Must Read: One of the Main Reasons Ex-Apologist Thinks Christianity is False
This was posted in 2007, but I just saw it for the first time today. EA defends an inference to the best explanation that Jesus was a failed eschatological prophet. The combox includes an exchange with “Tim,” who I think is Tim McGrew. LINK (HT: Wes)
Brooke Alan Trisel: Intended and Unintended Life
Abstract: Some people feel threatened by the thought that life might have arisen by chance. What is it about “chance” that some people find so threatening? If life originated by chance, this suggests that life was unintended and that it was not inevitable. It is ironic that people care about whether life in general was … Brooke Alan Trisel: Intended and Unintended Life
Is Theism Explanatorily Bankrupt?
A very brief email exchange between a Christian and Gregory Dawes (author of Theism and Explanation). LINK
William Lane Craig on the Prior Probability of the Resurrection
Prior to examining the specific evidence for and against Jesus’ resurrection, how probable is it that God raised Jesus from the dead? According to many Christian apologists, the answer is “not low” — at least, the answer is “not low” for theists. Are they right? For example, here is William Lane Craig: Dr. Ehrman just … William Lane Craig on the Prior Probability of the Resurrection
CNN: Washington to start issuing same-sex marriage licenses
Washington State’s new law allowing same-sex marriages has gone into effect! I’m proud of my state tonight. LINK
An Explanatory Argument from Moral Ontology against Metaphysical Naturalism (v2.0)
(The following is a revised version of my “Arguing from Moral Ontology by Eliminating Nontheistic Alternatives.”)1. Definitions Moral ontology is the branch of meta-ethics concerned with the ontology or metaphysics of moral facts and properties. Within the field of moral ontology, it is a commonplace that the nature of moral facts and properties fall into one … An Explanatory Argument from Moral Ontology against Metaphysical Naturalism (v2.0)
Query
Say, just as a matter of interest, can anybody tell me who or what determines which ads are displayed when we look at Secular Outpost? I have been getting one that says “Liberty University: Training Champions for Christ since 1971.” It has a faint image of someone who seems to be having an orgasm. Is … Query
Bristol University’s Christian Union Bans Women From Speaking
…unless they are accompanied by their husbands. No, really. LINK
John Post’s Book on Naturalism and Ethics
(redating post originally dated 4 December 2012) I just discovered this book while linking to John Post’s home page in my last post. From Nature to Norms: An Essay in the Metaphysics of Morals (BookSurge, 2008) Book Description: A meticulously scripted and thoughtfully considered monograph about the abyss between morality and biology, From Nature to … John Post’s Book on Naturalism and Ethics
Brooke Alan Trisel: God’s Silence as an Epistemological Concern
No abstract of the argument is available, but I did find a summary of the main argument. (1) If humankind was created for a purpose by God and had a role to play in carrying out thispurpose, then God would want us to have a possibility of achieving our role so that he wouldhave a … Brooke Alan Trisel: God’s Silence as an Epistemological Concern