atheism & naturalism

Ain’t No Flies on Elvis

Elvis Presley was born on January 8th in 1935.  If he was alive today, he would be 82 years old.  Elvis died on August 16th in 1977, but many have claimed to have seen Elvis alive since that time.  Such sightings are still being reported: http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/578658/elvis-presley-birthday-not-dead-died-alive http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/683314/ELVIS-NOT-DEAD-Graceland-groundsman-filmed-THIS-MONTH-is-King-aged-81 And there is even an Elvis Sighting Society, Ain’t No Flies on Elvis

One Buddhist Worldview?

I’m getting a lot of pushback on my view that there is only ONE Christian worldview. It seems fairly obvious to me that there is just one Christian worldview, so I suspect some bias or prejudice is at work here, although I cannot put my finger on what that bias or prejudice might be. Perhaps One Buddhist Worldview?

The Jesus Argument

There have been many comments on my previous post God is a Person (Thank you all for your thoughts and contributions). I would like to narrow the focus of the discussion to deal with one argument at a time, so this post will only cover the first of my five arguments for the conclusion “God is The Jesus Argument

God is a Person

INTRODUCTION Joe Hinman wants to debate the existence of God with me, but before we can have an intelligent debate on this issue, we need to come to some sort of mutual understanding about the meaning of the word “God”. In my view God is a person.  In Hinman’s view God is NOT a person. God is a Person

Unapologetic Review – Part 10: Evaluation of Reason #9

REVIEW OF ANALYSIS OF REASON #9 In Part 9 of this series, I asserted that  the main argument in  Unapologetic is Reason #9, and I argued that Reason #9 invoved the following assumptions: 5. ANY claim that is based on faith cannot be reasonably defended. 6. Philosophers ought NOT recognize and participate in an alleged sub-discipline of philosophy that Unapologetic Review – Part 10: Evaluation of Reason #9

Words Which Apologists, Counter-Apologists, and Activists Would Do Better Off Without

The field of Information Technology is divided into many specialties. One is “software engineering” which includes what most people think of when they hear the words “computer programming.” Another is “quality assurance” which tests software for “bugs,” i.e., malfunctions. And yet another is “usability” which tests the ability of “real world” users to actually use Words Which Apologists, Counter-Apologists, and Activists Would Do Better Off Without

Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 13: Existence and Attributes of a Necessary Being

In Phase 1 of his case for the existence of God, Geisler reformulates the argument from being as follows: Argument from Being #2 – Initial Version 50. If God exists, [then] we conceive of Him [God] as a necessary Being.   51. By definition, a necessary Being must exist and cannot not exist.   THEREFORE Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 13: Existence and Attributes of a Necessary Being