Month: October 2011

LINK: Follow-up on Republicans United Against Atheists

Earlier this week, I posted a link to an article describing how Newt Gingrich questioned the trustworthiness of atheists in a Republican presidential debate. I just stumbled upon a post at another blog that examines the logical consequences of Gingrich’s statement. LINK

Christi-inanity

I was alerted to this by a friend who is a Methodist minister. And the United Methodists have a reputation for being one of the more open and progressive denominations. http://doroteos2.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/christi-inanity/

Kansas Outlaws Evolution

Once again, the Onion proves that one belly laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms. http://www.theonion.com/articles/kansas-outlaws-practice-of-evolution,2098/

LINKS: Ethics without God

(Another item from the backlog in my Drafts folder, with some more recent links added in.) Here are some very interesting links related to ethics without God. 1. From Daniel Dennett: Robert Wright interviewed Daniel Dennett on being good without God. Video of the interview is available here; a transcript is available here.2. From Tom LINKS: Ethics without God

LINKS: Theistic Defenses Against the Euthyphro Dilemma

(Another item from the backlog in my Drafts folder) I’ve discovered two essays online and one essay offline which provide interesting responses to the Euthyphro dilemma. 1. Steve Lovell, “God as the Grounding of Moral Objectivity: Defending Against the Euthyphro.”2. Michael Sudduth, “Is it Coherent to Suppose that God is both Morally Good and ‘Above LINKS: Theistic Defenses Against the Euthyphro Dilemma

LINK: Is Moral Autonomy Incompatible with the Existence of God?

The late James Rachels wrotes an essay, “God and Moral Autonomy,” in which he defends an argument for the nonexistence of God based on the impossibility of a being worthy of worship. Peter Lupu and Bill Vallicella have an interesting exchange about the argument on the latter’s Maverick Philosopher blog (see here).