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Do Atheists Exist?

If an atheist exists, then God must also exist. To understand this maddening and confusing statement we must first examine whether God exists. If he exists then we can breathe a sigh of relief and conclude that atheists also exist. Whether God exists or not depends on whether anything exists. The question is not whether [...]

Evidence? What Evidence?

The most frequently asked question by atheists who come to this blog is “What evidence do you have for the existence of God?” My reply is always to ask what sort of evidence they require, but not one of them has ever given me a straight answer. My question is an honest one. What sort [...]

That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire

Cloud-puffball, torn tufts, tossed pillows | flaunt forth, then chevy on an air- Built thoroughfare: heaven-roysterers, in gay-gangs | they throng; they glitter in marches. Down roughcast, down dazzling whitewash, | wherever an elm arches, Shivelights and shadowtackle ín long | lashes lace, lance, and pair. Delightfully the bright wind boisterous | ropes, wrestles, beats [...]

The Authentic Atheist

The earlier excerpt with this title was from my book Adventures in Orthodoxy. As there seems to be some interest in the piece, I am posting the full chapter for those who wish to read it. This is the first section… There is a picture of God in a painting in Ghent, Belgium. He is [...]

Wishful Thinking

Another clip from Adventures in Orthodoxy  I suspect that people who deny the existence of hell because God is “too good to send anyone there” are really proposing that God is too good to send them there. It is ironic that people who believe in heaven are sometimes blamed for wishful thinking. Isn’t it that more [...]

The Authentic Atheist

Once upon a time there was a sample of my writing here which has now disappeared. The post was an excerpt from a chapter of my upcoming book The Quest for the Creed.  The excerpt was about a certain type of atheist. The whole chapter discusses in some detail different types of atheist and agnostics of [...]

The Authentic Atheist

an excerpt from my book about to be released by Crossroads: The Quest for the Creed. Is there really such a thing as an utterly authentic atheist? I think so. I have a dreadful feeling that there exists a sort of human sub-species who have lost their spiritual capacity completely. These authentic atheists do not [...]

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