Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 3: Just ONE Argument
Although, as I have previously argued, Geisler characterizes his case for God as consisting of multiple arguments for the existence of God, this is a mischaracterization of his case for God. Geisler’s case for God rests upon five claims, and he gives an argument for each of those five claims, but each of those … Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 3: Just ONE Argument
Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 2: How Many Arguments for God?
In Chapter 2 of When Skeptics Ask (hereafter: WSA), Norman Geisler appears to present five different arguments for the existence of God. However, there are some significant problems with this characterization of Geisler’s case for God. NONE of the five arguments end with the conclusion that “God exists”. In fact, only his first argument even mentions the word “God”, … Geisler’s Five Ways – Part 2: How Many Arguments for God?
Geisler’s Five Ways
Norman Geisler is a Thomist. His case for the existence of God is basically a simplified, clarified, and somewhat modified version of the case for God made by Thomas Aqinas in Summa Theologica. Geisler borrows the basic logical structure of the case for God made by Aquinas, as well as some of the specific sub-arguments … Geisler’s Five Ways
Geisler’s First Argument
Norman Geisler’s case for God appears to consist of five arguments for the existence of God. Here is my critique of the opening paragraph of Geisler’s case, and my critique of his first argument for the existence of God: ====================== NOTE: I forgot that my plan was to put my posts on cases for God … Geisler’s First Argument
Cases for God
I’m thinking about which cases for the existence of God to focus in on, for my evaluation of Christianity. Right now, I’m thinking about examining the cases of four well-known Christian apologists: I just realized that two of these philosophers are Thomists, and two are not Thomists. Geisler is a conservative Evangelical Christian, but his … Cases for God
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”?
Worldviews as Problem-Solving Proposals
Can a worldview be true (or false)? I have been thinking of a worldview as a set of basic assumptions that contitute a philosophy of life, or a logical structure that approximates a philosophy of life. On this conception of a worldview, it seems that a worldview is the kind of thing that could be … Worldviews as Problem-Solving Proposals
Is Christianity True?
As indicated in a previous post, for the next four or five years I plan to focus on the question: Is Christianity true? I plan to do most of my Christianity-centered posts on my old Cross Examination blog site, where I have set up the initial logical structure of interconnected blog posts (including a number that … Is Christianity True?
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
Skepticism and Conjunctions
Belief in God and belief in the Christian faith are both vulnerable to skepticism in view of the fact that both beliefs consist in conjuctions. Some of the key divine attributes are: In order for God to exist, there must be one and only one person who has all five of these divine attributes. If … Skepticism and Conjunctions