Interviewed by Ian Punnett on Coast to Coast AM, Bart Ehrman explains that many books of the New Testament are forgeries written by unknown authors.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/tRrq3s3P3Pw
Showing posts with label skepticism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skepticism. Show all posts
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Sunday, March 27, 2016
How an Evangelical Christian Preacher Became an Atheist
--John Loftus, former Christian apologist who defected and now is an atheist counter-apologist, with a number of books that argue against the Christian faith, joins David to discuss his story. Interview:
https://youtu.be/LufIJ-bIhoo
https://youtu.be/LufIJ-bIhoo
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
An Atheist Reads Cold-Case Christianity - Chapters 1-2
The series examining J. Warner Wallace's book Cold-Case Christianity begins with looks at Chapter 1: Principle #1: Don't Be a "Know-It-All," and Chapter 2: Principle #2: Learn How to "Infer."
https://youtu.be/E7oa3Mqjxzw
https://youtu.be/E7oa3Mqjxzw
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Bart Ehrman vs Tim McGrew - Round 2
On Saturday 25th July 2015 - 02:30 pm, Bart D. Ehrman and Timothy J. McGrew return as guests with moderator Justin Brierley on radio show "Unbelievable," a weekly program aired on UK Premier Christian Radio from the London studio. They discuss "Do Undesigned Coincidences Confirm the Gospels?" Bart and Tim return to debate research by McGrew on the so-called ‘undesigned coincidences’ between different Gospel accounts that give them the ring of truth. They also debate whether historical research can ever validate miraculous conclusions as they differ over accounts in the book of Acts.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/Gm-nx8yNK3o
Interview:
https://youtu.be/Gm-nx8yNK3o
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Mother Teresa to be made a saint, though not everyone will celebrate (+video) - CSMonitor.com
“Mother Teresa was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a gift from God,” wrote Christopher Hitchens, perhaps her best-known detractor. “She spent her life opposing the only known cure for poverty, which is the empowerment of women and the emancipation of them from a livestock version of compulsory reproduction.”
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0315/Mother-Teresa-to-be-made-a-saint-though-not-everyone-will-celebrate-video
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0315/Mother-Teresa-to-be-made-a-saint-though-not-everyone-will-celebrate-video
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Did Jesus Exist? Dr. Robert M Price, Dr. Richard Carrier, David Fitzgerald Interview Part 2 Q&A
Part 2 is new and appears below. If you haven't seen Part 1, it is here.
Historians and Apologists have been arguing for centuries about the evidence for a historical Jesus, the Mythicist theory takes the position that Jesus may never have existed as a real person and has compelling evidence to support it. Join us as we invite the top three scholars/authors in the Mythicist field to discuss the best and worst evidence for a historical Jesus.
The Authors:
Robert M. Price holds two Ph.D. degrees (in Theology and New Testament). He has taught undergraduates, seminarians, and doctoral students. He served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Montclair and as the Director of the Center for Inquiry, Metro, NY. His numerous books include Deconstructing Jesus, The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man, The Amazing Colossal Apostle, and The Human Bible New Testament. Price is the host of the podcasts The Bible Geek, The Human Bible, and The Lovecraft Geek.
Richard Carrier has a Ph.D. in the history of philosophy from Columbia University, and is a published philosopher and historian, specializing in contemporary philosophy of naturalism, and in Greco-Roman philosophy, science, and religion, and the origins of Christianity. He blogs regularly, lectures for community groups worldwide, and teaches courses online. He is the author of many books including Sense and Goodness without God, On the Historicity of Jesus, and Proving History, as well as chapters in several anthologies and articles in academic journals. For more about Dr. Carrier and his work see www.richardcarrier.info
David Fitzgerald is an atheist activist, writer, public speaker and historical researcher who has been actively investigating the Historical Jesus question for over 15 years. He has a degree in history and was an associate member of CSER (the Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion) He lectures around the country at Universities and national secular events. He is also author of NAILED: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All and The Complete Heretic’s Guide to Western Religion series.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/irRDkcr5Diw
Historians and Apologists have been arguing for centuries about the evidence for a historical Jesus, the Mythicist theory takes the position that Jesus may never have existed as a real person and has compelling evidence to support it. Join us as we invite the top three scholars/authors in the Mythicist field to discuss the best and worst evidence for a historical Jesus.
The Authors:
Robert M. Price holds two Ph.D. degrees (in Theology and New Testament). He has taught undergraduates, seminarians, and doctoral students. He served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Montclair and as the Director of the Center for Inquiry, Metro, NY. His numerous books include Deconstructing Jesus, The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man, The Amazing Colossal Apostle, and The Human Bible New Testament. Price is the host of the podcasts The Bible Geek, The Human Bible, and The Lovecraft Geek.
Richard Carrier has a Ph.D. in the history of philosophy from Columbia University, and is a published philosopher and historian, specializing in contemporary philosophy of naturalism, and in Greco-Roman philosophy, science, and religion, and the origins of Christianity. He blogs regularly, lectures for community groups worldwide, and teaches courses online. He is the author of many books including Sense and Goodness without God, On the Historicity of Jesus, and Proving History, as well as chapters in several anthologies and articles in academic journals. For more about Dr. Carrier and his work see www.richardcarrier.info
David Fitzgerald is an atheist activist, writer, public speaker and historical researcher who has been actively investigating the Historical Jesus question for over 15 years. He has a degree in history and was an associate member of CSER (the Committee for the Scientific Examination of Religion) He lectures around the country at Universities and national secular events. He is also author of NAILED: Ten Christian Myths That Show Jesus Never Existed At All and The Complete Heretic’s Guide to Western Religion series.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/irRDkcr5Diw
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Guy P. Harrison: Discouraging Irrational Belief
Atheist Community of San Jose presents award-winning writer and author Guy P. Harrison. He will present an upbeat and hopeful talk on how skeptics can be more successful in discouraging irrational belief. Harrison will offer practical tips for having positive and productive interactions with believers. He will detail some of the mistakes most people make when discussing or debating gods; the importance of knowing something about brain evolution, cognitive biases, how vision and memory work; the need for humility in the skeptic; and the single most effective way to promote nonbelief worldwide.
