20+ Questions for Theists
(This post was last edited on 21-Jun-12, by reorganizing the list into a more logical sequence. I apologize in advance for the inconvenience this may cause to people who have posted comments or their own articles discussing these.) As a follow-up to my last post, I compiled a list of my own questions for theists. … 20+ Questions for Theists
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Gay Marriage on a U.S. Military Base and the Religious Right’s Hypocrisy
Apparently there was a wedding ceremony for two lesbians in the base chapel at Fort Polk in Louisiana, conducted by one of the base chaplains. Not surprisingly, the Radical Religious Right (RRR) is outraged. Here are some of the quotations from the Fox News site: “The liberal social experiment with our military continues,” Rep. John … Gay Marriage on a U.S. Military Base and the Religious Right’s Hypocrisy
Swinburne’s Teleological Argument from Spatial Order
In Chapter 8 of The Existence of God, 2nd edition (hereafter: EOG), Richard Swinburne defends two teleological arguments for the existence of God. The first one he calls the Teleological Argument from Temporal Order (TATO). The factual premise of TATO is that a universe governed by simple natural laws exists. The second argument he calls the … Swinburne’s Teleological Argument from Spatial Order
20 Loaded Questions
Peter Saunders has compiled a list of 20 questions for atheists. “He says he did not post these claiming atheists do not have an answer to these questions, but that there have not been any decent responses to them in the past 40yrs” (italics mine). It’s one thing to say the responses were not persuasive; … 20 Loaded Questions
Where is the Outcry from Theists Against the BSA’s Reason for Its Policy of Discrimination against Nontheists?
I want to begin by clarifying that I am not raising a constitutional or legal question at all. Let’s assume that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have the constitutional right to associate or not associate with whoever they wish. I’m coming at this from a very different angle. Again, I’m stipulating that the BSA … Where is the Outcry from Theists Against the BSA’s Reason for Its Policy of Discrimination against Nontheists?
Theist-Atheist Discourse: Some Thoughts on Victor Reppert’s Post
Victor Reppert and I have been having a productive and healthy exchange about the tone of theist-atheist discourse. If you haven’t already seen it, I encourage you to read his latest post on the topic. Disclosure Before commenting on his post, I want to provide a sort of “disclosure” statement about biases, similar to what … Theist-Atheist Discourse: Some Thoughts on Victor Reppert’s Post