Nathan B Jacobson

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Nathan is the creator and editor of Afterall.net and a seeker of understanding.

Unrepresentative Sample

The sample is unrepresentative of the sample as a whole. ... » Go

Forever Separated Lovers

A while back Bradley Monton invited his friend and colleague, Nicole Hassoun, to post an incipient sketch of an argument against the existence or goodness ... » Go

How to Criticize Religion

Christopher Hitchens’ god is not Great is an expression of the profoundest moral outrage at the transgressions of religious people. As such, Hitchens follows in ... » Go

One Less God

An increasingly popular rhetorical meme in debates about God, it seems, is the idea that the theist is really on the same trajectory as the ... » Go

Religulous: Uncut Reflections

If you consider a wide sampling of the reactions to Bill Maher’s and Larry Charles’ Religulous, two distinct themes emerge. On the one hand, reviewers ... » Go

Reactions to Religulous

I confess, I’ve never been a fan of Bill Maher’s shtick. To me, smugness is just about the most annoying human personality trait. It’s why ... » Go

Rhetoric or Reason

Christopher Hitchens is recognized by just about everyone as a master rhetorician. His wit and command of the English language are things to behold. The ... » Go

New Design and Features

I hope you’re enjoying Afterall.net’s new look. In addition, I’ve recently added a few new features that I hope make the site even more useful. ... » Go

Is God Good?

A number of recent books making the case against God have hit the best-seller list, most notably Christopher Hitchens’ God is not Great: How Religion ... » Go

Does God Exist? Debates

The age old question of the existence of God has made headlines recently with Al Sharpton’s debate with Christopher Hitchens and ABC’s, Does God Exist? ... » Go

Recipe for Conversation

There are few things I relish more than a spirited, ranging conversation with friends over an overflowing plate of supreme nachos. Graciously, it is in ... » Go

The Da Vinci Code Redux

The recent release of Ron Howard’s movie "The Davinci Code" has provoked a renaissance in the controversy that surrounded the publication of Dan Brown’s best-selling ... » Go