1-400 Reasons 201-400 (201) The Santa Claus analogy Most young children are presented the story of Santa Claus as a fact of reality. They tend to believe this myth until their critical thinking skills compel them to become skeptical. The same thing happens when a Christian becomes an atheist, though in this case it requires […]
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More Contradictions in the Torah – Maregaal
First and foremost a person should be intellectually honest with themselves when looking at the Torah and the Tanach. I say this for several reasons. The first reason is because the Torah, the one we have today, was not written by Moses. This is because the original Paleo-Hebrew Law “of” Moses was lost or […]
Genesis 3: God Screws up the World, Blames Man – Daniel Florien
This is the second part in the series An Evil God? The Bible’s Answer The Bible, like many myths, begins with answering how the world came to be and why it’s so screwed up. The Bible tells us that God created everything in six days. He created Adam out of dust, and Eve out of Adam’s […]
FIRING GOD – Cheryl Abram*
Don’t change your beliefs. Simply look and see what you have made… THE PURPOSE-PRISON LIFE Many of us are familiar with the idiom ” Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink”. Well the actual idiom is “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” and it’s from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, […]
Top Ten Myths about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Jeremy R. Hammond
A proper understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict requires exposing numerous myths about its origins and the reasons it persists. Myth #1 – Jews and Arabs have always been in conflict in the region. Although Arabs were a majority in Palestine prior to the creation of the state of Israel, there had always been a Jewish […]
What Is the Root Cause of the Israel-Palestine Conflict?
Why has the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians persisted for so long, and how can peace and justice finally be realized? To answer these questions, we need to have a proper understanding of the conflict’s origins. Unfortunately, the mainstream media has not just failed to properly inform us, but presents a grossly skewed picture. Here’s […]
The Greatest Lie Ever Told*
Home Introduction Part I Part II Part III Part IV Download Purchase Contents — Part One 1. Abraham — the Wandering Star the origins of Ur and the true significance of the area in which Abraham’s story was set 2.Digging the Dirt on Abraham and Isaac archaeological evidence for the story of […]
Why Moses Did Not Write the Torah – Thomas Shoemaker
At left: “Moses Breaking the Tablets” by Gustave Doré (d. 1883). Click image to enlarge. The Torah — the first five books of the Hebrew Bible — was traditionally held to be the work of Moses, as dictated by God. But starting with some rabbinic voices in the 11th and 12th centuries, doubts were raised. […]
God as the Original Terrorist: How the Bible Condones Atrocious Acts of Terror – Valerie Tarico*
BELIEF There are quite a few prescriptions for terrorism in the Bible. Last fall, Dutch pranksters put a cover from a Quran over a Bible and then asked passersby to read aloud homophobic, violent or sexist passages that violate modern moral sensibilities. The texts shocked people who had never immersed themselves in the Iron Age […]
Whistling In The Wind – Terrible Parts Of The Bible: Part 5 – Racism
I would have thought the Bible of all books would be about love and peace for the whole world. I would never expected quotes from God or Jesus claiming only some ethnic groups were saved or that some were superior to others. But that is exactly what I found. First of all there is the […]