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Every problem in society can be explained in terms of human pride, greed and lust. As Christianity recognizes, the greatest moral problem is fallen human nature.

I have experienced two episodes of sleep paralysis (in 70 years, both in a ten-day period 33 years ago). Both occurred in mid-afternoon and were accompanied by an overpowering sense of Pure Evil. This is the "Old Hag" phenomenon that dates back hundreds of years and is described in David...

I think all intelligent seekers want good evidence to support their beliefs. It's the psychological propensities that color our view as to what constitutes good evidence. Fringe conspiracy believers are masters of huge mountains of evidence that doesn't convince anyone else. I find the evidence...

Slightly off topic, but I happen to have spent a great deal of time interacting with fringe conspiracy communities and studying the psychology of people who are drawn to these communities. Over the past ten years, there has been a great deal of serious psychological and sociological research...

It is impossible to reason your way to belief. "Wanting to believe" (or disbelieve) is irrelevant. Trying to "force yourself" to believe is an exercise in futility. Theism makes sense. There are good philosophical arguments for it and pretty good evidence for it. Ditto for atheism. Ditto for...

When it comes to "deep" subjects, many people either have a level of fear about dealing with them at all, believe they are too personal to discuss with others, realize they too often lead to unpleasant arguments, or are already satisfied with what they believe and aren't interested in hearing...

I assume you mean a 95% level of confidence in Christianity. Would you have a higher level of confidence in anything else - theism, for example, or the survival of consciousness (both of which are part and parcel of Christianity but could also be true even if Christianity weren't)?

I like to periodically assess the state of my beliefs on what I call the Doubt-O-Meter. Being as honest with myself as I can, how confident am I that what I say I believe will prove to be ontologically true? How confident am I that what I now believe will really match ultimate reality? I placed...

I definitely voted against Hillary. I support many of Trump's policies, but I would have voted for literally anyone who ran against Hillary. I believe the Clintons are simply evil. Biden has an excellent chance of winning for precisely the same reason. Vast hordes of people would vote for...

No offense, but the Angels of Mons tale is well-known, well-documented fiction. It simply has no basis in fact. The Wikipedia article is a good short introduction: Angels of Mons - Wikipedia. As a Christian and a member of the Society for Psychical Research (which originally investigated the...

I admire your enthusiasm, but this (or something very much like it) is the Adam and Eve you are positing: Being around at about 6 million years ago, Orrorin tugenensis is one of the oldest early humans. The species' individual were approximately the size of a chimpanzee and had small teeth...