Bill Zuersher - Seeing Through Christianity - A Critique of Beliefs and Evidence

OVERVIEW: Based on his book Bill Zuersher provides a critical overview of Christian beliefs and the evidence for them. Where did these beliefs come from? Are there good reasons to believe Christianity is true? He looks at Christianity's major beliefs and the significant difficulties with each of them. Mr. Zuersher also examines the evidence for Christianity namely religious writings and the historical fact of the early Jesus movement. He makes the case that this evidence does not support the religion's claims and he provides naturalistic alternative explanations for how its core beliefs arose. BIO: BILL ZUERSHER is an activist for the separation of church and state. He studied economics and government at Yale and then worked for two decades in the energy industry before dedicating himself to teaching and writing. He has summarized his own religious views in his debates: “I do not believe in the existence of any gods or goddesses. It is certainly possible that one or more such beings exist but if so they do not appear to expend much effort superintending the affairs of this world.” He and his wife Linda live in southern California.201609