Religious Nutcase Elected President of the USA
As Keith Parsons has recently argued, it is difficult to separate religion from politics. This is especially true of the current political campaigns for the presidency of the United States of America. Unfortunately, the uglier side of religion is intruding into U.S. politics. Currently, some polls are indicating that the religious nutcase Ben Carson is … Religious Nutcase Elected President of the USA
LINK: In Memoriam: William L. Rowe (1931-2015)
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Michael Martin Has Died
I just learned the horrible news that renowned philosopher Michael Martin (1932-2015) died unexpectedly yesterday. He will be missed. I hope to write a proper tribute to him at a later time. For now, I want to provide links to his books. (For links to his online essays on The Secular Web, click on his name above.) Atheism: … Michael Martin Has Died
Temporarily Blacklisted a User
I have never before banned a user from any site I’ve moderated, but I have temporarily (for 30 days) blacklisted one user who has been dominating the combox with repetitive comments (and questions) that have been answered repeatedly by others. I asked the user to voluntarily take a break, but that request was ignored by … Temporarily Blacklisted a User
Debate Course Starts Today!
I am co-teaching an online course on debate with Richard Carrier. The course starts today but registration will remain open until May 6th. For details, see here.
Upcoming Debate on Jesus’ Resurrection on May 2nd
Robert Greg Cavin and Calum Miller will debate the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection again at Biola University on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 6pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). LINK The event WILL be livestreamed; it will cost $5 to watch. As an aside: I 100% support the decision to charge this fee. Most people have … Upcoming Debate on Jesus’ Resurrection on May 2nd
Ferguson
Although this has nothing to do with the philosophy of religion, I’d like to make an exception and dedicate a post to what happened in Ferguson, Missouri. I have zero expertise or authority on any of the several issues involved here. My main goal is to provider readers a chance to discuss in the combox … Ferguson
What Happened to Quentin Smith?
Quentin Smith used to be a prolific philosopher, but, if PhilPapers.org is accurate, it has been many years since he’s published anything new. He used to have his own website, which is now gone. His faculty page at WMU, which used to contain his vita and links to papers, is now stripped down to very … What Happened to Quentin Smith?
What Happened to Philo?
Is it just me or has it been a while since a new issue of Philo was published? (For those who didn’t know: Philo used to be subtitled, “The Journal of the Society of Humanist Philosophers.” It was subsequently re-subtitled as “A Journal of Philosophy.”) Also, I see that its website is now significantly different than … What Happened to <I>Philo?</I>
The Philosophical Disquisitions Journal Club
One of my favorite blogs, Philosophical Disquisitions, just announced the Philosophical Disquisitions Journal Club. Essentially, it will work like any normal academic journal club wherein academic papers are read and critically analysed and discussed by a group of interested people. So every month a paper will be nominated (by me or someone else), those who … The Philosophical Disquisitions Journal Club