On Labels Theists and atheists are primed to dislike each other. It’s a function of the labels. Whenever people create an in-group/out-gro...

Think of information on a scale of the most subjective to the most objective. I place them on a scale because it can be argued that no infor...

A Christian apologist asks “what is the difference (according to your view of reality) between humans and other animals? And a follow up q...

Religious apologists often confuse the word objective with words like absolute, transcendent, and universal--especially when talking about...

When I started Deity Shmeity my intension was to use it as a record of my exchanges with theists. Long time readers know that never really ...

The following is my personal assessment of the validity of popular apologetic arguments. The list goes from most valid to least valid. The...

“God of the gaps” is a type of theological perspective in which gaps in scientific knowledge are taken to be evidence or proof of God's ...

Usually rap has a lot of "praise the Lord" talk mixed in with lyrics promoting questionable morals. I was pleasantly surprised to ...

This week’s meme got my thinking about Han Solo one-liners. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your s...

The following will exist as a landing page for those interested in my exchange with Dr. Luke Conway, The Apologetic Professor. How it bega...

Theists, we need to talk. I know your kneejerk reaction toward this blog and myself is dismissal. I do, after all, regularly attempt to disp...

I've been disagreeing all over the Internet, so I figure it's time to post a couple more. I argue against the Fine Tuning Argume...

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The argument from authority is one of the most commonly used debate tactics for the simple reason that the debater, any debater, can’t know ...

I've been asking theists which argument for God they find most compelling. So far, the Kalam Cosmological Argument is leading the pack. ...

Pose a question of biblical consistency you'll find the apologetic Christian’s chambered response often deals with context. This is a ...

“I don’t know.” I grew up thinking this statement was a sign of weakness. My father set the early goal of making me a leader--with middling ...