Unapologetic Review – Part 7: Two Definitions of “Faith”
The Two Main Definitions of “Faith” in Unapologetic There are seven short statements in Unapologetic that appear to be definitions of the word “faith”. The definition given in Chapter 1 (p.37) is an incomplete version of the definition given in Chapter 2. The definition given in Chapter 2 is clear and worthy of serious consideration: … Unapologetic Review – Part 7: Two Definitions of “Faith”
Unapologetic Review – Part 6: Faith as Irrational Trust
Some Key Points from Part 5 Mr. Loftus is on a crusade against FAITH, and his book Unapologetic, is a part of this crusade. But before any person who is a critical thinker (i.e. someone who “sits at the adult table”) chooses to join this crusade, Loftus needs to clearly specify the purpose of the … Unapologetic Review – Part 6: Faith as Irrational Trust
Unapologetic Review – Part 5: The Meaning of “Faith”
The Beating Heart of Unapologetic The heart of the book Unapologetic is Chapter 5: “Why Philosophy of Religion Must End”, and the heart of Chapter 5 is the Ten Reasons that Loftus gives for this conclusion (in the subsection of Chapter 5 titled “Why Philosophy of Relgion Must End,” on pages 131-135), and the heart … Unapologetic Review – Part 5: The Meaning of “Faith”
Unapologetic Review – Part 4: More Effort Required
“Communication is Hard” My wife is a very intelligent woman. I enjoy discussing religion, politics, and philosophy with her. When I lay out an argument, either for my own viewpoint or (as the devil’s advocate) for some alternative viewpoint, she almost always raises one or two sharp objections to the argument. She is also a … Unapologetic Review – Part 4: More Effort Required
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). Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)
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