Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Another more sophisticated argument – although less sophisticated than presuppositional apologetics – I heard during my protest of the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania “Circle the Square with Prayer” event was that belief in God is justified because apostles and other first century martyrs were willing to die rather than renounce their belief in the resurrection of Jesus. […]
One of the more sophisticated (although flawed) arguments I had encountered during my protest of the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania “Circle the Square with Prayer” event commemorating the National Day of Prayer was an attempt to argue that God exists because God is the foundation for inductive reasoning and can be the only explanation justifying inductive reasoning. This […]
Discussions with proponents of theistic religions, from my experience, can often be difficult to ‘get off the ground’ because of various ‘conversation stoppers.’ Rather than addressing objections and questions being voiced concerning specific claims, variations of ‘I have a right to my own opinion’ and ‘respect my beliefs’ (which I discussed in an episode of […]
I’ve been waiting for the blogging network move in order to promote the newest episode of the NEPA Freethought Society Podcast which I host. …so here it is! I interviewed Dr. David Kyle Johnson — assistant professor of philosophy at King’s College — concerning his newest paper titled ‘Natural Evil and the Simulation Hypothesis.’ We […]
Many of my readers are well-aware that I relish debates with religious believers. I take a positive approach, seek genuine discussions, and have a great deal of patience with religious believers…or so I have been told. Contrary to some atheists or skeptics who believe debates are ‘wastes of time’ or ‘pointless,’ I view debates as opportunities […]
