Answers to Islamic Proofs for Allah — I want to thank Sadi Safaraliev for his thoughtful and sincere questions about my claims that the Abrahamic God doesn’t exist. In answering his apologetics below, I will consistently refer to this deity as “Allah” out of respect for our readers in the Arab world. Of course, the same answers…

Is it Real or an Illusion? — When an idea we can mull over comes into our consciousness, we choose one action or another, but it seems we are free to do otherwise. However, neuroscience shows that, despite our persistent feeling, free will, as defined by neuroscience, is an illusion. Their instruments let them read what we…

What Is It, and What’s Its Polar Opposite? — There is a common misconception that the scientific method consists of forming a hypothesis to explain some observed phenomenon, then searching for evidence to support your guess. That’s not how the natural sciences work, and believing that it is can lead to confusing gullibility for skepticism. Here’s the entire scientific…

Theists, Prove Me Wrong — I do not believe in the existence of any God or gods. I cannot completely dismiss the possibility of a deistic, uncaused cause that initiated the Big Bang and sat back to observe time moving forward, never intervening in cause and effect. But the time to invest belief in something…

Adventures of the Wolfelope. —

Morality; Objective or Subjective? — Atheists often rant about apologists who say, “You reject God because you want to sin.” I get why that trope is as annoying as an IRS audit. …

If I knew how to get something from nothing, I wouldn’t be writing for Medium’s low wages; I’d have a safe that made gold out of thin air. Can You Get Something from Nothing? What People Think Versus What They Really Know Common sense informs us that you can’t get something from nothing; nobody’s ever seen ex nihilo creation happen, or so they say…

When vetting new Twitter followers, if one has apparent hints it is a bot: • Ignore, • Remove, • Block?

Here’s what I mean by abuse. — I keep DMs open on social media because I want other writers and readers to be able to message me without my having to share my email address. But with over 35,000 followers on social media, I have to block those who abuse DMs I’m sure it is difficult to…