Friendly Atheism, Reasonable Nonbelief, and Unfriendly Apologetics
I am what William Rowe calls a “friendly atheist.” I respect many Christian philosophers and other theistic philosophers. I do not believe they are irrational or suffer from a mental disorder, as some “unfriendly atheists” have claimed. Similarly, I know Christian philosophers who I happily describe as “friendly theists;” I’ve always enjoyed my interactions with … Friendly Atheism, Reasonable Nonbelief, and Unfriendly Apologetics
When Bad Christians Happen to Good People
I chuckled when I stumbled upon a book with this name: “When Bad Christians Happen to Good People : Where We Have Failed Each Other and How to Reverse the Damage” by Dave Burchett
LINK: Stairs on Parsons on Plantinga’s Reformed Epistemology
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Does God Exist? A Debate between Eddie Tabash and Peter Payne
LINK (HT: John Loftus)
Interesting Story about Secular Student Alliance High School Group
LINK (HT: Glenn Branch)
More Defense of William Lane Craig
Wow, my post defending William Lane Craig has generated a lot of feedback. Given the interest in that topic, I thought it would be valuable to go through in detail an example of the sort of unfair attack I’ve seen a few atheists heap on Dr. Craig. Over at the Rational Response Squad forums, I … More Defense of William Lane Craig
Justin Barrett’s “Hyperactive Agency Detection Device” (HADD)
Another item for the “not new, but new for me” category. Justin Barrett is a cognitive scientist of religion and the author of Why Would Anyone Believe in God? In that book, Barrett advances an intriguing explanatory hypothesis for why most people believe in God: the Hyperactive Agency Detection Device (HADD) hypothesis. I have to … Justin Barrett’s “Hyperactive Agency Detection Device” (HADD)
LINK: Monton on “Design Inferences in an Infinite Universe”
Yet another one for the “not new, but new for me” category. Philosopher Bradley Monton has written an extremely intriguing essay on design inferences in an infinite universe. Here is the abstract: This paper addresses two main questions. First, how does one determine that something has the features it does as a result of design, … LINK: Monton on “Design Inferences in an Infinite Universe”
In Defense of William Lane Craig
After my last post on William Lane Craig and debating, I decided to do several web searches related to William Lane Craig and debating. While I obviously disagree with his arguments, I have no problem with him as a person. I suspect the majority of atheists (who know who he is) also do not. But … In Defense of William Lane Craig
Public Reason
There’s a popular (I’m tempted to say “standard”) secular liberal argument in support of a secular public sphere. Appeals to faith, the argument goes, might have purchase on the faithful, but not on those outside a particular sect. The Bible interpretation of a certain denomination or the pronouncements of popes and rebbes may legitimately persuade … Public Reason