“Theism and the Genetic Fallacy, Part II” by Keith Parsons Parsons turns the tables on Alvin Plantinga and argues that the non-existence of a sensus divinitatis is evidence for the non-existence of God. “An Empirical Test of the Existence of Sensus Divintatus in Atheists” by Jim Lippard If there is really an innate universal belief … Two Old Posts about the Sensus Divinitatis

There’s a petition to the White House, to “Call upon the Indonesian government to respect the freedom and dignity of all its citizens and to free Alexander Aan.” Aan is the Indonesian currently imprisoned because of announcing he is an atheist on Facebook. If you haven’t signed it yet, what are you waiting for? There … Aan petition

According to FOX News, “Supporters Vow to Keep California Veterans Tribute Despite Court Ruling.” Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)

Let me preface this by saying that in most other aspects of philosophy, I have an enormous respect for Peter van Inwagen. His work is extraordinarily insightful and often brings a great deal of relevant discussion to the topic at hand. This is precisely why I find his attempt to rectify our understanding of the … Peter van Inwagen’s Miracle Monkeys

http://www.examiner.com/article/christian-leader-wants-to-tax-atheists-for-not-going-to-church Well, if it comes to that, atheists should go to church! They should go to the local fundamentalist barn and sit on the front row in gym shorts and T-shirts. The T-shirt will read: “I won’t teach evolution in your church if you don’t teach creation in my school.” Or maybe: “Jesus, protect me … Tax Atheists!

(Note: this section will be updated over time.) Academic Publications Brooks, E. Bruce. “Arguments from Silence.” Warring States Papers 4 (2013). Carrier, Richard C. “Did Jesus Exist? Earl Doherty and the Argument to Ahistoricity” The Secular Web (2002). —. Proving History. Buffalo: Prometheus, 2012, 117-19. Garraghan, G.J., S.J. A Guide to Historical Method. J. Delanglez, … The Argument from Silence: Related Resources

I want to provide a Bayesian interpretation of the argument from silence. Let S be some truth about the silence of a potential source of evidence fact and H1 and H2 be rival explanatory hypotheses. (1) S is known to be true, i.e., Pr(S) is close to 1. (2) H1 is not intrinsically much more … The Argument from Silence, Part 1: The Bayesian Interpretation

Something tells me we won’t see similar changes at the Boy Scouts of America anytime soon. LINK Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional)