Louise Antony’s NYT Editorial on Good without God
LINK (HT: Ex-Apologist)
Don McIntosh’s Reply to Keith Parsons on Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
Internet Infidels just published the following on The Secular Web: “The Presumption of Naturalism and the Probability of Miracles: A Reply to Keith Parsons” by Don McIntosh. Abstract: In Chapter Four of Science, Confirmation, and the Theistic Hypothesis, Keith Parsons defends the dictum that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence as part of a general critique … Don McIntosh’s Reply to Keith Parsons on Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
ex-apologist: Some Great Papers from Schellenberg Now Available Online
ex-apologist: Some Great Papers from Schellenberg Now Available Online Thanks, Ex-Apologist, for pointing these out. Schellenberg really is one of the best philosophers of religion today. I think his work deserves much more publicity than it gets, especially among atheists.
Wikipedia Article on Internet Infidels
This is not new, but it was news to me. Apparently, Wikipedia has a very short article about the Internet Infidels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Infidels
LINK: Erik Wielenberg’s Review of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
LINK The review also includes a critical assessment of the Courtier’s Reply.
Links and News — 2-Dec-11
Moment of Zen “I *Can* Get Satisfaction!” by John S. Wilkins (@Evolving Thoughts) Interactions Between Secular Outpost Authors and Theistic Blog Authors Lowder: Parsons: The Argument from Divine Hiddenness “Hiddenness and Belief in God” by Helen De Cruz and “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking?” by Clayton Littlejohn (HT: Servile Conformist) [Editor’s Note (Lowder): De Cruz, … Links and News — 2-Dec-11
Links and News — 21-Nov-11
Moment of Zen “Science vs. Faith Flowchart” @Unreasonable Faith“Science vs Religion Sudoko” @Unreasonable Faith Interactions Between Secular Outpost Authors and Theistic Blog Authors Stephen Law: Jeffery Jay Lowder: Atheism “The Argument from Locality” @Ebon Musings “Proving God’s Existence is Impossible” by John Shook (@Center for Inquiry) Articles By or About Tim and Lydia McGrew “Reply … Links and News — 21-Nov-11
Links and News — 19-Nov-11
Moment of Zen: “Best Statistics Question Ever” (be sure to read not only the question but at least some of the 700+ comments posted so far) Exchanges Involving Secular Outpost Contributors: Defending the Argument from Consciousness Stephen Law and Ed Feser have an ongoing exchange regarding Law’s evil God challenge (EGC): see here, here, here, … Links and News — 19-Nov-11
LINK: William Lane Craig and the Immorality of Apostasy
J. Quinton addresses William Lane Craig’s response to a young Christian struggling with doubt, in which Craig called Internet Infidels websites “literally pornographic.” LINK
Bede Rundle’s Obituary; Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing
Philosopher Bede Rundle has died. If you hadn’t heard of him and you are reading this blog, then you will almost certainly want to read his book, Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Oxford University Press, 2004). Here’s a summary of Rundle’s argument, taken from his obituary: Since this universe is contingent, that is … Bede Rundle’s Obituary; Why There is Something Rather Than Nothing