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Intelligent Design: Dead on Arrival, Flat on Its Face, and Failing Dramatically

Ah, intelligent design — the last refuge for religious apologists trying to sneak God back into the conversation under the guise of…

Sep 18

Intelligent Design: Dead on Arrival, Flat on Its Face, and Failing Dramatically

Sep 18

Mark Nijenhuis

Are Aliens Visiting Our Planet? Highly Unlikely. And Here’s Why (Douglas Adams style).

Space is big. Really big. Mind-bogglingly, brain-breakingly big. And despite what you might imagine from having watched Star Wars or a…

12h ago

Are Aliens Visiting Our Planet? Highly Unlikely. And Here’s Why (Douglas Adams style).

12h ago

Mark Nijenhuis

Aliens 101: Why Space Lizards and Insects Probably Aren’t Building Starships Anytime Soon

When we imagine alien civilizations, our minds are quick to conjure images of strange beings — large eyes, elongated limbs, and skin that…

12h ago

Aliens 101: Why Space Lizards and Insects Probably Aren’t Building Starships Anytime Soon

12h ago

Mark Nijenhuis

The story of the Bible.How it came about. And how harmful it is.

Imagine, if you will, a ragtag group of ancient scribes, mystics, and a few bored poets, all gathered around an open fire, trying to outdo…

Sep 19

The story of the Bible.How it came about. And how harmful it is.

Sep 19

Mark Nijenhuis

The after life, and the new heaven and earth. Heaven or hell?

Heaven, the cosmic waiting room, and the paradox of the soul

Sep 19

The after life, and the new heaven and earth. Heaven or hell?

Sep 19

Mark Nijenhuis

The absurdity of creation — a cosmic joke with too many species

1. Creation by decree: “Let there be… billions of species?”

Sep 18

The absurdity of creation — a cosmic joke with too many species

Sep 18

Mark Nijenhuis

The Fine-Tuning Fallacy — Why the Universe Is a Cosmic Mess and How Matter Knots Itself into…

Introduction: Is the Universe Really Fine-Tuned?

Sep 18

The Fine-Tuning Fallacy — Why the Universe Is a Cosmic Mess and How Matter Knots Itself into…

Sep 18

Mark Nijenhuis

Christian Doctrine: A Mishmash of Inconsistencies and Contradictions

If you’ve ever tried to follow the twists and turns of Christian doctrine, you might feel like you’re stuck in a maze of contradictions. On…

Sep 17

Christian Doctrine: A Mishmash of Inconsistencies and Contradictions

Sep 17

Mark Nijenhuis

Even God can’t create something from nothing — period. Fine-tuning? More like fine-nonsense.

Apologists often throw around phrases like “Creatio ex nihilo” (creation from nothing) and “Ex nihilo nihil fit” (nothing comes from…

Sep 17

Even God can’t create something from nothing — period. Fine-tuning? More like fine-nonsense.

Sep 17

Mark Nijenhuis

Don’t Ask if God Exists — Ask if He Can Exist: The Answer Might Surprise You (Hint: It’s No)

We’ve all been taught to ask the big questions: Does God exist? But what if we’re asking the wrong question entirely? Instead of debating…

Sep 16

Don’t Ask if God Exists — Ask if He Can Exist: The Answer Might Surprise You (Hint: It’s No)

Sep 16

Mark Nijenhuis

Mark Nijenhuis

Hi, I'm a loser like you and a specimen of the hidious race that is pestering this earth and making it inhabitable for all known lifeforms.

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