arguments for atheism

Straw Manning the Opposition: a Christian Apologist on Two Common Atheist Arguments

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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

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“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’

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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

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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

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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.

LINK: Aikin and Talisse’s Atheistic Argument from Ugliness

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LINK (HT: Ex-Apologist) Since the authors note that the argument from beauty is one type of teleological argument and the argument from ugliness is the atheistic twin of the argument from beauty, perhaps I will need write a post on this argument for my series about atheistic teleological arguments.

Index: The Evidential Argument from the History of Science (AHS)

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Informal Statement of the Argument If there is a single theme unifying the history of science, it is that naturalistic (i.e., non-supernatural) explanations work. The history of science contains numerous examples of naturalistic explanations replacing supernatural ones and no examples of supernatural explanations replacing naturalistic ones. Indeed, naturalistic explanations have been so successful that even … Index: The Evidential Argument from the History of Science (AHS)

The Evidential Argument from the History of Science, Part 2: Detailed Reply to Randal Rauser

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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 2: Detailed Reply to Randal Rauser