Link: “Slavery, Southern Conservatism, and Darwinian Natural Right” by Larry Arnhart
“Some of the opponents of Darwinian moral naturalism insist that morality requires a transcendent source in religious belief. But in this debate over slavery, we see that such religious belief–at least as coming from Biblical revelation–does not provide us reliable moral guidance. Cobb was able to show that the Bible–both the Old Testament and the … Link: “Slavery, Southern Conservatism, and Darwinian Natural Right” by Larry Arnhart
Latest from Paul Draper: “Atheism and Agnosticism” for SEP
Here’s a topic which generates no disagreement at all: how to define the words “atheism” and “agnosticism.” LINK I am honored to have been listed in the acknowledgments. ETA: Comments on this post will be heavily moderated. My goal in having a comments box on this post, as with all posts, is to have informative … Latest from Paul Draper: “Atheism and Agnosticism” for SEP
Announcing New Blog: “Opposing Trump”
I’m going to be spending less time blogging about the philosophy of religion in order to spend more time blogging about President Trump. Since one can be a consistent atheist and a Republican–see, e.g., Robert Price–I am not going to mix anti-Trump politics with the atheistic focus of the Secular Outpost. Instead, I have decided to … Announcing New Blog: “Opposing Trump”
LINK: My Guest Post at Randal Rauser’s Blog
UPDATED: Part 2 is now available. Randal Rauser was kind enough to allow me to write a guest post for his blog. The post is about the consequences of skeptical theism and is going to be published in two parts. The first part is available now, the second will be available in a couple of days. Here … LINK: My Guest Post at Randal Rauser’s Blog
Ex-Apologist on Epicurean Cosmological Arguments for Matter’s Necessity
Our friend Ex-Apologist recently posted a nice piece on his blog summing up Epircurean cosmological arguments for matter’s necessity. I highly recommend it. LINK
Old but Fascinating: Mother Teresa Did Not Feel Christ’s Presence for Last Half of Her Life, Letters Reveal
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LINK: “Ethics and Evolutionary Theory” by Erik J. Wielenberg
I haven’t read this, but I’m posting the link because (1) I respect the author; and (2) I think the topic will of interest to many of our readers. LINK (Note: this article is behind a paywall) Reminder/Disclaimer: Posting links does not necessarily constitute endorsement.
LINK: Would the World Be Better Off Without Religion? A Skeptic’s Guide to the Debate
I am linking to this, but not endorsing it. In fact, I haven’t even read the entire thing yet! LINK What I am about to write is not necessarily about the linked article, but about the article’s topic. My hunch (or bias?) is that the question posed in the title of the article is an extremely complex … LINK: Would the World Be Better Off Without Religion? A Skeptic’s Guide to the Debate
LINK: Does Moralistic Religion Promote Human Sacrifice and Other Moralistic Violence?
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LINK: A New Problem of Evil: Authority and the Duty of Interference
Abstract: The traditional problem of evil sets theists the task of reconciling two things: God and evil. I argue that theists face the more difficult task of reconciling God and evils that God is specially obligated to prevent. Because of His authority, God’s obligation to curtail evil goes far beyond our Samaritan duty to prevent … LINK: A New Problem of Evil: Authority and the Duty of Interference