Richard Carrier Blogs
Blog URL http://www.richardcarrier.blogspot.com/
Located Richmond, California USA
Tags atheism, naturalism, history of science, ancient history, history, philosophy
Announcing appearances and occasional thoughts on natural philosophy and ancient history by philosopher and historian Richard Carrier, author of Sense and Goodness without God and more.
Latest Blog Posts
- Rosenberg on Naturalism on Nov 18, 2009 in free will morality meaning naturalism mind metaphysics
In my previous post I discussed my involvement as a commentator on a recent provocative article by Alex Rosenberg (see Rosenberg on History). At the time I had been asked to cut my word count by moving my discussion of Rosenberg's strange take on his...
- Rosenberg on History on Nov 13, 2009 in historical method naturalism
I was invited by Gary Comstock to comment on philosopher Alex Rosenberg's interesting and provocative article on the implications of naturalism, "The Disenchanted Naturalist’s Guide to Reality," at OnTheHuman.org. I stated eight objectio...
- Vids, Letter, Article on Oct 21, 2009 in video publications about
First, I still haven't seen The Nature of Existence, but it's supporting website now has extras on it, including a few extended bits I suppose were not included in the final film, some of which include material from Nygard's interview with me (sprink...
- Skepticon 2 on Sep 25, 2009 in appearances
Last year I spoke at Missouri State University (in Springfield) alongside P.Z. Myers, for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, on science, religion, and morality (video of the whole event is available on YouTube). They weren't sure if they cou...
- Appearing in Arizona (II) on Sep 23, 2009 in appearances
On Sunday 8 November (2009) I'll be appearing in Scottsdale, Arizona (near Phoenix) for the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix, in a special banquet room at HomeTown Buffet (on 1312 N. Scottsdale Road). Breakfast begins at 9am, introductions around...
- Appearing in Sacramento (II) on Sep 22, 2009 in appearances
Last year I promised to make several appearances around the country, and now these are all coming to fruition. I blogged the SFSU event last week. This week I'll be blogging several more. Tuesday, October 20 (2009), I'll be appearing in Sacramento (...
- Appearing at SFSU on Sep 12, 2009 in appearances
Students at San Francisco State University want me to give a talk and take questions on the subject of mathematics and god, from the perspective of physics and naturalism. It's been quite a long time in the making, but we've arranged an event for Tue...
