Pope Blames Atheism for Concentration Camps
I’m going to quote, without commentary, what the Pope had to say on Thursday about atheism. If one basic type of violence today is religiously motivated and thus confronts religions with the question as to their true nature and obliges all of us to undergo purification, a second complex type of violence is motivated in precisely … Pope Blames Atheism for Concentration Camps
LINK: Jason B. Thibodeau Comments on Flannagan, Coyne, and Explaining Morality
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Announcing New Index of Our Debates
You’ll notice on the menu bar near the top of The Secular Outpost site a link to “Our Debates.” If you click on that link, you’ll see an index of our debates on God’s existence, God and morality, and Christianity. If available, we provide links to the relevant video, audio, transcript, summary, and assessment. The … Announcing New Index of Our Debates
LINK: Audio of Russell-Copleston Debate on God’s Existence (Part 2 of 2)
For a transcript of the debate (including other topics discussed), follow this link: http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/copleston.htm You can download the audio here:http://www.archive.org/details/DebateOnTheExistenceOfGodBertrandRussellV.Fr.F…
LINK: Audio of Russell-Copleston Debate on God’s Existence (Part 1 of 2)
This is an excerpt from the famous BBC Radio debate between Father Frederick C. Copleston and Bertrand Russell. In this section, they discuss Leibniz’s Argument from Contingency, which is a form of the Cosmological Argument. It differs from other Cosmological arguments (e.g. Kalam) in that it is consistent with an eternal universe, as it doesn’t … LINK: Audio of Russell-Copleston Debate on God’s Existence (Part 1 of 2)
LINK: Nicholas Everitt’s Review of God? A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist
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Repost: Shameless Self-Promotion of My Debate with Phil Fernandes
This is a re-post. Please pardon the shameless self-promotion, but the video of my 1999 debate with Phil Fernandes on naturalism vs. theism was uploaded to YouTube some time ago. If you haven’t already seen it, I invite you to view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl2lUIku-zo
Flanagan’s Response to Me (Re: Jerry Coyne on Explaining Morality)
Matthew Flanagan has written a response to my post on Jerry Coyne and explaining morality. I am quoting his response in its entirety, with Flannagan’s permission. Hi Jeffery, I tried posting this on your site but couldn’t, feel free to do so. You write: ”I suspect that C.S. Lewis’ moral argument for God’s existence is … Flanagan’s Response to Me (Re: Jerry Coyne on Explaining Morality)
Craig’s “Altar Calls”
(This is an old post from my archives, originally written around 2006.) I was watching the video of Craig’s old debate with Henry Morgentaler, and the altar call at the end of his first rebuttal struck me. Craig invited Morgentaler to become a Christian. This isn’t the first time he’s done this; he did the same … Craig’s “Altar Calls”
Stephen Law’s Opening Statement In Debate with William Lane Craig
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