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
Straw Manning the Opposition: a Christian Apologist on Two Common Atheist Arguments
Robin Shumacher at The Christian Post recently wrote an article entitled, “A Look at Two Common Atheist Arguments.” I want to quote the first two paragraphs of the article in full. Behind my desk is a huge binder containing essays and meaty book excerpts of atheist literature. The likes of Russell, Hume, Nietzsche, Sartre, and … Straw Manning the Opposition: a Christian Apologist on Two Common Atheist Arguments
Disproof Atheism Society
“The Disproof Atheism Society, founded in 1994, is an independent, Boston-based, worldwide network of people interested in logic, science, and analytic philosophy who support the development of disproof atheism. We host monthly talks, discussions, and other events, primarily at Boston University and usually with a featured speaker. In 2010 we hosted the first-ever Disproof Atheism … Disproof Atheism Society
The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 4: Reply to ‘cl’
Introduction Theists hold that there exists an omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect person (God) who created the universe. Metaphysical naturalists, on the other hand, hold that the universe is a closed system, which means that nothing that is not part of the natural world affects it. Metaphysical naturalism (N) denies the existence of all supernatural … The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 4: Reply to ‘cl’
Index: The Evidential Argument from Evil: the Biological Role of Pain and Pleasure
The purpose of this post is to provide an index for all posts regarding Paul Draper’s version of the evidential argument from evil which focuses on the biological role of pain and pleasure (APP).“The Argument from the Biological Role of Pain and Pleasure“: an introduction to the argument“Silver’s Defense of Draper’s Argument from the Biological … Index: The Evidential Argument from Evil: the Biological Role of Pain and Pleasure
Advice to Critics of the Argument from Evil
According to one objection to arguments from evil, the existence of evil presupposes the existence of God, since objective evil could not exist unless God exists. My advice to critics of arguments from evil (AE) is this. Don’t use this objection unless you plan to acknowledge and address the obvious rebuttal. Your name Your email … Advice to Critics of the Argument from Evil