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  • About
  • Articles
    • Soft Theism - A More Credible Concept of God
    • Why I Never Have Doubts about Leaving Christianity
    • William Lane Craig – Defending Genocides
    • Why I Am Not a Christian
    • Why I Am Not a Liberal Christian
    • Why I Am Not a Catholic
    • Jousting with Top Christian Apologists
    • In Defense of Soft Theism
    • Clarifying "Soft Theism"
    • How To Argue Effectively with Christians
    • How Mediums Deceive You
    • Transcript - Debating Christianity in the Bible Belt
    • The Omnipotence Paradox
    • The Shermer/Huffling Debate on Evil
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Religion is a very difficult subject to resolve. And most people are too busy living their lives to do the necessary legwork to arrive at a well-informed decision. The debates and material here will help inform you of the key issues, so you can come to your own conclusions more knowledgeably.

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Most Recent Videos:
Am I Really Arrogant? 64m - I debate a minister who perceived me as arrogant for denouncing Christianity. Feb 2021
Mary Baker Eddy's Dangerous Book 10m – Assessment of Eddy's book "Science and Health" and its harmful effects. Oct 2020
Christian Science and the Power of Prayer 59m – Challenging the wishful thinking theology of Christian Scientists. Oct 2020

                                                                                                                                       RELIGION
CHRISTIANITY
William Lane Craig Talks to an Ex-Christian 78m - My actual discussion with Craig on why I am not a Christian. 2019  
Does Prophecy Prove... or Disprove, the Bible? 24m -  Assessing the credibility of biblical prophecy. 2019
Are There Any REAL Contradictions in the Bible? 50m -  Butting heads with an assertive conservative Christian. 2018
Debating Noah's Ark with Creationists 30m - Visiting the giant replica and debating Creationists. 2017
Debating Christianity in the Bible Belt 41m - Debating Christianity with Evangelical Christians. 2017
​​William Lane Craig vs Miklos Jako 41m – Assessment of my discussion with top evangelical Christian apologist. 2015
Hugh Ross vs Miklos Jako 70m – Discussion with astrophysicist and Christian apologist Hugh Ross. 2015
The Best of Dennis McKinsey 70m – Excerpts of McKinsey confronting believers on radio shows. 2011
Confronting Believers 59m – Presentation at my college reunion, on my book Confronting Believers. 2009
The Bible Answer Man vs Miklos Jako 78m – Discussion with Hank Hanegraaff on my top ten objections to Christianity. 2008
Why I Am Not a Christian 81m – Presentation to a conservative Christian group. 2007
A More Credible God 61m – Summary of my religious journey, arriving at a position between Christians and atheists. 2007

LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY
Am I Really Arrogant? 64m - I debate a minister who perceived me as arrogant in denouncing Christianity. 2021
The Flood Story Is Not True, But Christianity IS 54m - A heated discussion on the validity of liberal Christianity. 2019
College Roommates Argue Religion 25 Years Later 35m - My college roommates and I discuss religion. 2018
Arguing with Liberal Ministers 55m - Debating whether liberal Christianity is a valid belief system. 2018

CATHOLICISM
Arguing with a Liberal Priest 78m - Which of us makes the better case? 2020
​A Liberal Priest Explains Who Goes to Hell 27m - A liberal priest argues his perspective on Hell. 2020
Two Popes, Two Slaps 4m - A look at what a hand slap means, for two different popes. 2020
Talking to Priests 63m - Two priests discuss their lives , and  respond to my criticisms of Catholicism. 2020
Ex-Catholics Tell Their Stories, Part 1 43m - Ex-Catholics discuss why they left Catholicism. Ed, Jen. 2019
Ex-Catholics Tell Their Stories, Part 2 53m - Ex-Catholics discuss why they left Catholicism. Pete, Mike. 2019
Father DiOrio - Faith Healer 15m - Assessing a Catholic faith healing service. 2019
Talking to Nuns 34m - I talk to three different nuns and question their faith in Catholicism. 2019
Peter Kreeft and Miklos Jako – 2015 Part 1 54m – Discussion with top Catholic theologian, 20 years after our first debate. 2015
Peter Kreeft and Miklos Jako – 2015 Part 2 46m – Topics include Jesus's overstatements, slavery, prayer. 2015
Miklos Jako vs Father Ron 51m – Debate with Catholic priest. Includes Holocaust Revisionism segment/Michael Shermer. 1995
Peter Kreeft vs Miklos Jako 72m – Informal debate with top Catholic theologian. 1995


