What are the Social, Political, and Moral Implications of Atheism?
This is the subject of debate in the combox at Victor Reppert’s blog, Dangerous Idea. LINK
Wes Morriston’s The Moral Obligations of Reasonable Non-Believers: A special problem for divine command metaethics
The fact that many people do not believe that there is a God creates an obvious problem for divine command metaethics. They have moral obligations, and are often enough aware of having them. Yet it is not easy to think of such persons as “hearing” divine commands. This makes it hard to see how a … Wes Morriston’s The Moral Obligations of Reasonable Non-Believers: A special problem for divine command metaethics
ex-apologist: On a Common Apologetic Fallacy
The fallacy sketched above occurs so frequently in the apologetics literature that I hereby label it the Apologetics Fallacy. The Apologetics Fallacy is the dialectical fallacy of assuming, in contexts of the sort sketched above, that because one has shown that D isn’t a rebutting defeater for P, one has thereby shown that D isn’t an undercutting … ex-apologist: On a Common Apologetic Fallacy
Disproof Atheism Society
“The Disproof Atheism Society, founded in 1994, is an independent, Boston-based, worldwide network of people interested in logic, science, and analytic philosophy who support the development of disproof atheism. We host monthly talks, discussions, and other events, primarily at Boston University and usually with a featured speaker. In 2010 we hosted the first-ever Disproof Atheism … Disproof Atheism Society
Skeptic Blogs
Here is a link to John Loftus’s new blog aggregation site. Skeptic Blogs
Atheist Ethicist: Theism, Atheism, and Blame
This is an old post, but worth linking to now regardless. Alonzo Fyfe at the Atheist Ethicist makes this important point. If you take “atheism” and its counter-part “theism” NEITHER of these are a source of violence or evil. You cannot draw any moral implications from the statement, “It is not the case that at … Atheist Ethicist: Theism, Atheism, and Blame
Theological Noncognitivism on Youtube
I am not a noncognitivist, but philosopher Ted Drange says that this video is the best one on YouTube about noncognitivism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wV_REEdvx
New York Times: Why Race Is Still a Problem for Mormons
nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/racism-and-the-mormon-church.html
Friendly Atheist: Pat Robertson Wouldn’t Adopt Foreign Children Because They Might Turn Out ‘Weird’
The opening paragraph pretty much sums it up. This man makes my head explode. Why does anyone still listen to Pat Robertson? He pretends to be a moral leader and a good Christian. But doesn’t that mean taking care of those in need, especially when they’re children?! LINK
Reason Being: The Catholic Dilemma
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