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Recently, Victor Reppert and I have been having one of our occasional slugfests, er, polite discussions. Actually, our exchanges are quite polite compared to the flaming displays of “Internet courage” all too often seen in this medium. Anyway, the point at issue concerns the claim by Christians to be able to love the sinner while … Should We Love Bashar al-Assad?

After reading my post about the BSA’s policy of discriminating against atheists, Steve Hays is not convinced. While at one point he recognizes that I am criticizing “the opposing position internally, on its own terms,” at several other points he seems to forget that, e.g., his tu quoque claim that atheists don’t generally defend the … The BSA and Nontheists: A Reply to Steve Hays

Apparently there was a wedding ceremony for two lesbians in the base chapel at Fort Polk in Louisiana, conducted by one of the base chaplains. Not surprisingly, the Radical Religious Right (RRR) is outraged. Here are some of the quotations from the Fox News site: “The liberal social experiment with our military continues,” Rep. John … Gay Marriage on a U.S. Military Base and the Religious Right’s Hypocrisy

I want to begin by clarifying that I am not raising a constitutional or legal question at all. Let’s assume that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have the constitutional right to associate or not associate with whoever they wish. I’m coming at this from a very different angle. Again, I’m stipulating that the BSA … Where is the Outcry from Theists Against the BSA’s Reason for Its Policy of Discrimination against Nontheists?

Victor Reppert and I have been having a productive and healthy exchange about the tone of theist-atheist discourse. If you haven’t already seen it, I encourage you to read his latest post on the topic. Disclosure Before commenting on his post, I want to provide a sort of “disclosure” statement about biases, similar to what … Theist-Atheist Discourse: Some Thoughts on Victor Reppert’s Post

According to Greta Christina, atheists concede the ground of death too easily. She quotes or paraphrases the following sentiment. “Sure, atheism may have better arguments and evidence. But religion is always to going to win on the death question. A secular philosophy of death will never comfort people the way religion does.” In response, she … Do Atheists Concede the Ground of Death Too Easily? A Reply to Greta Christina

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Victor Reppert links to an article at the Catholic League website entitled, “Atheist Rally Draws Haters.” Reppert writes: OK, as Ricky Ricardo would say, splain. Explain to me the difference between this and a KKK rally, other than the fact that, primarily, Christians were the targets, as opposed to Blacks and Jews. Because I have … Are Reason Rallies Analogous to KKK Rallies?

I’m fortunate to often run into students whose interests in physics go beyond what they encounter in class, and who might even develop their interests in philosophical directions. Anyway, one of my previous students has apparently been taking the ambitions of physics to describe everything very seriously, and has been worrying about the classic free … Compatibilism