Irrational Atheism

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

I recently read a quote attributed to Dr. Gregory House, lead character from the TV program House: “If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people.” Of course Dr. House is a fictional character, but that these are the sentiments of real life atheists can be gleaned easily from the writings […]

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How About Some More of That Free Pizza? (an article from 2009)

Monday, April 18th, 2011

From a December 12, 2008 Collegian article, I gather atheism is alive and well in Happy Valley.  In front of Old Main on December 11, the Penn State Atheist and Agnostic Association offered free pizza to anyone willing to blaspheme the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. On one level this bothers me, as […]

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God, Suffering, and Evil (an article from 2010)

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Last month’s Haiti earthquake confronts us with the problem of evil.  Atheists and skeptics claim “If God is almighty and all good, He would eliminate evil.  Since evil exists, the existence of an all powerful, all good God is doubtful.” Discussing God and evil involves more than philosophical musing.  It deals with real life.  Who […]

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