Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: More of Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
I have added another section to my OUTLINE and to my blog post Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity: 5. There are Many Other Examples of Trump Foreign Policy Falsehoods. a. Factcheck.org named Trump “King of Whoppers” at the end of 2015, because so much of what Trump asserts is … Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: More of Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 4: Phase Two of Geisler’s Case for God
It is tempting to jump right into a critique of Geisler’s five initial arguments. However, my first priority is to sketch out the logic of Geisler’s case for the existence of God in When Skeptics Ask (hereafter: WSA), and, as I have previously argued (in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), the five arguments are merely the first phase … Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 4: Phase Two of Geisler’s Case for God
Behe’s Continues to Ignore His Strongest Philosophical Critic
The blog Evolution News & Views just re-published a long essay written by Michael Behe in 2000 in which he responds to the philosophical objections of his critics. It’s unfortunate, however, that Behe has never acknowledged his strongest philosophical critic, Purdue University philosopher Paul Draper. In 2002, Draper wrote a critique of Behe’s book, Darwin’s Black … Behe’s Continues to Ignore His Strongest Philosophical Critic
Off Topic: Link to “Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2”
http://democracy2usa.blogspot.com/2016/10/donald-trump-is-idiot-part-2-trumps.html I have published my second post arguing that Trump is an IDIOT. The post is not fully completed, but it is about 75% done, so you can read most of it right now. I plan to complete the post tomorrow (Thursday, October 27th). Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
The Essentially Good-vs.-Morally Responsible Argument for Atheism
In the spirit of Ted Drange’s 1998 article, “Incompatible-Properties Arguments: A Survey,” I wish to sketch the following argument for consideration. Suppose we define “God” as a being who has, among other things, the following attributes: (m) essentially good; and (n) morally responsible for His actions. Using these definitions, we can construct the following argument. … The Essentially Good-vs.-Morally Responsible Argument for Atheism
Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
This is the opening of a post that I’m still working on, but hope to complete soon. I will post a link to it here at The Secular Outpost when it is published (on my blog site). Trump Is an IDIOT – Part 2: Foreign Policy Stupidity WARNING: This is a long blog post. I … Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 3: Just ONE Argument
Although, as I have previously argued, Geisler characterizes his case for God as consisting of multiple arguments for the existence of God, this is a mischaracterization of his case for God. Geisler’s case for God rests upon five claims, and he gives an argument for each of those five claims, but each of those … Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 3: Just ONE Argument
How to Use the Argument From Evil
The problem of evil can be used in two different ways. It can be used offensively; that is, in an attempt to criticize and undermine theistic belief, to show that theism is false and that belief in God is unfounded. But it can also be used defensively, i.e., to show that atheism is epistemically warranted, … How to Use the Argument From Evil
Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 2: How Many Arguments for God?
In Chapter 2 of When Skeptics Ask (hereafter: WSA), Norman Geisler appears to present five different arguments for the existence of God. However, there are some significant problems with this characterization of Geisler’s case for God. NONE of the five arguments end with the conclusion that “God exists”. In fact, only his first argument even mentions the word “God”, … Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 2: How Many Arguments for God?
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Barry Leventhal thinks that Jesus appears to people in dreams. (www.christianpost.com/news/jesus-still-appears-to-people-in-dreams-even-god-haters-christian-apologist-says-170855/) His claim isn’t that people have dreams in which Jesus figures as part of the dream, but rather that Jesus, himself, appears in the dream. I suspect that Leventhal does not think that every dream involving Jesus counts as an appearance of him, though. … Dream a Little Dream of Me