The Cognitive DissidentHealth care and affordabilityI just spent some time reviewing the leaked draft of Paul Ryan’s bill to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. http://www.politico.com/f/…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
The Cognitive DissidentRights, equality and respectThe recent dust-ups around Donald Trump have caused me to remember a time from earlier in my life that seems worth recounting now. What to…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
The Cognitive DissidentReflections on convincing evangelismAfter long observation of websites where Christians and atheists post at each other, generally attempting to convince the Other Side that…Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
The Cognitive DissidentAtheist belief and negative claimsOne of the constantly recurring themes in debates between Christians and atheists is that atheists are offering up some form or another of…Jul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
The Cognitive DissidentA whole lot of nothing for nothingA common statement in discussions with Christians about Creation is the claim, “Something can’t come from nothing.” One response to it is…Jul 31, 2016Jul 31, 2016
The Cognitive DissidentOf heaven, hell and legacyIt is often argued that atheists and those who have a religion which does not offer an afterlife have little to look forward to, and no…Jul 24, 2016Jul 24, 2016
The Cognitive DissidentScience, rationality and beliefIs there a spiritual realm or is there something about our brains that mean we interpret some forms of information as spiritual? A shared…Jul 24, 2016Jul 24, 2016
The Cognitive DissidentGrblflx and the creation of the universeGrblflx was nearing the end of his fifth grade year at PS 355 in the Celestial Heavens. He was a moderately good student, but was having…Jul 24, 2016Jul 24, 2016
The Cognitive DissidentUnfriending the oppositionI often see posts in my facebook newsfeed from people who say, in effect, “if you don’t believe as I do about X, unfriend me.”Jul 24, 2016Jul 24, 2016
