Month: February 2016

“Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe” by Erik J. Wielenberg

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(redating post originally published on 18 March 2006) This is the tile of a new book published by Cambridge University Press: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521607841/InternetInfidels/ Here is the book description: Suppose there is no God. This might imply that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people cando whatever they want, and that … “Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe” by Erik J. Wielenberg

Richard Gale: “The Kalam Cosmological Argument Isn’t Taken Seriously”

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“Some defenders of the Kalam Argument supplement their conceptually-based argument against the universe having had an infinite past existence with contingent facts from modern Big Bang cosmology that holds there to be a point singularity at some past time, which they then gratuitously interpret as the point in time when the universe came into existence. … Richard Gale: “The Kalam Cosmological Argument Isn’t Taken Seriously”

William Lane Craig on the Prior Probability of Theism and the Fine-Tuning Argument

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One objection to fine-tuning arguments for God’s existence goes like this: simply showing that so-called ‘fine-tuning’ is more probable on theism than on atheism isn’t enough to show that God exists. One must also take into account the prior probability of theism. William Lane Craig responds to this objection in a recent Q&A on his … William Lane Craig on the Prior Probability of Theism and the Fine-Tuning Argument

LINK: Richard Gale’s Atheological Arguments

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(Redated post originally published on 13 December 2011) This looks like a nice one-page summary of the logical form of the various atheological arguments in his book, On the Nature and Existence of God. LINK Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

When are Theistic Arguments “God-of-the-Gaps” Arguments?

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In a recent post, Victor Reppert asks: Is there any theistic argument [from/in natural theology] that can’t be accused of being a god-of-the-gaps argument? Is this an all-purpose reply to all natural theology? My answers are “yes” to the first question and “no” to the second question. I think it would helpful if everyone would … When are Theistic Arguments “God-of-the-Gaps” Arguments?

Does God Exist? Part 1

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The overarching question for my ten-year plan is: Is Christianity true or false? After I clarify this overarching question, the first major question to investigate is this: Does God exist? I will, of course, at some point need to address the traditional arguments for the existence of God (ontological, cosmological, teleological, and moral arguments).  But I … Does God Exist? Part 1