Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 9: The Supreme Moral Lawgiver
In Phase 1 of his case for the existence of God (in When Skeptics Ask, hereafter: WSA), Norman Geisler argues for the existence of a “supreme moral Lawgiver”. The argument goes like this (see WSA, p. 22): Geisler’s Moral Argument 32. There is an objective moral law. 33. Moral laws imply a moral lawgiver. THEREFORE: … Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 9: The Supreme Moral Lawgiver
Unapologetic Review – Part 2: The Heart of the Book
A couple of the comments on my previous post (see Unapologetic Review – Part 1) were critical about my provision of details about the general physical characteristics of John Loftus’ new book Unapologetic. The commenters did not explain WHY this was objectionable, but I suspect it is a matter of childish impatience on the part … Unapologetic Review – Part 2: The Heart of the Book
Unapologetic Review – Part 1
John Loftus’ new book has just been released: Unapologetic: Why Philosophy of Religion Must End (Durham, NC: Pitchstone Publishing, 2016) My copy arrived from Amazon by UPS yesterday. The text starts on page 7 (the Forward); the introduction starts on page 11, and the main body of the text ends on page 235. There is … Unapologetic Review – Part 1
Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: More of Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
I have added another section to my OUTLINE and to my blog post Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity: 5. There are Many Other Examples of Trump Foreign Policy Falsehoods. a. Factcheck.org named Trump “King of Whoppers” at the end of 2015, because so much of what Trump asserts is … Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: More of Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
Off Topic: Link to “Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2”
http://democracy2usa.blogspot.com/2016/10/donald-trump-is-idiot-part-2-trumps.html I have published my second post arguing that Trump is an IDIOT. The post is not fully completed, but it is about 75% done, so you can read most of it right now. I plan to complete the post tomorrow (Thursday, October 27th).
Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
This is the opening of a post that I’m still working on, but hope to complete soon. I will post a link to it here at The Secular Outpost when it is published (on my blog site). Trump Is an IDIOT – Part 2: Foreign Policy Stupidity WARNING: This is a long blog post. I … Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
What is Christianity? Part 17: Worldviews as “Master Stories”?
James Sire comes from an Evangelical Christian point of view, so for him the miracle stories in the Gospels are crucial to the Christian worldview, especially the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection of Jesus. Belief in such miracles are indeed part of ancient Christian Creeds that are still used in most Protestant and Catholic worship … What is Christianity? Part 17: Worldviews as “Master Stories”?
One Christianity or Many Christianities?
I know this is a controversial topic for the people who frequently comment on blog posts here at The Secular Outpost, and my view seems to be the minority view. Perhaps I am the only person in this crowd who thinks that there is some hope of being able to define “Christianity” in a way … One Christianity or Many Christianities?
My Twelve-Year Plan
In October of 2013, I came up with the idea of a Ten-Year plan to write a four-volume critique of Christianity: Plan for a Multi-Volume Critique of Christianity Some of my posts here at the Secular Outpost have been closely related to the Ten-Year plan and the topics it will cover. In January of this … My Twelve-Year Plan
Off Topic: Trump is an IDIOT – Part 1
I realize that many atheists and skeptics are not liberals, so there is no liberal agenda shared by atheist and skeptics. However, I am a left-wing atheist and skeptic, and so I have been blogging (elsewhere) about my preference of Hillary Clinton over the twit Donald Trump. Today, just in time for the upcoming big … Off Topic: Trump is an IDIOT – Part 1