Smith, Christian
This essay was inspired by the consistent assumption of Christians that if I believed the Bible were true, I would become a Christian. There are several reasons for my atheism, the leading of which is the idea of a higher power is not probable in light of current scientific data. The seco...
South London Branch, at Battersea Town Hall. Published in pamphlet form in that same year, the essay subsequently achieved new fame with Paul Edwards’ edition of Russell’s book,Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects(1957). This electronic ...
I’m not saying that we should force people to be religious. After all, I’m a tepid non-believer myself. But being secular doesn’t give you a hall pass to ignore your Christian influences. We should study religion not to dogmatically accept faith, but to understand the foundations of ...
• Bertrand Russell: “Why I’m Not a Christian” (essay) • Fyodor Dostoevsky: “The Brothers Get Acquainted,”“Rebellion,” & “The Grand Inquisitor” from The Brothers Karamazov • Blaise Pascal: Selections from The Pensees • Voltaire: Candide ...
Are You Celebrating the Release of Julian Assange? Posted onJune 27, 2024 Are you a journalist who is celebrating the release of Julian Assange? You might want to reconsider.
Are You Celebrating the Release of Julian Assange? Posted onJune 27, 2024 Are you a journalist who is celebrating the release of Julian Assange? You might want to reconsider.
Saints. For example, attackinghowthe Book of Mormon was translated, yet offering no credible explanation of their own for its origin. The deeper I go in my exploration the more incredulous I get; I am led to exclaim: How can so many engage in such vacuous reasoning on such momentous ...
WHY I AM INTERESTED FOR THIS JOB Everybody strives towards meaningful objectives in life. Tough achievement of these objectives could not always be held true but we tend to strive towards the best outcome. Having said that‚ I am satisfied with my current job as a financial analyst. It giv...
Robert on July 18, 2012 at 11:49 am It’s a good question and a hard one to answer simply. I think it’s good for the soul, to write. Like the number pi the soul goes on forever and I think we write because we want our words to go on forever in some way. Plus, for me...