Victor Stenger: 1935-2014
Some called him the Fifth Horseman of New Atheism. He wrote openly and prolifically in defense of atheism, and in promotion of sensible physics against Christian and woo abuses of it. And only a few days ago he died. I had the honor of hanging out with Victor Stenger...OHJ: The Covington Review (Parts 6-11)
Here continues my series on reviews of my book On the Historicity of Jesus. If you know of reviews I haven’t covered, post them in comments (though please also remark on your own estimation of their merits). -:- This series has covered another series begun by...Live from Milwaukee
I’ll be on on “The Alan Eisenberg Show” on WRJN on Sunday the 5th of October (2014) at 8pm CST. Details here. We’ll be discussing my new book On the Historicity of Jesus.OHJ: The Covington Review (Parts 4 & 5)
Here continues my series on reviews of my book On the Historicity of Jesus. If you know of reviews I haven’t covered, post them in comments (though please also remark on your own estimation of their merits). -:- This series has covered another series begun by...A Bayesian Brief on Comments at TAM
I was asked about remarks made by Chris Guest (President of the Australian Skeptics, Victorian Branch) at this year’s TAM. He gave a quick twenty minute talk on Bayesian reasoning and its abuses, with which I entirely concur. (This talk begins with Guest’s...Take My Course on Boghossian’s Making Atheists!
I will be co-teaching a class with Peter Boghossian on his book A Manual for Creating Atheists. It starts in a week (September 1), lasts a month, and uses his book as a course text. So if you want to take that class and use the print edition, buy it now! The kindle...OHJ: The Covington Review (Part 3)
Here continues my series on reviews of my book On the Historicity of Jesus. If you know of reviews I haven’t covered, post them in comments (though please also remark on your own estimation of their merits). -:- This series has included another series begun by...Appearing in St. Louis, Carbondale, Edmonton (Updates for Alabama & Abbotsford)
I have a number of appearances coming up this year (2014: see this post for a complete list, which will be continually updated). But two new ones have been added and two have been updated. Check it out… First the updates: I mentioned I’d be appearing in...Bat Cruise Tickets Now for Sale!
What on earth is that? It’s a cool event I’m going to be speaking at (along with Chris Johnson of The Atheist Book fame), near the end of September in Austin, Texas. Summary of links here.Help Get Justice for Michael Brown
You can help see justice have its day. You can make a real difference standing up against state corruption and tyranny. You can make a difference toward ending, by exposing and shaming, the wanton and deadly racism so common among the men with guns we ask to police...Travel Fund Outcome
If you want Richard Carrier to visit your city, for any organization you are a member or officer of, check this out. Thanks to generous donors covering my losses from a burglary and exceeding that request by several thousand dollars, I have some money I will apply to...And Now Aoife O’Riordan Joins FtB!
I said two more. And here’s the third! Aoife O’Riordan (that’s ‘eefa’, like Eva with an f; and of course, oh-reer-d’n) has now brought over to FtB her more-popular-than-she-thinks blog Consider the Tea Cosy. See her inaugural post for an...Now Heina Dadabhoy Joins FtB!
I promised two more awesome women would be joining FtB this week, and lo, here is the second: my good friend (and one of my favorite bloggers) Heina Dadabhoy (and that’s “hee-nuh dad-uh-boy”), also a queer poly ex-Muslim (though her background is interestingly...Hiba Krisht Joins FtB!
A queer, poly, ex-Muslim woman has joined our blog network. Formerly pen-named Marwa Berro to blog confidentially, she is now going public with her real identity, Hiba Krisht (and that’s hib- not heeb-), and moving her blog here. Check it out: Between a Veil and...Why I Don’t Always Trust Israel
Does Israel resort to war crimes, and then lie about it, to gain its ends? It has in the past. Which is why I have a hard time believing Israel’s claims now that it isn’t targeting schools and hospitals, which are UN-observed civilian refugee sites. That...Get Dr. Carrier’s Latest!
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