The Evidential Argument from Divine Hiddenness: The General Fact and 10 More Specific Facts
The General Fact of Divine Hiddenness (aka Reasonable Nonbelief) Informal Statement of the Argument There are many people, including myself, who don’t believe in God but who wish that some sort of a theistic God did exist. Now the Apostle Paul, in Romans 1:19-21, implies that the existence of God is just obvious to everyone, … The Evidential Argument from Divine Hiddenness: The General Fact and 10 More Specific Facts
Marcus McElhaney on Austin Dacey’s Debate with WLC
Marcus McElhaney responds to a recent blog post at Debunking Christianity which links to a video of Austin Dacey’s debate with William Lane Craig on God’s existence. Since I believe Dacey’s debate with Craig is one of the better debate performances by an atheist, this caught my eye. Here I want to comment on McElhaney’s … Marcus McElhaney on Austin Dacey’s Debate with WLC
AdamHazzard’s Quick Parable Comparing Atheistic and Divine Command Theoretic Metaethics
I just read this in the combox on Randal Rauser’s blog. An atheist and a divine-command theorist are approached by someone who says to them, “God is telling me to kill my child. Am I crazy?” The atheist doesn’t hesitate. “Yes! You need to seek help immediately!” While the divine-command theorist shuffles his feet and … AdamHazzard’s Quick Parable Comparing Atheistic and Divine Command Theoretic Metaethics
The Argument from Scale (AS) Revisited, Part 5: John Loftus on the Size of the Universe
In this post, I want to offer some preliminary observations regarding John Loftus’s claim that “the size of the universe leads to atheism.” Before I do so, I want to emphasize that I am going to comment on the linked blog post only. I will not discuss anything that Loftus has written in chapter 24 … The Argument from Scale (AS) Revisited, Part 5: John Loftus on the Size of the Universe
Swinburne’s modal argument for the existence of the soul
By Agnieszka Rostalska and Rafal Urbaniak Abstract & Introduction: Richard Swinburne (Swinburne and Shoemaker 1984; Swinburne 1986) argues that human beings currently alive have non–bodily immaterial parts called souls. In his main argument in support of this conclusion (modal argument),roughly speaking, from the assumption that it is logically possible that a human being survives the … Swinburne’s modal argument for the existence of the soul
Does Religion Cause More Harm Than Good?
I don’t know. To be more precise, it seems obvious to me that religion causes both harm and good. What I don’t know is whether the harmful effects happen more often than the beneficial ones (or if the former somehow qualitatively outweigh the latter). Allow me to explain. It seems to incredibly simplistic to say … Does Religion Cause More Harm Than Good?
Salon: Internet Trolls Can’t Help Themselves
This is from August 2012. LINK
Inquiry vs. Partisanship
Because I have criticized, directly or indirectly, some things written by John Loftus in the past couple of weeks, he has written a post entitled, “Jeff Lowder is the Devil in Disguise.” In response, I have the following comments. 1. It wasn’t (and isn’t) my goal to offend Loftus. If he has taken anything I’ve … Inquiry vs. Partisanship
What’s wrong with gay sex?
Here’s a chpt of my book The Philosophy Gym on gay sex. It’s topical again given current traumas in Church of England. Mr Jarvis, a Christian, was asleep in bed, dreaming of the Last Judgement. In his dream, Jarvis found himself seated next to God in a great cloud-swept hall. God had just finished handing … What’s wrong with gay sex?
Episcopal Church Allows Bishops in Celibate Same-Sex Unions
“Men in a civil union will now be allowed to become bishops in the Church of England, but they are not allowed to have sex.” So begins this article by CNN here. (As one of the readers said in a comment, “The best first sentence in an article ever. What a laugh to get the … Episcopal Church Allows Bishops in Celibate Same-Sex Unions