Tag: Judaism

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – speaking for God, a review of a recent God Squad column, Part 1

In a recent God Squad column, Rabbi Gellman thought to answer some questions that readers had the way he “hopes” that God would answer them.  Many of the answers are standard apologetics and excuses for the Judeo-Christian god.  I thought I’d share why this atheist finds the responses from “God” so unfortunate.  There’s quite a … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – speaking for God, a review of a recent God Squad column, Part 1 →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A potpourri of recently noted reasons on why religion is silly

There’s been a handful of things that have caught my eye that demonstrate why religion is silly.  And lest, anyone be confused, religion is defined for *this* post as the beliefs, actions and practices that are based in belief in the supernatural.  So, if you think that there is a soul, that there is a … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – A potpourri of recently noted reasons on why religion is silly →

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Miracles

Miracles and the actions of the divine are another source of debate between believers and non-believers.  Most religions depend on them since without magical action, their gods are merely figureheads.  Thus, we have divine interference e.g. miracles, in just about any religion you would care to name.  And this causes some problems since evidence for … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Miracles →