Does Hume Commit a Fallacy?
One respondent to my previous post, “The Gospels and Critical History,” in addition to the usual bluster and bombast, manages to offer a few interesting arguments. He had this to say about Hume’s miracle argument from section 1o of An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: “As for Hume’s beautiful argument; it is demonstrably fallacious. Hume had … Does Hume Commit a Fallacy?
Don McIntosh’s Reply to Keith Parsons on Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
Internet Infidels just published the following on The Secular Web: “The Presumption of Naturalism and the Probability of Miracles: A Reply to Keith Parsons” by Don McIntosh. Abstract: In Chapter Four of Science, Confirmation, and the Theistic Hypothesis, Keith Parsons defends the dictum that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence as part of a general critique … Don McIntosh’s Reply to Keith Parsons on Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
Worst Atheist Debaters
Like my list of “Best Atheist Debaters,” I don’t know of any way to be fully objective about this sort of thing. Also, like the other list, I fully recognize that others may disagree. Nevertheless, for what it’s worth, here is my list of worst atheist debaters, organized by topic.Topic: God’s Existence Topic: Morality Without … Worst Atheist Debaters
Edward Feser on Dawkins’ Refusal to Debate WLC
As I’ve written before, I’m a huge fan of the work Richard Dawkins has done to promote science and reason. I think he is at his best when he he talks or writes about science and especially his primary area of expertise, biology. Dawkins’ book, The Blind Watchmaker, had a big influence on me a … Edward Feser on Dawkins’ Refusal to Debate WLC
Best Atheist Debate Performances (revised 3-Apr-14)
The Secular Outpost seems to consistently get a lot of traffic from people who are doing Internet searches for “best atheist debaters.” This post is for them. This post was originally titled “Best Atheist Debaters.” Just as I changed the old post “Worst Atheist Debaters” to “Worst Atheist Debate Performances,” I’ve changed this post from … Best Atheist Debate Performances (revised 3-Apr-14)
LINK: William Lane Craig and the Immorality of Apostasy
J. Quinton addresses William Lane Craig’s response to a young Christian struggling with doubt, in which Craig called Internet Infidels websites “literally pornographic.” LINK
Geisler and Scholarship
If found it highly risible that Norman Geisler would criticize fellow apologist Licona for “bad scholarship.” A few years ago Geisler published a critique of the volume The Empty Tomb edited by Jeff Lowder and Bob Price. His critique of my contribution (criticizing Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli on the hallucination argument) was so spectacularly … Geisler and Scholarship
Peter Atkins’ Opening and Closing Statements for the Craig-Atkins Debate (2011)
(Posted with the permission of Peter Atkins.) Opening Statement My immediate task is to set out my stall, not to respond to Dr Craig’s arguments at this stage: that will come later. It is, in fact, my task to bring you forward from the eleventh century, where you have been immersed with considerable erudition for … Peter Atkins’ Opening and Closing Statements for the Craig-Atkins Debate (2011)
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William Lane Craig: Internet Infidels Websites “Are Literally Pornographic”
Similar to my last post where I quoted the Pope, in this post I am going to quote, without comment, what William Lane Craig has apparently written about the Internet Infidels. In response to a Christian struggling with doubt, Craig writes: Be on guard for Satan’s deceptions. Never lose sight of the fact that you … William Lane Craig: Internet Infidels Websites “Are Literally Pornographic”