Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Why 666? Basically because this is my 666th posting on Medium, hence I’ve been inspired to mull over this rather infamous 666 number and apply a bit of critical thinking to it. There is what we actually know about this number, and then there are the multiple layers of religious mythology that surrounds it. Which … Read more
Gallup recently released the results of a poll that asked people how they view the bible. The question they asked was this … Which of the following statements comes closest to describing your views about the Bible — the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word … Read more
The rise of the Florida Man meme. It works as a lens to view bible stories with, but behind the existence of this is something deeply serious
Given the date, it is perhaps appropriate and traditional to mull over some seasonal aspect. For this year, I’d like to ask a question regarding the timing of the authorship of the Gospels. These are the alpha sources for much of our cultural inheritance. I’m not going to simply quote some dates at you, nor … Read more
Here is a list of the top 5 worst verses in the Qur’an. Be aware, some of them are quite repulsive and truly frightening … “This is what Allah says… ‘Now go and strike the Infidel and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox … Read more
Young earth creationist Ken Ham, the chap who is famous for spending over £100 million to build a life-sized replica of Noah’s ark, is on twitter. If you tap into his feed then you will discover that while you will not be informed, you will at times be entertained by his quirky eccentric tweets. He believes some rather … Read more