LINK: Are Atheists and Christians Enemies?
According to this atheist, the answer is “no.” LINK
Link: An Ontological Disproof of Anselmian Theism by Ex-Apologist
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LINK: The Jones-Parsons-Martin Exchange (1991)
Douglas Jones opens the interchange by sketching the argument for the Christian critique of non-Christian thought. Douglas Jones, an elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, is the editor of Antithesis and a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State College. Keith Parsons offers the first of two atheistic responses to Jones’s essay. Keith … LINK: The Jones-Parsons-Martin Exchange (1991)
Link: Russell Blackford on Charity to Those We Oppose
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Luke Muelhauser: The Courtier’s Reply, the Not My Theology Reply, and Straw Men
The Courtier’s Reply is useless. It ignores the real target of an argument. The Not My Theology Reply is legitimate, though it may be beyond the scope of the present discussion. If someone’s argument does not apply to your philosophy but it does apply to the philosophy of others, then that argument probably wasn’t intended for you. … Luke Muelhauser: The Courtier’s Reply, the Not My Theology Reply, and Straw Men
Old But Still Relevant: Phil Plait on “Don’t Be a Dick”
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Link: “The End of the Teapot Argument for Atheism (and All Its Tawdry Imitators)” by Mark F. Sharlow
Abstract: Atheists sometimes use Bertrand Russell’s teapot argument, and its variants with other objects in place of the teapot, to argue for the rationality of atheism. In this paper I show that this use of the teapot argument and its variants is unacceptably circular. The circularity arises because there is indirect evidence against the objects invoked … Link: “The End of the Teapot Argument for Atheism (and All Its Tawdry Imitators)” by Mark F. Sharlow
Quote of the Day from Sean Carroll on Some People Who Mock Religion
People will mock religion as a fantasy for those who won’t face reality, but think building warp drive is just a matter of can-do spirit. — Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) May 2, 2015
Praise from Matthew Wade Ferguson
My co-author Matthew Wade Ferguson just wrote an unexpected, very much appreciated, and very complimentary blog post about my work. LINK He also had some comments about many Christian apologists, including Norman Geisler, Frank Turek, William Lane Craig, and C.S. Lewis. Check it out! Also, if you’re not a regular reader of his blog, you … Praise from Matthew Wade Ferguson
Christian Pastor Dollar (yes, that’s his last name) Asks for $60M for Private Jet
When I first heard about this, I thought, “This must be a joke. People can’t be that stupid.” I was wrong. LINK I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that this guy’s views are not representative of mainstream Christianity. Aside: apparently Pastor Dollar has anger management issues.