It's That Time of Year Again!
I'll soon be thrashing out the old nativity debates and articles again. It seems like only yesterday, though that could be because they got resurrected when Dave Armstrong came knocking mid-year.
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Before the Big Bang: The No Boundary Proposal
Here is the latest addition to the skydivephil YouTube series exploring competing models for the origin of the universe. It is just out and features an exclusive interview with Stephen Hawking, James Hartle
The Causes of Human Behavior - Good and Bad
A friend of mine recently sent this to me; I thought it would be good for stimulus, summing up some of Robert Sapolsky's writing. I would love to find time to
Quote of the Day: Illithid on Consequentialism
Sometimes things surprise me. Today, it was that, after all these months and perhaps years of See Noevo commenting here, he doesn't seem to have a working knowledge of one of
New Talk on Personhood
I am giving a talk to the University of the Third Age in Gosport on Thursday this week. It is a whole day affair and the day starts with my talk on "
Trump Has No Vision or Positive Driving Moral Force
This comment from Michael Neville is Quote of the Day stuff: Another problem that Trump has is that he doesn't know what he wants, other than self-aggrandizement. He has some vague
Problem of Evil: Issues with Skeptical Theism and Theodicies
The problem of evil is this last week's subject of choice! One problem for many of the theodicies (defensive reasons as to why suffering should exist in light of an OmniGod)
Quote of the Day: Andy Schueler on Trump and See Noevo
This is blisteringly good, as ever. Andy Schueler, absent for too long, bangs See Noevo to rights: I know. You and virtually all liberals and Dems. Don't forget every single independent
Problem of Evil: Losing Your Leg
Earlier this year, one of my friends lost most of his leg due to an infection of sorts. This was pretty traumatic for him and put him through a great deal of suffering.
Obama vs Trump: No Contest
I cannot begin to express how much I dislike Trump as a human being. Such narcissism and nefarious moral values. What, to me, gives a reflection of Trump's moral character is
Problem of Evil: Heaven as Compensation or Moral Justification
The difference matters.
Discussing the Problem of Evil: Skeptical Theism and More
Given C. Peterson's contribution to the blog yesterday, I thought I would extend the conversation by reposting an old chat I had with Counter Apologist and Justin Schieber, where we ruminated