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Scientific impartiality

by Phil Braham | Aug 20, 2018 | Atheism, General, Scepticism, Social commentary

There is a view which is expounded, predominantly by Atheists, that science is objective and impartial. I was told by a member of a skeptics association that peer review guaranteed that science was impartial. Apparently Richard Feynman said that Philosophy...

Science and Religion

by Phil Braham | Jul 26, 2018 | Atheism, General, Philosophy, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism

We are often told that science and religion are mutually incompatible. The reasoning goes that religion is based on faith and science is based on facts and experimentation. I’ve even heard it said that religious people should not be employed in scientific...

Why do Bad things Happen? (2)

by Phil Braham | Jul 16, 2018 | Atheism, General, Philosophy, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism

In this series of articles I’m looking at the Atheists’ question ‘Why do bad things happen to good people’ or ‘If God is all good then how is it that He lets bad things happen’ or so on. The question takes many forms but in the end they boil down to one question: How...

Why do Bad things Happen? (1)

by Phil Braham | Jul 15, 2018 | Atheism, General, Philosophy, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism

The Atheists’ question ‘Why do bad things happen to good people’ or ‘If God is all good then how is it that He lets bad things happen’ has been answered many times and in this series of articles I will go through the many answers to this question. The common answer...

The god of the Atheist

by Phil Braham | Jul 30, 2018 | Atheism, General, Philosophy, Religion and mysticism, Scepticism, Science

To say that Atheists have a god sounds like an oxymoron. After all, Atheists claim that they don’t believe in any gods. In fact, it’s used as an argument to support the idea that science and religion are incompatible. If someone was to say that things fall down...

Extraordinary Claims Demand Extraordinary Proof

by Phil Braham | Sep 13, 2015 | Atheism, General, Science

Atheists and skeptics frequently write articles from the standpoint that their view is ‘rational’ and ‘logical’ and that religious or ‘New Age’ views are irrational and based on incorrect assumptions. This view is fallacious and in...
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