Category Archives: Sam Harris

Is religion the primary cause of violence?

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Wisdomforlife

Religion divides but is it the primary source of most, if not all, of the violent enmities of the world? Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Blaming religion, Fear of religion, Good Wars, Just War, Religion, Religion and violence, Religion-not the answer, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, War | Tagged Atheism, Religion and violence, religious wars, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris | Leave a comment

Faith in science?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Naive young people are vulnerable to the impression that science has conclusively proven that nothing beyond nature could have any conceivable relevance to what happens in nature. Continue reading →

Posted in Academy, Anthropology, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Christian worldview, Creation, Culture, Evil in the world, Evolution, Faith, Fear of religion, Freedom, God, Human depravity, Human dignity, Humanism, Intelligent Design, Life, Philosophy, Sam Harris, Science, Truth, Wisdom, Worldview | Tagged Creation, Evolution, Faith, Intelligent design, Materialism, Philosophy, Science | 2 Comments

Mind and Cosmos

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Three notable reviews of Thomas Nagel’s book, Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False (Oxford University Press, 2012). By Alvin Plantinga By Thomas Woodward By Andrew Ferguson In an earlier book (“The Last Word),” Nagel … Continue reading →

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Emperors of New Atheism have no clothes

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

Just got a copy of “Atheism’s New Clothes: Exploring and exposing the claims of the New Atheists,” by David Glass, IVP/Apollos (18 May, 2012). In Atheism’s New Clothes, David Glass explores the primary works of so-called “New Atheism” including Daniel Dennett’s Breaking the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Atheism, Atheists, Christian worldview, David B. Hart, Dennett, Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science | 5 Comments

Are you tired of being forced into a culturally mandated way of thinking?

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

The reigning viewpoint of the academy is that the physical, material universe is all there is, was, or ever will be. The only real world is the world of the five senses. The ceiling is in place, the windows … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy, Anthropology, Atheism, Atheists, Culture, Deception, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science | 1 Comment

Five reasons not to be an atheist

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

1. Atheism is irrational It’s simply irrational to look at anything with the kind of design we find in this world and to assume that no intelligent mind was behind it. I am not suggesting that this solves all problems … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropology, Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Campus ministry, Creation, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science, Wisdom | 23 Comments

7 Links worth seeing

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

Evangelical Leaders Call for Immigration Reform As evangelical Christian leaders, we call for a bipartisan solution on immigration that: • Respects the God-given dignity of every person • Protects the unity of the immediate family • Respects the rule of law • Guarantees secure national borders • Ensures fairness … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoption, Afraid to die, Atheism, Atheists, Church, Church Leadership, Immigration, Links to see, Marriage, Sam Harris, Unity | Leave a comment

Who Created God?

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

On the surface, “Who designed God?” sounds like a good question. Upon further investigation, however, it is a question with significant logical deficiencies. Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Christian worldview, Creation, Dennett, Hitchens, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Questioning God, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science | Tagged Who created God? Where did God come from? Who designed God? | 7 Comments

What difference does God make?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

Our existence as humans is most certainly a cosmic accident if there is no personal Creator. We exist by chance, not by design or purpose. And, if this is an accurate accounting for our existence, several facts follow: All notions … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Assurance, Atheism, Atheists, Christian worldview, Christianity, Creation, Ethics, God, Hope?, Intelligent Design, Nihilism, Philosophy, Problem of evil, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Science, Worldview | 4 Comments

Where are the profound atheists?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

On my flight to Orlando, Florida this morning, I enjoyed a collection of essays (In the Aftermath: Provocations and Laments) by David Bentley Hart. Few authors challenge me as much as Hart. Early in the book, Hart laments a lack of … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Christian worldview, Christianity, David B. Hart, Dennett, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, THeo-phobia | 5 Comments