An Argument from Scale — Poster Style
HT: Adam Taylor As a nitpick, theism by itself does not say anything about God having a personal relationship with anyone. Only sectarian versions of theism, such as Christian theism, make such claims. Putting that aside, another worry I have about this graphic is that it seems to attack a caricature of what theists believe. … An Argument from Scale — Poster Style
Scalar Connection to Meaning of Life?
Because I’ve written so much about arguments from scale lately, the following statement in Dennis Prager’s op-ed on atheism and consolation caught my eye. “‘And we promise to work for more gun control. But the truth is we don’t have a single consoling thing to say to you because we atheists recognize that the human … Scalar Connection to Meaning of Life?
Atheistic Criticism of Atheistic Scholarship
Here are several examples of criticism of atheistic scholarship, by fellow atheists. Keith Augustine: Julian Baggini: Richard Carrier: Paul Draper: Graham Oppy: Mark Vuletic:
Did the Cosmological Principle Get Knocked Down?
This looks relevant to arguments from scale. LINK
The Argument from Scale (AS) Revisited, Part 2 (Revised)
(Note: the revised version of this post begins in the third paragraph after the section title, “The Ratio of Explanatory Powers.”) In part 1 of my series on the evidential Argument from Scale (AS), I concluded that Everitt’s formulation of AS is unsuccessful. At the same time, however, I said that there is something about … The Argument from Scale (AS) Revisited, Part 2 (Revised)
The Evidential Argument from Divine Hiddenness: The General Fact and 10 More Specific Facts
The General Fact of Divine Hiddenness (aka Reasonable Nonbelief) Informal Statement of the Argument There are many people, including myself, who don’t believe in God but who wish that some sort of a theistic God did exist. Now the Apostle Paul, in Romans 1:19-21, implies that the existence of God is just obvious to everyone, … The Evidential Argument from Divine Hiddenness: The General Fact and 10 More Specific Facts
The Argument from Scale (AS) Revisited, Part 5: John Loftus on the Size of the Universe
In this post, I want to offer some preliminary observations regarding John Loftus’s claim that “the size of the universe leads to atheism.” Before I do so, I want to emphasize that I am going to comment on the linked blog post only. I will not discuss anything that Loftus has written in chapter 24 … The Argument from Scale (AS) Revisited, Part 5: John Loftus on the Size of the Universe
The Loftus-Torley Exchange
It seems to me that Torley clearly has the upper hand in this exchange so far. As a debate judge, I would “flow” the entire “debate” to Torley up to this point. But that doesn’t mean game over for Loftus, however. In each case, I think Loftus has strong replies available. Here are my brief … The Loftus-Torley Exchange
Humanism for Children: A Reply to William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig is right. There has been “a resurgence of interest in arguments for God’s existence.” So-called “new atheists” aside, what he fails to mention is that there has also been a resurgence of interest in arguments against God’s existence by philosophers like J.L. Schellenberg, Quentin Smith, Paul Draper, Stephen Maitzen, Michael Martin, and … Humanism for Children: A Reply to William Lane Craig
Recent Paper on Skeptical Theism and the Evidential Argument from Evil
I just discovered this. Justin P. McBrayer, “CORNEA and Inductive Evidence,” Faith and Philosophy 26 (2009): 77-86 Abstract: One of the primary tools in the theist’s defense against “noseeum” arguments from evil is an epistemic principle concerning the Conditions Of ReasoNable Epistemic Access (CORNEA) which places an important restriction on what counts as evidence. However, … Recent Paper on Skeptical Theism and the Evidential Argument from Evil