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“Adversaries of piety and proof”

Taner Edis | December 1, 2008

Peter Slezak of the University of New South Wales has an interesting article, “Adversaries of piety and proof”, in November 19th’s The Australian.

It’s rare to find a piece in the popular press that is this straightforward in explaining why naturalism is compelling and how theistic philosophers are engaged in special pleading.

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