Author: Bill Flavell

We live on an unstable giant rock hurtling around a humongous nuclear-powered furnace at 67,000 miles per hour. The rock is simultaneously spinning on its own axis so we are all subject to rotational velocities up to 1,000 miles per hour. The rock itself has a thin crust of solid matter resting on a molten core of rock, iron and other metals that are always in motion and at temperatures up to 6,00...

Christians often implore me to find God. They assure me, if I seek God, I will find him. I know it’s possible to find gods. The ancient Greeks found Aphrodite, the ancient Persians found Ahura Mazda, the Germanic people found Odin, Hindus today find Vishnu, Brahma and a host of others, Muslims find Allah, and Christians find Jesus and Jehovah. Finding gods is not the problem. We, humans, are...

The human brain has many functions. Some functions keep our bodies working such as controlling our temperature, breathing, moving muscles, providing balance and so on. Other functions relate to our personalities, such as memory, desires, language, learning, emotions, problem-solving, planning and much more. Neuroscientists and psychologists have discovered that brain regions are highly specialized...

It is undeniable that human knowledge has advanced exponentially over the past few hundred years. Two keys enabled us to unlock this knowledge: the first was a willingness to put aside some of the superstitions that our forefathers handed down to us; the second was discovering reliable methods to uncover the universe’s slippery secrets—the scientific method. These keys have allowed us to see...

Imagine I argued evolution must be true because it makes me feel wonderful when I think about it. Or, when challenged to explain why I believe in evolution, I simply ask “What do you think created you?” Or maybe I would say, “It’s a matter of faith. I don’t expect you to understand if you have no faith.” I could ask you to TRY to believe in evolution.  If you re...

The Bible starts with a creation myth. The universe did not begin in the way described, nor were the Earth and solar system formed in the way described, nor did life come about in the way described. Furthermore, the description of the Earth, sun, moon, stars and firmament are wildly wrong. I suppose, we could forgive this myth, once you realise it was a guess made by people who did not even have a...

As far as I can see, every one of the thousands of gods humans have worshiped have one thing in common—they all initially revealed themselves to just one person. And scripture, if it was written, was written in that person’s local language. For gods who earnestly wish every single human to be aware of them, that must be the worst possible way to become known. The initial problem is for the f...

The genes that are dominant in any population, are those that are most successfully passed from one generation to the next. Eventually, the most successful genes will be found in almost every member of a population. The same is true of religions. Changing environmental pressures can disadvantage previously successful genes, reducing their transmission to the next generation thus causing them to be...