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The Demographics of Evidence About God: A Novel Argument Against Theism

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Christian apologist Tom Gilson attempts to turn the tables on proponents of the argument from nonresistant nonbelief (aka the argument from divine hiddenness). According to Gilson, the fact of divine hiddenness is evidence for God’s existence. Before I quote Gilson’s argument from divine hiddenness to Christian theism, I first need to provide some context. 1. … The Demographics of Evidence About God: A Novel Argument Against Theism

Press Release: Has Evangelist Ravi Zacharias Misrepresented His Academic Credentials?

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The following is a guest post by attorney Steve Baughman aka “Friendly Banjo Atheist,” who asked me to post it on his behalf. On a related note, Internet Infidels, Inc. has published rebuttals or critiques of Zacharias in the past. See “An Emotional Tirade Against Atheism” by Jeffery Jay Lowder and “That Colossal Wreck” by Doug … Press Release: Has Evangelist Ravi Zacharias Misrepresented His Academic Credentials?

Another Christian Apologist Tears Down a Straw Man of Atheist Morality

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My friend Wintery Knight (WK) has written another blog post on the topic of morality. Like so many other theists (and a few atheists), he manages to completely botch the topic of atheist morality. Who Speaks for Atheists, Anyway? If you want to determine Christian beliefs about something, you can see what the Bible and various representatives of … Another Christian Apologist Tears Down a Straw Man of Atheist Morality

AIG: Recent Pluto Photos Are Evidence Against an Old Earth (and Solar System)

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While the writers at the Secular Outpost go out of our way to be charitable to our opponents and represent them in the best possible light, there is also value in pointing out the fringe positions held by some of our opponents. With all due respect to friends and family who are young earth creationists, I put … AIG: Recent Pluto Photos Are Evidence Against an Old Earth (and Solar System)

Victor Reppert Calls the Universe Atheists Believe in “Irrational”

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In a post titled, “Do you believe in magic?”, Christian philosopher Victor Reppert writes: I don’t believe that reason could arise from nonreason, therefore I think that reason is at the foundation of the universe. According to the naturalistic view, the normative arises from the nonnormative, the logical arises from the nonlogical, the universe exists … Victor Reppert Calls the Universe Atheists Believe in “Irrational”

Spot the Fallacy #2: Fine-Tuning and the Prior Probability of Theism

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Note: This post is another post in our series of articles designed to engage non-philosophers. Despite the title, you don’t need to literally name a fallacy assuming there is one. What these posts are really designed to do is to get you to describe, in plain English, why the argument (or objection) presented isn’t successful. … Spot the Fallacy #2: Fine-Tuning and the Prior Probability of Theism

Naturalism, Theism, and Moral Ontology: A Reply to William Lane Craig

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Abstract: This paper considers William Lane Craig’s metaethical argument for God’s existence. Roughly, the argument is that the existence of objective moral values provides strong evidence for God’s existence. I consider one by one Craig’s various reasons in support of the argument’s major premise, namely, that objective moral values and the nonexistence of God are at … Naturalism, Theism, and Moral Ontology: A Reply to William Lane Craig