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July 13, 2010

New Online Tools for Finding God (Or Not)

Digital resources for skeptics and faithful alike.

Trevor Persaud

Lately we've been hearing about a new round of tech tools for believers and nonbelievers alike.

The tech world was recently left buzzing about Apple chief Steve Jobs' pledge to keep porn off of the iPhone and the iPad. Now, GodBlock claims to allow parents with Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X to "protect their kids from the often violent, sexual, and psychologically harmful material in many holy texts, and from being indoctrinated into any religion before they are of the age to make such decisions." MSNBC has pointed out that the whole thing may be a joke--no one has yet been able to actually download the software.

Meanwhile, on the iPhone and iPad, the New York Times reports that a crop of apps has sprung up to offer quick debating points to skeptics or the faithful. Sean McDowell's Fast Facts, Challenges & Tactics has tips for “reasoning with an unbeliever,” while Jason Hagen's Atheist Pocket Debater tries to poke logical holes in miracles and Scripture.

Of course, both sides of that debate may have some brand-new competition. It's been suggested that Apple itself is filling the place of faith for many, with new product roll-outs becoming quasi-religious experiences. But really, nobody got that excited about the iPhone 4, right?

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Sean McDowell's Fast Facts app perfomed just as abysmally as his worthless books on Amazon. Even christians are giving his books 1 and 2 star ratings. The Atheist app went to #1 on the Top 100 Most popular apps and stayed at #1 for 6 days and remained in the Top 10 for three weeks. Within 2 days, McDowel's app started its steady fall down the chart. I suggest the next time you want to propagete the delusion of deities, you need to forget about getting Sean McDowell to author the app or book for you. With his track record, he couldn't write a sucessful restaurant menu.

Posted By: Charles Petersen | July 26, 2010 3:26 PM

@ Charles Peterson: Charles, Why do so many atheists like you think being snotty makes them appear intelligent? Please explain, with logical arguement, instead of name calling, why it is less deluded to believe in uncaused matter rather than a created universe.

Posted By: Ed | July 30, 2010 10:34 PM