2023-08-21

Prayer: Shouldn't Theists Trust the Plan?

I've updated the introduction paragraph to Prayer is Ungodly:

Of all the many courses of action or inaction, a perfect God always picks the best one. This appears to makes prayers ineffectual. If one prays for a friend to miraculously recover from an inoperable brain disease, what will happen? The prayer cannot make a difference, because, God has already picked the best course of action. If the prayer is successful, it's because God was already going to move that way. If it was unsuccessful, then, God has a better plan. To pray for God to act is to doubt that God already knows best.

There's a more dramatic 2nd paragraph.

2023-08-15

The Book of Job

I've shortened the introduction to the Book of Job and added a section on dating & authorship. The contents menu of The Book of Job is now: