Victor Reppert on Atheist Responses to Moral Arguments
Commenting on how atheists have responded to William Lane Craig’s moral argument, Victor Reppert writes this. Yet, when I hear atheists talking about moral arguments, they always assume that the advocate of the moral argument is saying that we have to believe in God to lead moral lives, (and indignantly argue that we don’t have … Victor Reppert on Atheist Responses to Moral Arguments
Strange debate experience
Yesterday I was at REASONFEST 2012 at Lawrence, Kansas, where the organizers had set me up to debate whether Islam and science can coexist. It was a strange experience. My opponent, a Muslim social scientist called Leila Chahine, turned out to be more of an illustration of my thesis than anything else. From creationism to … Strange debate experience
Worst Atheist Debaters
Like my list of “Best Atheist Debaters,” I don’t know of any way to be fully objective about this sort of thing. Also, like the other list, I fully recognize that others may disagree. Nevertheless, for what it’s worth, here is my list of worst atheist debaters, organized by topic.Topic: God’s Existence Topic: Morality Without … Worst Atheist Debaters
Edward Feser on Dawkins’ Refusal to Debate WLC
As I’ve written before, I’m a huge fan of the work Richard Dawkins has done to promote science and reason. I think he is at his best when he he talks or writes about science and especially his primary area of expertise, biology. Dawkins’ book, The Blind Watchmaker, had a big influence on me a … Edward Feser on Dawkins’ Refusal to Debate WLC
Best Atheist Debate Performances (revised 3-Apr-14)
The Secular Outpost seems to consistently get a lot of traffic from people who are doing Internet searches for “best atheist debaters.” This post is for them. This post was originally titled “Best Atheist Debaters.” Just as I changed the old post “Worst Atheist Debaters” to “Worst Atheist Debate Performances,” I’ve changed this post from … Best Atheist Debate Performances (revised 3-Apr-14)
Peter Atkins’ Opening and Closing Statements for the Craig-Atkins Debate (2011)
(Posted with the permission of Peter Atkins.) Opening Statement My immediate task is to set out my stall, not to respond to Dr Craig’s arguments at this stage: that will come later. It is, in fact, my task to bring you forward from the eleventh century, where you have been immersed with considerable erudition for … Peter Atkins’ Opening and Closing Statements for the Craig-Atkins Debate (2011)
Announcing New Index of Our Debates
You’ll notice on the menu bar near the top of The Secular Outpost site a link to “Our Debates.” If you click on that link, you’ll see an index of our debates on God’s existence, God and morality, and Christianity. If available, we provide links to the relevant video, audio, transcript, summary, and assessment. The … Announcing New Index of Our Debates
LINK: Audio of Russell-Copleston Debate on God’s Existence (Part 2 of 2)
For a transcript of the debate (including other topics discussed), follow this link: http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/copleston.htm You can download the audio here:http://www.archive.org/details/DebateOnTheExistenceOfGodBertrandRussellV.Fr.F… Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
LINK: Audio of Russell-Copleston Debate on God’s Existence (Part 1 of 2)
This is an excerpt from the famous BBC Radio debate between Father Frederick C. Copleston and Bertrand Russell. In this section, they discuss Leibniz’s Argument from Contingency, which is a form of the Cosmological Argument. It differs from other Cosmological arguments (e.g. Kalam) in that it is consistent with an eternal universe, as it doesn’t … LINK: Audio of Russell-Copleston Debate on God’s Existence (Part 1 of 2)
LINK: Nicholas Everitt’s Review of God? A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist
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