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Philosophy of Religion

A collection of 288 posts

Arguments against the existence of a soul

Here are some videos of mine outlining the problems with this cornerstone of theology. http://youtu.be/ynPIPE1ZGhA http://youtu.be/BFQ5gCMbjSk http://youtu.be/IgA7tHAsoa4 Let me know what you think.

Counter Apologist

Counter-apologetics on the meaning of life by ... Counter Apologist

The new kid on the counter-apologetic blogging block, the aptly named Counter Apologist, is continuing to produce some great videos. They are really good because they are clean, clear and concise; easy to digest and a good introduction to interesting topics. Here, I/ will embed this particular offer

Philosophy 101 (philpapers induced) #2 - Abstract objects: Platonism or nominalism

So having posted the Philpapers survey results, the biggest ever survey of philosophers conducted in 2009, several readers were not aware of it (the reason for re-communicating it) and were unsure as to what some of the questions meant. I offered to do a series on them, so here it is – Philosophy 10

JP Holding and internet civility [miracles can happen! ;) ]

People seem to be talking about internet civility an awful lot at the moment. For example, Dan Fincke at Camels with Hammers has been asking people to sign up to a civility pledge. I have been involved in my own debate with a rather infamous apologist, JP Holding. For those who do not know JP Holdin

BOOM! - Craig is, um, owned on animal suffering. Twice.

If you, like me, were at the Stephen Law vs William Lane Craig debate, your jaw will have dropped when Craig, in defence of God vis-a-vis animal suffering and the problem of evil, claimed that animals don't suffer pain. He claimed that most animals didn't have the conscious awareness of pain that

God's characteristics

The incompatibilities of God's perfect nature. Or, he ain't all that and a bag of chips.

Here is a really useful little paper by Theodore M. Drange on the contradictory aspects of God. Drange is Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University. This article can be found here, at Philo online. This gives a neat little summary of many of the arguments against God based on his character

WPA poster c. 1938. In public domain.

Biblical Exegesis

Heads You Win, Tails I Lose #1

When thinking about subjects like the fine-tuning argument it becomes apparent that the theist loves to have their cake and eat it. They thrive off a “heads I win, tails you lose" scenario. What I mean by this can be exemplified as follows: In the fine-tuning argument when a skeptic argues:

God is a consequentialist

So here is an essay that I wrote earlier this year. I am posting it to see what you think, but also because I am writing a post on a connected idea based on a paper by Stephen Maitzen on how morality presupposes atheism. Fascinating stuff. Anyway, comments below please.

Hell defeated, God creating this world defeated; Bradley vs William Lane Craig

This is taken from an old post of mine. I still find it a real defeater for the concept of hell. I have just listened to Ray Bradley debate William Lane Craig. I heard this several years ago but didn't really pay it close attention. This time round

The Kalam Cosmological Argument and William Lane Craig #2

Having looked at the issue of causality in the last post, I would like to continue to analyse the first premise in the KCA. This objection is connected to the last objection in its implications on the KCA. To remind people of the KCA: 1) The universe that begins to

The Kalam Cosmological Argument and William Lane Craig #1

I have, over the years, been a keen objector to the Kalam Cosmological Argument, an argument that apologists like William Lane Craig use to posit the existence of a creator god for the universe. It is a simple logical syllogism. I am at present writing a paper which states a

Justin Schieber

Argument Against a Perfect Being Creating the World

I was listening to a podcast by bloggers Reasonable Doubts recently whereby one of the contributors, Justin Schieber, formulated a logical argument showing the inconsistency of the classic understanding of God, particularly a God who moves from an eternal (a-temporal) existence, to creating time (and space) and living within the

Ockham's Razor and Christianity

Ockham's Razor and Christianity

Here is a definition of Ockham’s Razor: Occam's Razor: the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred. This can often be a very useful principle in comparing competing theories which seek to explain the same phenomena.