How Not To Run a Public Relations Campaign
The Internet Infidels News Wire linked to a story today about a Pennsylvania town which refuses to include an atheist banner as part of a holiday display. I understand the church-state issues involved, but I scratch my head when I try to make sense of the public relations strategy of the Freedom From Religion Foundation … How Not To Run a Public Relations Campaign
Links and News — 2-Dec-11
Moment of Zen “I *Can* Get Satisfaction!” by John S. Wilkins (@Evolving Thoughts) Interactions Between Secular Outpost Authors and Theistic Blog Authors Lowder: Parsons: The Argument from Divine Hiddenness “Hiddenness and Belief in God” by Helen De Cruz and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” by Clayton Littlejohn (HT: Servile Conformist) [Editor’s Note (Lowder): De Cruz, … Links and News — 2-Dec-11
Argument Against the Resurrection of Jesus – Part 5
In 1976, the Christian philosopher Norman Geisler published a book titled: Christian Apologetics (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan). In Chapter 17, Geisler argues for “The deity and authority of Jesus Christ”. A portion of that chapter is devoted to Geisler’s case for the resurrection of Jesus. In my view it is ridiculous to the … Argument Against the Resurrection of Jesus – Part 5
Atheistic Teleological Arguments, Part 3: Assessment of Salmon’s Argument(s)
Two general comments. First, I am uninterested in matters of Salmon’s interpretation of Hume, so I’m going to skip over that issue in its entirety.[10] Second, it seems to me that the idea of using a frequency interpretation of probability for assigning probability values to ultimate metaphysical posits is fundamentally misguided;[11] I think the epistemic … Atheistic Teleological Arguments, Part 3: Assessment of Salmon’s Argument(s)