– OR – Why this Atheist Loves the Christmas Eve Message from Apollo 8 We know of many religions which have ceased to be active… like extinct volcanoes. The Greek myths of today were originally the Greek religion and had temples and priests and inquisitions no doubt… The world is full of dead religions, and Read More …
Category: Book
What I Learned from Jonestown, and What Our Nation Has Yet to Learn
I learned two lessons from Jonestown. One appears in chapter 9 of my book. The other was more personal and painful, and America may now be in the process of learning it 40 years too late.
Illusion or Delusion? Atheists Debate the Basis of Religion
This post is in reply to psychologist William A. Zingrone, who recently wrote a thoughtful and challenging review of my book, The Illusion of God’s Presence: The Biological Origins of Spiritual Longing. The scientific issues he raised deserve serious discussion, and because he and I are now Facebook friends, it seemed natural to write this in Read More …
Welcome to the Blog
I have some reluctance about blogging. I don’t know if I will have enough time to do it well, and I have no idea what kind of response it might generate. Moderating conflagrations in the comments section does not appeal. But this might be a useful forum for discussing The Illusion of God’s Presence, especially Read More …