On Deduction and Induction and How They Relate to the Kalam
I will be reposting a previous article today because ideas of induction and deduction have come up in another post with a few asking for clarification. Here, I will look at deduction and
Jonathan MS Pearce
Islamic Terrorism: A Thought Experiment
I was thinking about the recurrence of terrible atrocities done in the name of Islam, again, today. Barcelona has been hit, and one assumes that Islam, as a worldview, has something to do
Trump Taken to Task
To follow on from my previous piece on Trump, here is a video of Jimmy Kimmel skewering the President on his insanely bad press conference. Check it out. Let's make Trump
Trump Is Simply an Idiot
There are many reasons this is so. Firstly, let's look at his ability to communicate like an adult. Here is part of the transcription of the press conference he gave after
Answering Questions about Empiricism as Foundational: Our Rational Nature
I wrote a piece recently entitled "Empiricism as Foundational" to which See Noevo, when prompted, finally actually said something of substance, and asked some questions and made some points. I would
Empiricism as Foundational
I have talked before about the empiricism vs rationalism debate that has taken place historically and presently in philosophical circles. Today, I am going to explore this a little further. As I said
Quote of the Day: Kass McMahon on Trump as an Atheist
There were a lot of interesting quotes on my short piece on the idea of Trump being outed as an atheist and what ramification this would have. Kass McMahon, on the ATP Facebook
"Alt-Right"? No, the Far Right.
It's all going off in the US, that's for sure. But something that has been bugging me, and many others, is the use of the term "alt-right"
Pruitt Demands Peer-Review of 14-Man Peer-Reviewed Climate Change Report
Scott Pruitt is in charge of the US Environmental Protection Agency and he denies that climate change is human caused. He is presently claiming that scientific reporting of climate change is "politicised&
Virtue Signalling - Everybody Does It. All of the Time.
I am going to share my views on this apparently recent phenomenon called virtue signalling. Jeremiah Traeger recently wrote a super article on it here at ATP. He's good, that man.
Web Design Update
For what it's worth, here is a video from Patheos advertising the changes: http://www.patheos.com/new-website Check it out... I think you can drop some comments there. I understand
What if Trump Was an Atheist?
This is merely a thought experiment, though it is almost undoubtedly the case anyway, but what if he was outed as an atheist or openly admitted it? There is no way he is