GOD/ATHEISM
SOFT THEISM - A More  Credible Concept of God 26m - Rejecting Christianity, but affirming a general God. 2018
Defending SOFT THEISM against Atheists 76m - In-depth discussion with atheists on the existence of God. 2018
The Oxford Debate on God’s Existence 42m – Highlights from an outstanding debate, with commentary by Mr. Jako. 2014
Dan Barker vs Miklos Jako 69m – Atheist Dan Barker and theist Miklos Jako sit down to debate the existence of God. 2013
The Nature of Reality Debate 38m – Highlights from an outstanding debate, with commentary by Mr. Jako. 2013

MORMONISM
All You Need to Know... to Dismiss Mormonism 74m - Talking to Mormons and ex-Mormons.  2020
The Smithsonian vs Mormon Archeology 7m - The Smithsonian refutes Mormon archeology. 2020 
 A Prostitute Meets Mormonism 8m - I interview a prostitute who tried out the Mormon religion. 2020

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
Arguing with Jehovah's Witnesses, Part 1 59m - I argue with JW's, including three teenagers. 2020
Arguing with Jehovah's Witnesses, Part 2 51m - A rabid JW and I go to the mat. 2020
The Mindset of Jehovah's Witnesses 34m - JW's show how they subjectively rationalize away problems. 2020 
An Ex-Jehovah's Witness Looks Back 36m - A reasonable liberal Christian assesses the religion she left.  2020 

BOOKS
The Truth about Religion – Examining New Age movements (astrology, healing, channeling) and Christian sects (Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science.)
Confronting Believers – Informal debates with Catholics, Protestants, evangelicals, liberals, priests, nuns, ministers, laymen, and atheists. Includes assessment of the God question.

 
                                                                                                                             THE PARANORMAL
Mary Baker Eddy's Dangerous Book 10m – Assessment of Eddy's book "Science and Health" and its harmful effects. 2020
Christian Science and the Power of Prayer 59m – Challenging the wishful thinking theology of Christian Scientists. 2020
Challenging an Astrologer 36m – An experienced astrologer tells me what I am like, and what is in store for me. 2020
Psychic Detectives? Really? 35m – What is she doing on the Dr. Phil show? 2020
A Mediumship Class Practices on Me 24m – Were they remarkably accurate? 2019
Testing a Medium 39m – How the technique of "warm reading" works. 2019
Suzane Northrop - The White Crow 50m – My session with a top medium. 2018
Talking to the Dead: James Van Praagh Tested 59m – Exposé of a top medium. 2013
Van Praagh Tested 15m – Abbreviated 15-minute version of my session with James Van Praagh. 2013

Talking to the Deceased: Miklos Jako & Miss Jean 68m – My session with a medium, with confrontation near the end. 2013
 
                                                                                                                                    COMPUTERS
How to Adjust Your Computer Settings - Windows 10 16m - How to get things back the way you liked them. 2019
How to Transfer Music onto Your iPod - 2018 4m -  How to drag&drop playlists without using the confusing "Sync" window. 2018
Solving 20 Common Computer Problems - Windows 10 31m – Helpful tips for normal people using Windows 10.  2017
How to Transfer Music onto Your iPod 11m -  Step-by-step tutorial. 2016
Solving 20 Common Computer Problems 60m – How to solve 20 of the most common computer problems. 2013

Computer How-To for Normal People – A quick-reference manual for how to do all the things you don’t know how to, or forgot how to. Written by a consumer, for the consumer. See video above – “Solving 20 Common Computer Problems” – for sample material.
 

                                                                                                                                MOVIE MAKING
Pinnacle Studio Basics, A to Z 60m – Tutorial on how to make a movie with Pinnacle Studio. 2016
Pinnacle Studio 16, 17 – How to Make a Menu for a DVD 30m – Tutorial on how to make a chapter menu for a DVD. 2013  

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The Pilot's Opinion on Nagasaki 10m - General Sweeney weighs in on the dropping of the bombs. 2018
Miklos Jako – Tennis for Idiots 59m – How to hit trick tennis shots. 14 different shots, step-by-step instructions. 1995
Easiest Way to Clean Your Glasses Properly 4m – The best way to clean glasses, after years of trying different methods. 2018 
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