Tag: God
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God didn’t say that. Neither did your pastor. AI did
Imagine scrolling through social media one evening when your pastor appears on the screen. His face looks familiar, his voice sounds right, and he speaks with the confidence you have heard from the pulpit hundreds of times. Then comes the message. You must see the deepfakes (here or here). Perhaps God wants you to send…
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God loves you and has a list of conditions
God loves you. This is probably one of the most comforting sentences Christianity has ever produced. The creator of hundreds of billions of galaxies knows that you exist. He knows your fears, your hopes, your failures and presumably where you left your keys. More importantly, he loves you with a depth that no human being…
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Can religion turn gay people straight?
Imagine discovering that you are gay and being informed that the solution is remarkably straightforward. You simply need enough prayer, enough faith, enough counseling and perhaps enough determination. Eventually, according to some religious movements, heterosexuality should emerge from the other end. It sounds wonderfully convenient. There is only one irritating obstacle: science. For decades, religious…
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What Heaven really looks like according to the Bible
Few subjects have fascinated humanity more than heaven. Every civilization has imagined a paradise awaiting the righteous after death. Ancient Egyptians envisioned the Field of Reeds. The Vikings dreamed of Valhalla. Muslims anticipate Jannah. Christians, meanwhile, often picture clouds, angels with wings, golden gates, and elderly men playing harps. The Bible presents a far more…
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The neuroscience of prayer
For thousands of years, believers have regarded prayer as a conversation with God. They have viewed it as a bridge between the human and the divine, capable of providing comfort, guidance, forgiveness, and sometimes even miracles. Neuroscience approaches the same phenomenon from an entirely different direction. Instead of asking whether anyone is listening, it asks…
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The Bible: Killing children, rape, homosexuality and much more
Few books have shaped human civilization as profoundly as the Bible. It has inspired magnificent works of art, transformed legal systems, motivated countless charitable movements, and provided meaning to billions of believers throughout history. Even many people who have never opened a Bible live in societies whose moral values have been influenced by its teachings.…
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Christian hell is worse than Jewish hell
Skeptics often charge the Old Testament God with violence. They point to floods, plagues, and conquered cities. Apologists counter by pointing to the cross. They say the New Testament reveals a God of love—one who takes the violence upon Himself. But this defense misses the point. If we take the New Testament’s hell literally, the…
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The Old Testament’s God as a true evil
This question is not merely academic. When the Old Testament is used to justify political policies, military actions, or social hierarchies, its moral content becomes a matter of urgent contemporary concern. The same scriptures that inspire charity and justice have also been invoked to defend slavery, colonialism, apartheid, and violence against marginalized groups. The Old…
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Who will publish a Bible explained by science and philosophy?
The Bible may be the most influential book in human history. It has inspired paintings, wars, constitutions, persecutions, charities, revolutions, and political movements. Billions of people consider at least part of it sacred. Even people who reject Christianity live in societies that Christianity helped shape. Nevertheless, most people have never read the Bible critically. They…
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Quine did not disprove God. He questioned the question itself
Most debates about God begin with evidence. Believers point to miracles, religious experience, or the apparent fine-tuning of the universe. Atheists respond with evolution, cosmology, and the problem of evil. Both sides assume one thing. The debate concerns a meaningful question. The American philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine challenged that assumption. Quine did not spend…