Richard Carrier: Why I Am Not A Christian

The Secular Web website has a lengthy post from 2006 by Richard Carrier within which he states why he is not a Christian. Even though it is very long, it contains some facts that this blogger was not aware of and it includes many of the usual arguments against Christianity presented in an unusual manner.

Argument From Personal Experience

John Loftus has posted on his blog a brief list of 5 of the most asinine Christian arguments. One particularly caught this blogger's attention, as it is very frequently encountered.

This blogger would add that, even if you have a religious experience, an understanding of the neurophysiology and psychology behind such is a good rebuttal to the reality of it.

The God Experience

Morgan Freeman narrates about the God Helmet experiments in episode one, "Is There a Creator?", of the Science Channel series "Through the Wormhole".