‘Faith in the Age of Science’ Revisited
I’ve had some time off from thinking, on account of the day job, but a recent minor event applied the …
Author Archives: Mark Silversides
Should we Shackle the Internet?
Several events recently have led to demands that the internet should be better controlled. There is concern about web sites …
Towards a Progressive Faith?
I’m one of those people who records TV programmes in order to fast forward through the advertising. It would be …
Proof of the Existence of God
A reasoned belief in the existence of God usually starts with cosmology. As we all know, following the Big Bang …
The Intellectual Weakness of New Atheism
The ‘new atheism’ is spearheaded by Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and the late Christopher Hitchens. Slightly in the …
Taxing Questions
In the UK we have just had the autumn economic statement, which was largely about tax. In the background are …
An Atheism that Faces Reality
I had a good weekend: IKEA duties fulfilled, and an excellent read. This post is not about IKEA (although I …
The Nature of Evidence
The famous Christian apologist William Paley wrote his Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity in 1802, drawing …
The Fickle Finger of Fate
It can be strange how things gel. I seem to have come across a lot of instances recently of the …
Could Atheists Please Clarify What They Mean?
If there were a prize for gobbledegook it might be difficult to sort out the winner between government regulations, particle …
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