LINK: Philip Kitcher on Militant Modern Atheism
From the abstract: Militant modern atheism, whose most eloquent champion is Richard Dawkins, provides an effective and necessary critique of fundamentalist forms of religion and their role in political life, both within states and across national boundaries. Because it is also presented as a more general attack on religion (tout court), it has provoked a … LINK: Philip Kitcher on Militant Modern Atheism
LINK: William Rowe’s Latest on Friendly Atheism
Abstract: This paper endeavors to explain what friendly atheism is and why it is reasonable to seek to be friendly toward those whose views about God differ substantially from one’s own. Unfortunately, online access to this requires a paid subscription. LINK
LINK: Schellenberg’s Review of The Cambridge Companion to Atheism
J.L. Schellenberg is arguably one of the leading philosophers of religion in the world and, among other things, the philosopher who formulated the argument from divine hiddenness for atheism. Schellenberg reviewed The Cambridge Companion to Atheism (ed. Michael Martin) in the Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Here is the conclusion of Schellenberg’s review: I myself think … LINK: Schellenberg’s Review of The Cambridge Companion to Atheism
LINK: Frank Turek Asks, “Why Are Atheists so Angry?”
In an audio file uploaded to YouTube by “DrCraigVideos,” Turek reviews the YouTube comments on the Craig-Hitchens Debate and describes the apparent name-calling used by atheists against Dr. Craig. He then asks the question, “Why are atheists so angry?” LINK
Imagine atheist politicians
As an atheist, I just about always vote for political candidates who say they believe in God. Not because I’m impressed by their professed god beliefs, but because I have no other choice—unless I cast a write-in vote. Of course, in reality atheist politicians have received hundreds of thousands of votes, though their constituents likely … Imagine atheist politicians
Son of Naturalism and Norms
First, apologies if I am boring the hell out of everyone but a few of us fanatics with yet another sequel on naturalism and norms. It is just that I think the issues are very important, and I have gotten such terrific feedback on these points, that I am going to post a couple more … Son of Naturalism and Norms
Naturalism and Norms (Postscript)
Philip K asks some very probing and incisive questions about ethical naturalism (EN) in his comment on my post “Naturalism and Norms.” These questions raise issues too large and too important to be addressed in the very limited space of a comment box, so I am making a new post. He puts two questions to … Naturalism and Norms (Postscript)
Naturalism and Norms
My recent exchange with Taner on ethical naturalism (EN) prompted a good bit of stimulating comment and criticism. I’ve been out of town for a couple of weeks and away from blogging, so I have not been able to reply to each comment as it arrived. Rather than attempt to do so now, I would like … Naturalism and Norms
The Problem with Metaphysical Naturalism (According to Victor Reppert)
Victor Reppert and I have had a long series of exchanges (thirty five years) dating back to when we were both graduate students at Emory University. I do not think that we would come to agreement even if we were granted another thirty five years to debate, but I am determined at least to get … The Problem with Metaphysical Naturalism (According to Victor Reppert)
Victor on Weird Stuff
Victor Reppert has been kind enough to reply on his Dangerous Idea blog to my comments on his earlier posting. I’m replying to his reply, which will evoke a counter-reply, which will get a counter-counter-reply…until one or the other of us has some real work to do and has to break it off. Sigh. That … Victor on Weird Stuff