Harrison is an “expert blogger” for Psychology Today and the author of six highly acclaimed bestsellers that promote science and reason. His new book is "Good Thinking: What you need to know to be smarter, safer, wealthier, and wiser". His other books are: "Race and Reality"; "50 Popular Beliefs That People Think are True"; "Think: Why you should question everything"; "50 Simple Questions for Every Christian"; and "50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God". Learn more about Guy and his work at www.guypharrison.com . Guy’s Psychology Today blog is at www.psychologytoday.com/experts/guy-p-harrison . On Twitter he’s at twitter@Harrisonauthor and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Harrisonauthor/
Interview:
https://youtu.be/9Inb7TMQeWQ
Harrison is an “expert blogger” for Psychology Today and the author of six highly acclaimed bestsellers that promote science and reason. His new book is "Good Thinking: What you need to know to be smarter, safer, wealthier, and wiser". His other books are: "Race and Reality"; "50 Popular Beliefs That People Think are True"; "Think: Why you should question everything"; "50 Simple Questions for Every Christian"; and "50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God". Learn more about Guy and his work at www.guypharrison.com . Guy’s Psychology Today blog is at www.psychologytoday.com/experts/guy-p-harrison . On Twitter he’s at twitter@Harrisonauthor and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Harrisonauthor/
Interview:
https://youtu.be/9Inb7TMQeWQ
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous
Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective...
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-irrationality-of-alcoholics-anonymous/386255/
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Stephen Fry: The Importance of Unbelief
If you assume there's no afterlife, Stephen Fry says, you'll likely have a fuller, more interesting life.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/CqibqD4fJZs
Interview:
https://youtu.be/CqibqD4fJZs
The Bible in the Fire
On February 22, 2016, reports came in about a miracle that happened in a highway near Memphis, TN. Many say, the Word of God was preserved by the very Hand of God. But was it?
https://youtu.be/DlsUM_2-nv0
https://youtu.be/DlsUM_2-nv0
Friday, February 26, 2016
The Bible in the Fire
On February 22, 2016, reports came in about a miracle that happened in a highway near Memphis, TN. Many say, the Word of God was preserved by the very Hand of God. But was it?
https://youtu.be/DlsUM_2-nv0
https://youtu.be/DlsUM_2-nv0
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Randi's Challenge to Homeopathy Manufacturers and Retail Pharmacies
Skeptic James Randi challenges sellers of scam medications as hundreds stage worldwide "overdose" on homeopathic pills
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.—To expose a scam industry that endangers and rips off millions of consumers a year, world-renowned conjuror, escape artist, and skeptic James Randi has put one million dollars on the line.
In a video statement released at 10:23 a.m. (ET) today, Randi joined hundreds of consumer advocates in more than 25 countries in exposing so-called homeopathic remedies—scam medications with no active ingredients that are sold by major retailers with no warning to customers. Demonstrators around the world swallowed homeopathic products by the handful, in a worldwide day of action inspired by a lecture by James Randi in which he downed an entire bottle of homeopathic sleeping pills to show they had no effect.
In his message, Randi issued a one-million-dollar challenge to the manufacturers of homeopathic products to prove their claims, and challenged major drug retailers like CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens to stop tricking consumers into paying real money for fake medicine.
"Consumers have the right to know what they're buying," Randi said. "No one should walk out of a drugstore with a homeopathic product without knowing these basic facts: there is no credible evidence that the product does what it says; there is not one bit—not a single atom—of the claimed "active ingredient" in the package; and no U.S. health agency has tested or approved the product. It should be a crime for retail corporations to profit by denying the public this critical information about the products on their shelves."
Interview:
https://youtu.be/izxPEn3lvBY
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.—To expose a scam industry that endangers and rips off millions of consumers a year, world-renowned conjuror, escape artist, and skeptic James Randi has put one million dollars on the line.
In a video statement released at 10:23 a.m. (ET) today, Randi joined hundreds of consumer advocates in more than 25 countries in exposing so-called homeopathic remedies—scam medications with no active ingredients that are sold by major retailers with no warning to customers. Demonstrators around the world swallowed homeopathic products by the handful, in a worldwide day of action inspired by a lecture by James Randi in which he downed an entire bottle of homeopathic sleeping pills to show they had no effect.
In his message, Randi issued a one-million-dollar challenge to the manufacturers of homeopathic products to prove their claims, and challenged major drug retailers like CVS, Rite-Aid, and Walgreens to stop tricking consumers into paying real money for fake medicine.
"Consumers have the right to know what they're buying," Randi said. "No one should walk out of a drugstore with a homeopathic product without knowing these basic facts: there is no credible evidence that the product does what it says; there is not one bit—not a single atom—of the claimed "active ingredient" in the package; and no U.S. health agency has tested or approved the product. It should be a crime for retail corporations to profit by denying the public this critical information about the products on their shelves."
Interview:
https://youtu.be/izxPEn3lvBY
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The God Distraction: Introduction
This is the introduction to my new ten part series, The God Distraction: I don't care if God exists, and neither should you...
https://youtu.be/yVVH071-5Ws
https://youtu.be/yVVH071-5Ws
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