What is Christianity? Part 13
Worldview as a Way of Life? The third objection that James Sire raises against his older conception of worldviews, is that it makes more sense to understand a worldview as being “a way of life” (NTE, p.97) rather than to understand a worldview as being “a system of thought” (NTE, p.98) because of “the practical, … What is Christianity? Part 13
What is Christianity? Part 12
Sire’s First Two Objections Shortly after the turn of the century, the Christian apologist James Sire revised his understanding of the concept of a “worldview” and wrote a book advocating this revised understanding: Naming the Elephant (hereafter: NTE). Some of the the key changes that Sire makes to his conception of a “worldview” are defended in Chapter … What is Christianity? Part 12
What is Christianity? Part 11
Shortly after the turn of the century, the Christian apologist James Sire revised his understanding of the concept of a “worldview” and wrote a book advocating this revised understanding: Naming the Elephant (hereafter: NTE). Some of the the key changes that Sire makes to his conception of a “worldview” are defended in Chapter 5 of NTE: …the … What is Christianity? Part 11
What is Christianity? Part 10
As Ninian Smart points out, there are secular worldviews as well as religious worldviews. According to Smart, a religion is a religious worldview as opposed to a secular worldview. Marxism and Secular Humanism are examples of secular worldviews. Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam are examples of religions or religious worldviews. Smart, however, asserts that … What is Christianity? Part 10
Wes Morriston’s God and the Ontological Foundation of Morality
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Biological vs. Philosophical Perspectives on Morality
(Redated post originally published on 18 October 2011) (This is from my archives and is undated; I’m guessing I wrote this about a decade ago. I think it is still relevant, as evidenced by Jerry Coyne’s article about explaining morality.) I recently updated one of the official FAQs for the *.atheism newsgroups. (For interested parties, … Biological vs. Philosophical Perspectives on Morality
Jerry Coyne on Goodness without God
(Originally published on 17 October 2011) Jerry Coyne recently wrote an op-ed in USA Today entitled, “As Atheists Know, You Can Be Good Without God.” Christian philosopher Matt Flanagan wrote an excellent critique, not of Coyne’s claim that nonbelievers can be good without God (which Flanagan grants), but of pretty much everything else Coyne wrote … Jerry Coyne on Goodness without God
Bibliography on Arguments for Atheism
(redated post originally published on 7 November 2011) The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a comprehensive listing of academic resurces which contain presentations, formulations, or defenses of various arguments for atheism. The bibliography currently omits any references to resources which criticize those arguments; I hope to fix that in the future as time … Bibliography on Arguments for Atheism
Atheism and the difference between consistency and entailment
(redated post originally published here on 20 November 2011) At Jeff Lowder’s suggestion, I’m re-posting this 2008 post from my own blog here. Although the referenced blog, The Country Shrink, no longer exists, I have replaced the links to refer to copies of the posts at the Internet Archive. — A Christian rural psychologist has … Atheism and the difference between consistency and entailment
“Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe” by Erik J. Wielenberg
(redating post originally published on 18 March 2006) This is the tile of a new book published by Cambridge University Press: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0521607841/InternetInfidels/ Here is the book description: Suppose there is no God. This might imply that human life is meaningless, that there are no moral obligations and hence people cando whatever they want, and that … “Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe” by Erik J. Wielenberg