Southern Skeptic

One Man's Journey From Fundamentalism To Skepticism

  • Home
  • Who I Am
  • Why I’m Doing This
  • Letters To My Former Self
  • Contact Me
You are here: Home / 2016 / Archives for January 2016

Archives for January 2016

Why I Stopped Believing In God

January 30, 2016 Matt 40 Comments

God Isn't There

Back when I was a dedicated Christian, I read a book called Christian Apologetics by Norman Geisler and became very interested in the subject. Soon after, I read several more books about the supposed evidence for God and Christianity. Books like Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, … [Read more...]

Atheism, Christianity belief, bible, christian apologists, doubts, faith, religion

LTMFS Part 46: Liars and Conspiracies

January 27, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

Letters to My Former Self by Southern Skeptic

For this post, I decided to include passages from two journal entries. 16 years ago, I wrote this in my journal: I officially joined 1st Baptist Church of Nowata last Sunday. Afterward, I and several others went to Pat's house where we ate and talked for a while. I’m growing a … [Read more...]

Letters conspiracy, conspiracy theories, persecution, trust, y2k

If You Were Wrong, Would You Want To Know?

January 21, 2016 Matt 3 Comments

If You Were Wrong, Would You Want To Know?

Back when I was an evangelical Christian, I sometimes asked myself, "If I were wrong, would I want to know?" My answer was always yes, which is what most people would say, but it's not that simple. Oftentimes we think we want to know if we're wrong, but when we learn the truth we … [Read more...]

Psychology, Skepticism belief, bias, cognitive bias, faith, psychological biases

Why I Am No Longer a Creationist – Part 2

January 15, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

Ken Ham Nothing Bill Nye Evidence

In my last post I touched on three lines of evidence for evolution. It's barely an introduction, but I hope it will give some creationists a starting point. In this post I'm going to respond to a few creationist objections and explain why creationism isn't a science. Common … [Read more...]

Denialism creation, creationism, creationist, evolution, young earth creationism

Why I Am No Longer a Creationist – Part 1

January 14, 2016 Matt Leave a Comment

Laugh at Answers in Genesis

After high school, I was an evangelical Christian living in the Midwestern United States. So naturally, I was also a young earth creationist. I regarded evolution as a fairy tale for grownups and was baffled that so many people fell for it. How could anyone believe simple … [Read more...]

Denialism creation, creationism, creationist, evolution, young earth creationism

  • 1
  • 2
  • Next Page »
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • September 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • January 2016
  • October 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014

© Copyright 2016 Southern Skeptic · All Rights Reserved