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I am not a creationist, and I have no interest whatsoever in defending Wendy Wright, who, in my…

The relevant portion of the conversation between Dawkins and Wright goes as follows (this is a verbatim transcription):

Sep 5, 2022

Sep 5, 2022

Mike Mendis

Sarcasm is a poor substitute for intelligence—and you have spewed out plenty of the former and…

First of all, Russell was not making a scientific argument: he was enunciating a philosophical principle, namely, that a negative…

Jun 5, 2022

Jun 5, 2022

Mike Mendis

Camus, COVID-19, Ukraine, Texas, and the Human Condition

In “The philosopher who resisted despair,” (Vox, 28 May 2022) Sean Illing reflects on the thought of the French novelist and philosopher…

Jun 2, 2022

Camus, COVID-19, Ukraine, Texas, and the Human Condition

Jun 2, 2022

Mike Mendis

What’s in a Face? Atheism, Apparently, according to Will Gervais

Following his fumbling foray, in 2017, into the murky world of “attitudes towards atheists” (critiqued here), Will M. Gervais, along with…

May 28, 2022

What’s in a Face? Atheism, Apparently, according to Will Gervais

May 28, 2022

Mike Mendis

Will Gervais’s 2017 Study on Attitudes towards Atheists: A Critique

In 2017, Will M. Gervais corralled a multinational team of researchers to conduct a survey, funded largely by the John Templeton…

May 10, 2022

Will Gervais’s 2017 Study on Attitudes towards Atheists: A Critique

May 10, 2022

Mike Mendis

The Parable of the Plastic Surgeon

A certain wealthy business tycoon had an only son who had just qualified as a plastic surgeon, and the tycoon was determined to see his son…

Apr 22, 2022

The Parable of the Plastic Surgeon

Apr 22, 2022

Mike Mendis

The Parable of the Fork

A certain tribal chieftain from a remote island that was part of the far-flung British Empire was invited to London to attend Queen…

Apr 21, 2022

The Parable of the Fork

Apr 21, 2022

Mike Mendis

The Curious Case of the Linen Strips in the Empty Tomb

In the Gospel of John, we find this rather strange account of the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth:

Apr 15, 2022

The Curious Case of the Linen Strips in the Empty Tomb

Apr 15, 2022

Mike Mendis

Perfect Numbers and Intelligent Design

A perfect number is defined as a positive integer (or “whole number”) that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors, excluding its…

Apr 9, 2022

Perfect Numbers and Intelligent Design

Apr 9, 2022

Mike Mendis

The Raising of Lazarus and the Gospel of John

This paper will examine the authenticity of the story of the raising of Lazarus from the dead, found only in the Gospel of John, and…

Mar 16, 2022

The Raising of Lazarus and the Gospel of John

Mar 16, 2022

Mike Mendis

Mike Mendis

I am an independent writer and editor with wide-ranging interests and strong opinions on just about everything that really matters

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