Does Craig Demonstrate a Fallacy in Hume?
A recent responder to my postings on Hume’s argument against miracles claims that Hume’s argument in Section X of An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding is “demonstrably fallacious.” After a bit of coaxing, he has produced the following alleged demonstration, taken from William Lane Craig’s debate with Bart Ehrman: ”When we talk about the probability of … Does Craig Demonstrate a Fallacy in Hume?
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
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
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 Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
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
Christian NT Scholar and Apologist Michael Licona Loses Job After Questioning Matthew 27
As reported by Christianity Today (see here), New Testament scholar Michael Licona has apparently lost both his job as research professor of New Testament at Southern Evangelical Seminary and been ousted as apologetics coordinator for the North America Mission Board (NAMB). Why? In his 700-page book defending the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection, Licona proposed that the … Christian NT Scholar and Apologist Michael Licona Loses Job After Questioning Matthew 27
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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”
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