Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 4: Skepticism about the Supernatural
SKEPTICAL CLAIMS ABOUT SUPERNATURAL BELIEFS Two points from my List of Key Points about the resurrection relate directly to skepticism about the supernatural: 1. Nobody KNOWS that supernatural beings exist. 2. Nobody KNOWS that supernatural events occur. There are two more related points that should be added to the above two points: 21. Nobody KNOWS … Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 4: Skepticism about the Supernatural
Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 3: Improbability of the Resurrection
IMPROBABILITY Some Christians believe that it is certain that God raised Jesus from the dead; other Christians believe that it is very probable but not certain that God raised Jesus from the dead. Some people believe that it is probable but not very probable that God raised Jesus from the dead. Some skeptics believe that it … Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 3: Improbability of the Resurrection
Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 2: Skepticism about the Resurrection
SKEPTICISM Skepticism is the denial of knowledge. Universal skepticism denies the possibility of any kind of knowledge, or the actual existence of any kind of knowledge. Qualified forms of skepticism deny the possibility of knowledge in particular areas, or the actual existence of knowledge in particular areas, such as religious knowledge or knowledge of the … Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 2: Skepticism about the Resurrection
Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 1: List of Key Points
SKEPTICISM ABOUT THE RESURRECTION 1. Nobody KNOWS that supernatural beings exist. 2. Nobody KNOWS that supernatural events occur. 3. Nobody KNOWS that God exists. 4. Nobody KNOWS that miracles occur. 5. Nobody KNOWS that Jesus existed. 6. Nobody KNOWS that Jesus died on the cross. 7. Nobody KNOWS that Jesus was alive on Easter morning. … Why I Reject the Resurrection – Part 1: List of Key Points
Kreeft’s Case for God – Part 20: More on Argument #4
THE INITIAL INFERENCE IN ARGUMENT #4 In Part 19, I argued that the initial inference or sub-argument in Argument #4 (the Argument from Degrees of Perfection) of Peter Kreeft’s case for God is very unclear, and that based on my best guess at what the premises of that sub-argument mean, one premise begs the question … Kreeft’s Case for God – Part 20: More on Argument #4
Kreeft’s Case for God – Part 19: Premise (B)
The initial inference or sub-argument in Argument #4 of Peter Kreeft’s case for God is based on three premises, and all three premises are very UNCLEAR: A. These degrees of perfection pertain to being. B. Being is caused in finite creatures. 1a. IF these degrees of perfection pertain to being and being is caused in … Kreeft’s Case for God – Part 19: Premise (B)
Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, and a Special Version of the Problem of Soteriological Evil
Unless you’ve been in a cave, you’ve heard by now the news that Stephen Hawking died. Richard Dawkins recently tweeted about an alleged Christian, going by the pseudonym positiva.tea, who described Hawking’s suffering in Hell. Hate at this pathological level demands explanation beyond the obvious low intelligence. I suggest that Godnuts are secretly unconfident of … Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking, and a Special Version of the Problem of Soteriological Evil
Conservative Pundit Ross Douthat Takes on Steven Pinker’s New Book
William F. Buckley Jr. died ten years ago last week. For decades, his polysyllabic punditry set the gold standard for conservative controversialists. As a true-blue liberal, I generally disagreed with him, often passionately, but I always admired and appreciated his trenchant intelligence. He might have described his own style as “Often mordant; occasionally vituperative; never … Conservative Pundit Ross Douthat Takes on Steven Pinker’s New Book
Kreeft’s Case for God – Part 18: Interpretation of Argument #4
In Part 17, I analyzed the logical structure of Peter Kreeft’s Argument #4, the Argument from Degrees of Perfection. That clarification of the logic of this argument, however, is not sufficient to make it possible to rationally evaluate this argument. The meanings of each and every premise in Argument #4 are UNCLEAR, making it impossible … Kreeft’s Case for God – Part 18: Interpretation of Argument #4