Author Archives: Valerie Tarico

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About Valerie Tarico

Seattle psychologist and writer. Author - Trusting Doubt; Deas and Other Imaginings.

In Two Minds – Letter 2

This post is part of a dialog, In Two Minds: The Anatomy of a Christian Hate Letter at Exminister.org.  In the series, Brian Worley, an ordained Baptist minister and now founder of the site, describes some of his experiences since deconverting.  In … Continue reading

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What’s With all the Whining About Truth

My book, The Dark Side, has an in-your-face subtitle: “How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth.” It’s in your face and so, not surprisingly it triggers push-back. One of the questions I get is a wearisome post-modern “What is truth, … Continue reading

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Two Liars for Jesus and an Aging Philosopher

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How two desperate Biblical literalists exploited a declining philosopher–and why. The sharp intellect of philosopher Antony Flew exceeded that of Bertrand Russell by some accounts, as did his devastating critique of theism.  And yet, the final years leading up to his death in … Continue reading

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What Religionists Can’t Refute

A recent article "What Atheists Can’t Refute" and book by Mr. Dinesh D’Souza argue that atheists can’t refute the possibility of God. From there, Mr. D’Souza goes on to argue for an affirmative belief in his god: the god of … Continue reading

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Frosty’s Brain on Ice

Frosty’s Brain on Ice   "Condoms don’t belong in school, and neither does Al Gore."  So said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven children, one of whom recently was threatened with exposure to An Inconvenient Truth, in her suburban Seattle … Continue reading

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