Pursuit of the truth requires more than imagination: it requires the generation and decisive elimination of alternative possibilities until, ideally, only one remains, and it requires a habitual readiness to attack one's own convictions.
- Thomas Nagel, The View From Nowhere

Master List of Best Posts

Updated
1/30/12

As I continue blogging, writing, and reporting, I notice that my arguments become more refined over time, some of my views change, and my way of presenting information changes. Over time, I've learned a great deal of information, have refined certain positions and arguments, and have refined my way of presentation, thus I feel my more recent posts are better than the oldest posts.

Many of my posts are focused on religion, responding to claims made by religious persons, and posing arguments that should serve as defeaters to religious belief. Others deal with philosophical topics that often come up in discussions about religion and generally are of importance for many people. You will find a trove of different topics and hopefully everyone will find something thought-provoking and enjoyable.

Unfortunately, the life of posts can be a short amount of time and bloggers' past posts can be overlooked. I've provided a list here of posts you may enjoy that I feel are my best.


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I write for Examiner.com as the 'Scranton Atheism Examiner.' Read my articles here.

In December of 2009, I made a very public stand for church/state separation in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Read about this here.

For my appearances, interviews, and more, please go here.



My Debates:

vs. Rev. Marcelle Dotson of Field of Grace United Methodist Church [live recording]
In my first live debate, I debated Rev. Dotson on the topic of "Does the Christian god exist?" on a special episode of the NEPA Freethought Society Podcast.
View the 'raw' video here.
Listen to an audio-only remastered version here.


vs. JD Curtis (written)
Does the Christian god exist? I argue, of course, in the negative. The compilation post (of all our statements) is here.




Philosophy:
"Theological Fatalism"
"Tebow 3:16 - God doesn't help Tebow win" [Guest Poster]
"A philosophical analysis of Cee Lo Green's "all religion's true" lyric"
"Is the language of "being offended" helpful for SOCAS advocates?"
""Debunked Science" admits of openness, progress"
"Confidence in science: Faith, fact, or something else?"
"God and the Gettier Problem: If God existed, was theistic belief justified?"
"God and the meaning of life"
"Divine Hiddenness and Free Will"
"A global application of critical thinking skills"
"Jerry Coyne makes silly remarks about philosophy"
"Belief Intolerance"
"Critical Thinking About Vegetarianism"
"Is Materialism Compatible with Mind, Meaning, and Morality?"
"Disagreement, not respect: Attacking beliefs, not persons"
"My Philosophy Capstone Essay: A Defense of Reason"
"Should Buddhism be Considered a Religion: Essay"
"Making Sense of Ethics in a Modern Scientific Worldview: Essay"
"Philo's Veneration for True Religion: Essay"
"Dr. Oz is full of Logical Fallacies"
"Confirmation Bias and Sampling Errors"
"Logical Fallacies: Non-Sequitur"
"Logical Fallacies: The Slippery Slope"
"Logical Fallacies: The Genetic Fallacy"


"Correspondence with a Theologian"

Hate Mail (most is within the nativity controversy tab):
"Wall of Shame: Family Members #2"


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