Atheistic Criticism of Atheistic Scholarship
Here are several examples of criticism of atheistic scholarship, by fellow atheists. Keith Augustine: Julian Baggini: Richard Carrier: Paul Draper: Graham Oppy: Mark Vuletic:
Inquiry vs. Partisanship
Because I have criticized, directly or indirectly, some things written by John Loftus in the past couple of weeks, he has written a post entitled, “Jeff Lowder is the Devil in Disguise.” In response, I have the following comments. 1. It wasn’t (and isn’t) my goal to offend Loftus. If he has taken anything I’ve … Inquiry vs. Partisanship
Humanism for Children: A Reply to William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig is right. There has been “a resurgence of interest in arguments for God’s existence.” So-called “new atheists” aside, what he fails to mention is that there has also been a resurgence of interest in arguments against God’s existence by philosophers like J.L. Schellenberg, Quentin Smith, Paul Draper, Stephen Maitzen, Michael Martin, and … Humanism for Children: A Reply to William Lane Craig
Stephen Parrish: God and Objectivism: A Critique of Objectivist Philosophy of Religion
“I will examine what Objectivists, both old and new, have written about God and subject it to critical analysis. My conclusion will be that Objectivists have not only failed to keep up with the work of contemporary philosophers of religion, but that their work is marred by logical fallacies, especially begging the question. Philosophical naturalism … Stephen Parrish: God and Objectivism: A Critique of Objectivist Philosophy of Religion
ex-apologist: J.L. Schellenberg’s New Website
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Guy Kahane: Value and Philosophical Possibility
Abstract: Much seems to be at stake in metaphysical questions about God, free will or morality. One thing that could be at stake is the value of the universe we inhabit—how good or bad it is. We can think of competing philosophical positions as describing possibilities, ways the world might turn out to be, and … Guy Kahane: Value and Philosophical Possibility
Matt McCormick’s NPR Interview
A great interview from NPR.
Loftus and Reppert on Probabilities
John Loftus stirs the pot with his recent post, “Should We Think Exclusively in Terms of Probabilities or Not?“ Victor Reppert responds in, “But How Shall we Follow Probabilities?“ I think I agree with Loftus when he writes, we “should think exclusively in terms of the probabilities.” If I understand Reppert, I am pretty sure … Loftus and Reppert on Probabilities
Myself, Peter Atkins, Richard Swinburne, Ard louis,(and Richard Dawkins) in conversation
Here is a fairly long video of a discussion between myself, Richard Swinburne (philosopher), Peter Atkins (chemist), Ard Louis (physicist), and also Richard Dawkins (who was in the audience) at one point. The theme was Life, The Universe and Everything – The Quest for Truth. My main contribution is at 39 mins 30sec. (nb. Dawkins … Myself, Peter Atkins, Richard Swinburne, Ard louis,(and Richard Dawkins) in conversation
ex-apologist: On a Common Apologetic Fallacy
The fallacy sketched above occurs so frequently in the apologetics literature that I hereby label it the Apologetics Fallacy. The Apologetics Fallacy is the dialectical fallacy of assuming, in contexts of the sort sketched above, that because one has shown that D isn’t a rebutting defeater for P, one has thereby shown that D isn’t an undercutting … ex-apologist: On a Common Apologetic Fallacy