Did Jesus Exit? – Part 11
I will now take a brief break from answering the 44 questions about Mark, Q, M, and L. For your reading enjoyment, I bring you John Crossan’s brief defense of the historicity of the crucifixion of Jesus: Jesus’ death by execution under Pontius Pilate is as sure as anything historical can ever be. For, if … Did Jesus Exit? – Part 11
The Six Kinds of Unbelievers
According to a recent study by UT-Chattanooga, one in five Americans are now non-believers. They have identified six categories: I wonder if they are not missing another very large segment, what I would call the “de facto unbeliever.” The de facto unbeliever attends church, often regularly. He (they are mostly men, in my experience) might … The Six Kinds of Unbelievers
Is Atheism Presumptuous? A Reply to Paul Copan
My reply to Copan was published in 2000. To the best of my knowledge, Copan has neither published a reply nor issued a retraction of his claim. LINK Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 2
Although there is an extensive discussion of the meaning of the claim ‘God is a necessary being’ by Richard Swinburne in his bookThe Coherence of Theism (revised edition, hereafter: COT), the main passages that I’m interested in understanding are found in a shorter and more popular book: Is There a God? (hereafter: ITAG), also by … God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 2
John Danaher’s Blog Series on Mind-Body Physicalism
Overview: Part 1: The Argument from Past Explanatory Success Part 2: Hempel’s Dilemma Part 3: The Knowledge Argument Part 4: Absent and Inverted Qualia Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 1
In his book The Coherence of Theism (Revised edition, hereafter: COT), Swinburne defends the claim that the sentence ‘God exists’ makes a coherent statement. In Part II of COT, Swinburne defends the coherence of the concept of “a contingent God”, which is basically the traditional concept of God minus the attribute of ‘necessary being’. In … God as a ‘Necessary Being’ – Part 1
Arrogant Atheists?
This is more than two months old, but I still think this is interesting. What’s interesting to me is that, according to these survey results, there is a certain symmetry between, on the one hand, theistic stereotypes about atheists, and, on the other hand, atheistic stereotypes about theists. Dominant Theistic View Dominant Atheistic View … Arrogant Atheists?
Alonzo Fyfe’s Alternative Answer to “Where Do Atheists Get Their Morality?”
Back in 2008 Alonzo Fyfe blogged about the question, “Where do atheists get their morality?” As an alternative to “the standard attempt to defend some moral theory,” he proposes the following answer. “A lot of theists want to know where atheists get their morality because theists are bigots looking for an excuse to hate their … Alonzo Fyfe’s Alternative Answer to “Where Do Atheists Get Their Morality?”
My Guest Post on Randal Rauser’s Blog
In case you don’t already follow Randal Rauser’s blog, The Tentative Apologist, he has been posting a series of guest posts by prominent atheists on his blog about “why they don’t believe.” Rauser just posted my short essay, for which I am truly grateful. Rauser offered a few comments on my short essay. I, in turn, would … My Guest Post on Randal Rauser’s Blog
Atheistic Moral Realism – Part 11
If I understand William Craig’s third objection to AMR, then he is basically offering an inductive teleological argument for the existence of God (similar to how Richard Swinburne argues for God) based on the assumption that there are objective moral values plus the claim that humans and the circumstances in which humans find themselves are … Atheistic Moral Realism – Part 11