Just In Time for Easter: Notable Secular Outpost Content on the Resurrection
Cavin and Colombetti on the Resurrection 1. MUST READ: Greg Cavin’s Case Against the Resurrection of Jesus 2. Video of Licona-Cavin Debate on the Resurrection of Jesus 3. Cavin and Colombetti on the Resurrection of Jesus Part 1: The Anti-Resurrection Prior Probability Argument 4. Cavin and Colombetti on the Resurrection of Jesus Part 2: The … Just In Time for Easter: Notable Secular Outpost Content on the Resurrection
The Nature of Naturalism
Over the last year (or two?), I’ve had on-again and off-again exchanges on various blogs with reader “Crude” about the definition of metaphysical naturalism. I’d like to comment on his (?) recent objections in the combox on Victor Reppert’s blog start with the linked comment here and work your way down. Each time we’ve had an … The Nature of Naturalism
C.S. Lewis on the Torments of Hell
This is a modified quote from my essay “Hell: Christianity’s Most Damnable Doctrine” in The End of Christianity, edited by John Loftus, Prometheus Books, 2012. The page numbers in parentheses refer to Lewis’s book The Problem of Pain. Now, I know, as my friend John Beversluis discovered when he wrote his wonderful book on Lewis, … C.S. Lewis on the Torments of Hell
Two Thumbs Up for John Loftus’s Book, Why I Became an Atheist
I just read John Loftus’s book, Why I Became an Atheist. I hope to write something a bit more substantial later on, but for now wanted to mention my initial thoughts. I give this book two thumbs way up. In addition to courageously sharing his personal story, Loftus applies his considerable training and expertise into … Two Thumbs Up for John Loftus’s Book, <I>Why I Became an Atheist</I>
Returning to the Speaking and Debate Circuit
After a long hiatus, I’m finally ready to return to the speaking and debate circuit. If you’d like me to visit your school or group to speak or debate, please let me know. Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
Justin Schieber on Dogmatism
“Ignoring faults of arguments that agree with your conclusions is what leads to dogmatism.” Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
Arguments from Reason
I’ve finally gotten around to starting Victor Reppert’s book, C.S. Lewis’s Dangerous Idea: In Defense of the Argument from Reason. As Reppert points out in one of his chapters, we can really think of the “argument from reason” as the name for an entire family of theistic arguments. Indeed, Reppert formulates six different versions of the … Arguments from Reason