Dr. Richard Carrier is a world-renowned author and speaker. As a professional historian, published philosopher, and prominent defender of the American freethought movement, Dr. Carrier has appeared across the country and on national television defending sound historical methods and the ethical worldview of secular naturalism. His books and articles have also received international attention. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University in ancient history, specializing in the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, particularly ancient philosophy, religion, and science, with emphasis on the origins of Christianity and the use and progress of science under the Roman empire.
He is best known as the author of Sense and Goodness without God, Not the Impossible Faith, and Why I Am Not a Christian, and a major contributor to The Empty Tomb, The Christian Delusion, The End of Christianity, and Sources of the Jesus Tradition, as well as writer and editor-in-chief (now emeritus) for the Secular Web, and for his copious work in history and philosophy online and in print. His latest book is Proving History: Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus.
He is currently working on his next books, On the Historicity of Jesus Christ, The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire, and Science Education in the Early Roman Empire.
Showing posts with label Bible. Show all posts
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Dr. Richard Carrier: Why the Gospels Are Myth
Monday, July 1, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
James Frey: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible
From VICE:
James Frey, controversial author of A Million Little Pieces, sits down with us for an exclusive interview about his novel The Final Testament of the Holy Bible.
The book focuses on modern-day Messiah who advocates sex with men and women, drugs, and doing whatever makes one happy. We also touch on the end of the world, the cowardly publishing industry and how Frey is bypassing it, art, and the last time he prayed.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Parents Beat 7-Year-Old Son To Death For Not Reading The Bible
From HuffPo:
Police in Las Vegas allege that a 7-year-old boy was beaten to death by his parents after failing to read the Bible or do his homework.
Roderick "RJ" Arrington Jr., was admitted to an area hospital on Nov. 29 because he was unresponsive, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Personnel there called officers to the scene after they observed severe bruising and brain swelling, according to a police report. The boy died the following afternoon.
Police arrested the boy's mother, Dina Palmer, 27, and stepfather, Markiece Palmer, 34, and charged them with the murder of the boy. Investigators said that Palmer "stood by and let her husband" shake and beat the boy to death.
According to KLAS, the arrest report detailed "open abrasions on [Arrington's] buttocks, severe bruising to his thighs, marks and bruises on his back and shoulders and evidence of previous beatings."
Markiece Palmer stated the second grade student was spanked on Nov. 27 because he had lied about reading the Bible; he said the boy was also spanked the following day for not finishing his homework, according to police.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Bryan Fischer: Only Eyewitness Testimony Can Determine The Age Of The Earth
Bryan Fischer and Terry Mortenson of Anwers In Genesis explain that scientists can never determine the age of the earth because they weren't there and only the Bible provides reliable eyewitness testimony.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Joe The Plumber: Unlike the Bible, Science Keeps Changing
GOP congressional candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, explains that while the Bible has never changed, science textbooks have.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
CNN - Bible Condemns A Lot, Why Focus On Homosexuality?
June 22, 2011 on CNN
Belief Blog's guest post yesterday arguing that gay marriage foes are imposing their own values on the Bible, rather than drawing on genuine biblical truth, fetched over 2,000 comments.
A number of commenters suggested that the writer, a recent Yale Divinity School grad, is an elitist who's out of touch with common interpretations of the Bible.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The Colbert Report - A.C. Grayling
April 26, 2011 on The Colbert Report:
A.C. Grayling's humanist Bible, "The Good Book," is a collection of great wisdom, but it's nothing Stephen would kill somebody else over. (05:43)*Viewers in Canada can watch it on The Comedy Network
Monday, April 25, 2011
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