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I respond to the assertion that if the Christian god does not exist we cannot trust our own reasoning. C.S. Lewis and other Christian apologists often formulate arguments such that an atheist has...

http://justinvacula.com/2014/10/06/can-trust-reason-god-doesnt-exist/

Just because you prayed for something to happen and later saw a result does not mean prayer was responsible. Appeals to intercessory prayer — a request to God from one person aiming to better a...

http://justinvacula.com/2014/09/30/prayer-false-cause-fallacy/

The movie ‘God’s Not Dead’ portrays non-Christians as monsters and does a disservice to Christians. I must admit that I missed the hype surrounding the movie ‘God’s Not Dead‘ when i...

http://justinvacula.com/2014/09/27/my-thoughts-on-gods-not-dead-film/

Singer Pharrell Williams has recently made several uninformed comments about atheists and demonstrated a lack of intellectual rigor in basic philosophical argumentation. Pharrell Williams, perhap...

http://justinvacula.com/2014/09/23/pharrell-williams-unhappy-atheists/

Critical thinking about gambling highlights the conclusion that decision-making processes, rather than results, are paramount. Critical thinkers — whether considering gambling, everyday decisio...

http://justinvacula.com/2013/12/24/decision-making-processes-paramount-gambling-critical-thinking/