Here is a guest post from an author and previous podcaster friend of mine, David Fletcher (of the best podcast ever there was, Reasonable Doubts), whose book I have recently edited. Check out what he has to say. His book, Myth Education, will be out soon. Hello. My name is Dave Fletcher and I disbelieve in many, […]
Why Myths Matter
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From Gutenberg Bibles to Social Media
Due to my Master’s (Research Methods), and an increase in pressures at work, my Friday posts (which often turn up on Saturday, and sometimes even Sunday), will be reducing – certainly in length, and probably in number. In line with this, here is a short post that will hopefully stimulate some discussion, which is always the […]
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It’s That Time of Year Again!
I’ll soon be thrashing out the old nativity debates and articles again. It seems like only yesterday, though that could be because they got resurrected when Dave Armstrong came knocking mid-year. Inthe meantime, stock those stockings and present those presents… Let me try to persuade you to part company with some hard earned cash in […]
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What Would You Do?
Time for another apocalyptic excerpt for your delectation (or not). This is another section from my first fiction book (Survival of the Fittest: Metamoprphosis), and we return to the two characters that appeared in the last excerpt I posted (concerning evolution). This pair is an unlikely combination (excuse some robust language) amongst the half dozen or […]
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Not Seeing God through Celebrations in Life
Galen Broaddus, of Across Rivers Wide, here at Patheos, contributed a chapter to the recent book Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century. In his piece, he alludes to the human proclivity for ritual and celebration. As a humanist celebrant, he is tapping into this and supplying the demand for such within an atheistic paradigm. Part […]
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It’s Christmas. Thank you all.
First of all, Merry Christmas everybody, and I mean that in the sort of secular way that simply means, “I hope you are well and here are my happy regards.” You have made this community an interesting and stimulating place to hang out. Whoop! Thank you so much to all of you who make this […]
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Not Seeing God in the UK
Just a quick heads up that Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century is now fully available in paperback and filtered through distribution channels in the UK as it already is in the States. I am now expecting the ebook version to be available in the next week. Here is what I said the other week: […]
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Not Seeing God Now Available in Ebook Format
My latest book, Not Seeing God: Atheism in the 21st Century – an awesome anthology if you don’t mind me saying so myself, is now available in ebook format, on Kindle, Kobo and Nook (with iTunes to follow in the New Year). Please go crazy and buy it! I’ll be your best friend.
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Ed Buckner on Not Seeing God
Ed Buckner is a good man, not least because he kindly agreed to write the forward to the recent anthology of Patheos Nonreligious writers, Not Seeing God: atheism in the 21st Century, released last month. Here is his foreword (and a mssive thanks to him): Something to Learn By Ed Buckner I served a satisfying three […]
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Reviewing Reviews
Being an author, reviews are really important to me. I hate bad reviews for obvious reasons. However, you can’t really argue with justified opinions and if someone really thinks something I’ve done is bad, and they justify their opinion, then fair cop. As you know, I have recently released and edited an anthology of Patheos […]
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Grab It While It’s on Offer!
Amazon have my Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis on offer – grab a copy while you can! No one seems to know where it started. Or exactly when. And certainly not how. But it is here, and everything that everyone holds dear falls prey to the ravages of the virus. Some are unaffected, and they must quickly […]
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Why Do This? What Motivates Me? An Analysis…
I recently posted about how an obsession with rationality, philosophy and politics can change you, and that I have become someone who more often than not now hankers after serious conversation and debate in social situations than perhaps my former, more jovial self would have. Epicurus, regular commenter here, stated this: I don’t mean this […]
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New Patheos Nonreligious Proposed Project
Some time back, Dale McGowan, the editor / manager of the Patheos Nonreligious channel, proposed an idea that seems to be gathering momentum in the corridors of power (!). Dale proposes a blog that aggregates the following sort of content: The proposed blog would provide brief reviews of new releases in atheist/humanist/skeptic books and other […]
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Grab Yourself a Bargain
My first fiction book, to which I am presently writing the sequel, is on offer at Amazon at the moment. Please grab yourself a bargain (the price usually goes up as people grab it): Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis. The description is as follows: No one seems to know where it started. Or exactly when. […]
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Jim Bakker and Surviving the Apocalypse
This is batshit crazy. Love the editing. Of course, to find out about apocalypses for sure, with some philosophy thrown in, see my first book in the Survival of the Fittest Series, presently on offer in paperback.
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The Kalam – On time: Craig’s inconsistent appeals to science
As many of you will know, I have recently written a new book concerning the Kalam Cosmological Argument (Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument), which has had some cracking reviews. This post is an extract from the book that deals with time and William Lane Craig’s treatment of science […]
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Traeger on Survival of the Fittest
Jeremiah Traeger, contributor here at ATP, has kindly reviewed my fiction book Survival of the Fittest: Metamorphosis (UK readers) and posted it on Amazon. Here is the review. Grab yourself a copy for some winter reading! 5.0 out of 5 stars Zombies, comedy, and theology? By Jeremiah Traeger on October 23, 2018 It drops you in focusing exactly the type […]
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Merry Christmas, Here Are Some Present Ideas
You’re all absolutely awesome in your support of this blog, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here with me. If you fancy being extra generous this festive period, you could always grab one of my publications. It would warm my winter cockles. I have written a number of books […]
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Annoying Christian Reviewers
My recent book Did God Create the Universe from Nothing? Countering William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument has generally received really good reviews. I understand that most reviewers are partisan and reviews generally follow people’s beliefs. That said, I do get very annoyed when Christians review my books and they have either not read the book at all or […]
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The Scary Prescience of Olaf Stapledon
I am reading a book written in 1930 by Olaf Stapledon called Last and First Men and wow, it sure seems prescient, not only for the Second World War but also for times now. It is not so much a novel of fiction but an alternative history book. There is something eminently fascinating about a 90-year-old account […]
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