Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
In October, I wrote an Examiner.com article and a letter to the editor addressing some comments made by a local reverend who attributes prayer to the stopping of flooding in Northeastern Pennsylvania in September. In short, I argued that we should not accept a supernaturalistic explanation (of prayer stopping the flooding) when we can appeal to a naturalistic […]
Are atheists expecting paradise? The evidential problem of natural evil (typically referred to as ‘the problem of natural evil’) is a well-known and common objection to theistic belief. How can belief in an all-loving, all-powerful, and all-knowing god who created the universe be maintained when one considers the amount of egregious suffering in the world […]
Recently, I authored two posts regarding the problem of divine hiddenness in which I responded to common defenses theists give for the problem of divine hiddenness [and did not argue that divine hiddenness serves as a defeater for belief in God]. A theist from the blog “Truth in Fighting: A unique look at issues through the eyes of an MMA […]
In a recent post, I discussed the problem of divine hiddenness (why God remains hidden despite very good reasons God would have to reveal himself). I showed why various standard arguments apologists give– mainly ‘free will defenses’– to provide reasons for why God would remain hidden fail. I’ll give a quick summary of my previous post […]
“Life’s objective’s to make it meaningful.” “I’m so afraid to, I couldn’t stand to waste all my energy on things that do not matter anymore. – Epica, Sensorium Many readers of my blog probably have heard the following sentiment: “If God does not exist, why should we bother living? What’s the point of it all?” When I […]
