Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 7: A Decade without Serious Threats
According to Peter Kreeft, there are only five possible theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus. The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT) is one of those five theories. Kreeft raises seven objections against TCT. We are currently considering Objection #1. Kreeft lays out this objection by quoting Blaise Pascal: ..imagine these twelve men [the twelve apostles] meeting … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 7: A Decade without Serious Threats
Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 6: More about Our Ignorance
According to Peter Kreeft, there are only five possible theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus: The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT) is one of those five theories. Kreeft raises seven objections against TCT. Objection #1 FAILS, because it makes various historical assumptions about the twelve apostles without providing any historical evidence for those assumptions. OUR … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 6: More about Our Ignorance
Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 5: Our Ignorance of The Twelve
There are five different possible theories about the alleged resurrection of Jesus, according to Peter Kreeft: The Conspiracy Theory is one of the skeptical theories about the resurrection. See Part 3 of this series for my clarification of the content of TCT. THE ABSENCE OF HISTORICAL EVIDENCE In Part 4 of this series I replied … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 5: Our Ignorance of The Twelve
Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 4: Objection #1
There are five different possible theories, according to Peter Kreeft, about the alleged resurrection of Jesus: Peter Kreeft raises seven objections against The Conspiracy Theory (hereafter: TCT). See Part 3 of this series for my clarification of the content of TCT. In today’s post, I will consider Kreeft’s first objection to TCT. OBJECTION #1 AGAINST … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 4: Objection #1
Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 3: Improved Definition
In Part 2 of this series, I argued that Peter Kreeft suggested at least seven different definitions of “The Conspiracy Theory” (herafter: TCT), each of which was WRONG. In order to refute TCT, Kreeft must clearly characterize or define TCT, so his refutation FAILS right out of the starting gate. But in order to evaluate … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 3: Improved Definition
Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 2: Defining the Theory
Handbook of Christian Apologetics (hereafter: HCA) was co-authored by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli. In HCA, Kreeft attempts to prove that Jesus rose from the dead by disproving four skeptical theories related to the alleged resurrection of Jesus. One of the skeptical theories that Kreeft attempts to disprove is called “The Conspiracy Theory” (which I will refer … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 2: Defining the Theory
Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 1: Defeating an OLD Apologetic Argument
At the NW Miracles Conference, I discussed the question “Is it ever reasonable to believe miracle claims?” with Christian thinker Hans Vodder, who has graduate degrees in both philosophy and theology. We were, however, just the warm-up act for the big closing event of the conference: a debate between Michael Shermer and Luuk van de … Defending the Conspiracy Theory – Part 1: Defeating an OLD Apologetic Argument
Belief in Miracles – Part 1: Summary
I was invited to be a speaker at the NW Miracles Conference, thanks to Bob Seidensticker who suggested to the conference organizer that I could represent a skeptical viewpoint on the question “Is it ever reasonable to believe miracle claims?” I came prepared with a PowerPoint presentation called “Belief in Miracles”, but because of time constraints … Belief in Miracles – Part 1: Summary
The Euthyphro Dilemma, Part 1: The Question and the Options
The Euthyphro dilemma has been used for centuries as a basis for undermining theories that account for moral value in virtue of God’s will, activities, and/or nature, including various versions of Divine Command Theory (DCT)[1]. Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century the arguments directed against DCT that are grounded in this dilemma … The Euthyphro Dilemma, Part 1: The Question and the Options
When Are Appeals to Human Ignorance a Legitimate Defeater of an Evidential Argument?
(A1) Evidential arguments from ‘evil’ say: known facts about the types, quantity, and distribution of good and evil are much more probable on naturalism than on theism. (O1) Critics of evidential arguments from evil say: we don’t know that. We have far too limited an understanding of the interconnectedness of things to make such a … When Are Appeals to Human Ignorance a Legitimate Defeater of an Evidential Argument?