Claims
There are no atheists in foxholes. As soon as your life is in danger, you know very well there’s a god, and you beg him to keep you safe. How to debunk it There have in fact been many, many atheists in foxholes, from famous ones like Hemingway and Orwell to the millions of soldiers… Read More There Are No Atheists in Foxholes—Debunked
We all live by faith—even atheists. No one can know everything. In fact, we live in almost complete ignorance of what the future will bring. We can make some predictions, but we have to admit that we don’t know what will happen. That’s where faith comes in. Faith is the bridge that gets you from… Read More How to Debunk: “We All Live By Faith—Even Atheists”
With the global Coronavirus pandemic (more specifically, COVID-19), it raises the prospect of god and evil. The problem of evil is one of the oldest and most persistent in all religious debate. Epicurus is credited with the first formulation of this problem at around 300 BCE with his Epicurean Paradox or Trilema: Is God willing… Read More God and Coronavirus
The main problem with the idea of sin is that it contradicts the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and timeless deity. You can have one or the other, but both at the same time is a paradox. Let me explain why. There are many versions of sin, depending on religion, custom, culture, etc. But… Read More The Religious Idea of Sin is Impossible
When the problem of evil or sin comes up, it’s very common to hear religious apologists explain this with the idea that god granted humans free will. Humans, so the story goes, are free to choose whether to go in god’s way or to stray into sin and evil. God gave humans free will because… Read More The religious idea of free will is impossible
The Argument The evidence for the theory of evolution is very weak. The theory is full of holes and is unproven. How to Debunk It If you think the theory of evolution is too scientifically weak, that it’s lacking in evidence and doesn’t make any sense, I can only imagine how little you think of… Read More How to Debunk: “The Theory of Evolution is Full of Holes”
The Argument Science has only vindicated the existence of god and the truth of religion. There are many examples of things like the Big Bang theory where it took science many centuries to catch up to what religion already taught us about creation. So, not only does science validate religion, it shows how much more… Read More How to Debunk: “Science Vindicates The Existence of God”
The Argument If the constants of the universe (mass, energy, gravity, electromagnetic force, etc.) were slightly different, nothing would exist. If the earth was a tiny bit closer or farther away from the sun, no life would exist on it. The world, and the universe as a whole, was extremely fine-tuned for life. Considering the… Read More How to Debunk The Fine-Tuning Argument
