“It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease as a part of 'God’s Plan' or the greater good — and clinging to ancient texts that preach ill-concealed bigotry and sexism. Instead, we should find ways to make this life happy and satisfying, without regard to the unknowable nature of an afterlife.” WayShouldEarthOpinionGreaterPlansDiseaseRegardAncientIllCrueltyThis LifeJustifyBigotrySincereSexismSatisfyingHappy LifeAfterlifeUnbelievableAttemptingConcealedClingingGreater GoodGod's PlanPrecious TimeTime On Earth Author:David G. McAfee
“Christian apologists who argue that a story about an empty tomb is convincing evidence of a resurrected body are likely unfamiliar with Occam’s razor, which states that among competing hypotheses, the hypothesis with the fewest assumptions should be selected. They assume that the most likely explanation is miraculous resurrection through some unproven divine connection, but more likely scenarios include a stolen body, a mismarked grave, a planned removal, faulty reports, creative storytelling, edited scriptures, etc. No magic required.” ShouldStatesStoriesBodyChristianCreativeMagicDivineEvidenceEmptyConnectionsAssumingArguingScriptureGravesStorytellingExplanationAssumptionReportsEtcResurrectionCompetingHypothesisStolenConvincingMiraculousScenariosTombsUnfamiliarSelectedRazorsRemovalEditedOccam's RazorConvincing Evidence Author:David G. McAfee
“I don’t claim to know an over-arching ‘Meaning of Life,’ but I do operate under the understanding that life should not be lived under the pretense that it is simply a test propagated by an invisible, intangible, Creator-God. And it should not be spent identifying with religious traditions and organized groups that, historically, have been at the root of a tremendous amount of oppression and violence.” KnowsShouldHas BeensUnderstandingReligiousViolenceGroupsAmountTraditionRootsTestsClaimsCreatorInvisibleOppressionMeaning Of LifeOrganizedPretenseIdentifyingIntangibleReligious TraditionsCreator God Author:David G. McAfee
