Jerry Coyne on Atheists Criticizing Other Atheists
On his website, Jerry Coyne yesterday wrote a blog post with the provocative question, “Why Do Many Atheists Hate the New Atheists?” The blog post seems to be the result of a book-length attack on the new atheists by C.J. Werleman (link). Now I haven’t read Werleman’s book or, for that matter, many other critiques … Jerry Coyne on Atheists Criticizing Other Atheists
Luke Muelhauser: The Courtier’s Reply, the Not My Theology Reply, and Straw Men
The Courtier’s Reply is useless. It ignores the real target of an argument. The Not My Theology Reply is legitimate, though it may be beyond the scope of the present discussion. If someone’s argument does not apply to your philosophy but it does apply to the philosophy of others, then that argument probably wasn’t intended for you. … Luke Muelhauser: The Courtier’s Reply, the Not My Theology Reply, and Straw Men
The Courtier’s Reply as Post-Theistic Attitude, Not Fallacy
Sam Sawyer, SJ, a fellow a Patheos blogger over at the new blog The Jesuit Post (in Patheos’s Catholic Channel) recently plugged the exchange between Edward Feser and Keith Parsons. (Thanks!) I’d like to return the favor by plugging a post on his blog: “Not Even Wrong: Answering the New Atheism with Better Belief, Not … The Courtier’s Reply as Post-Theistic Attitude, Not Fallacy