This weekend “Saw 3-D” came out on top at the box office. No surprise. It is a well established horror […]
Rape as objectively evil
In my last post I stated that rape is objectively evil and any worldview that cannot count for this fact suffers […]
evil, genocide, morality, rape, Romeo Dallaire, Rwanda, Sam HarrisCan rape be objectively wrong?
The problem of evil is often presented to Christians as the objection to the existence of God. Sometimes it is presented […]
atheism, ethics, moral objectivism, moral perception, naturalism, problem of evilMens Paired Figure Skating and Atheism
Jerry Rivard writes in the blog to offer a reprimand: “Much has been said on this blog and at CP […]
angels, atheism, naturalism, supernatural, worldviewWhen the scientific method comes to town
Randal (from an earlier post): “So what is naturalism? Is it a claim that only a particular kind of knowledge […]
atheism, epistemology, naturalism, scientific methodAtheists in natural glass houses
Atheists living in their “100 percent natural” glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. But alas, when many insist they don’t live […]
agent causation, atheism, event causation, free will, libertarian, naturalism, worldviewFrom typing on a keyboard to the soul
I am going to be getting back to The Christian Delusion next week, but you see this week I am […]
free will, libertarianism, naturalism, soul, substance dualismExtraordinary cars require extraordinary acceleration
Silverbullet sternly informs me: “We ask that you support extraordinary claims with extraordinary evidence.” This claim is so familiar, indeed, […]
atheism, epistemology, evidentialism, justification, naturalism, rationality, skepticismPowerpoint Slides
This section includes PDF versions of Powerpoint presentations/lectures. Lecture Notes on the Imprecatory Psalms (Click title to view/download PDF)
Naturalism and the ole’ swimming hole
Picture yourself taking your kids to the community pool with your favorite yellow inner tube when your friend retorts: “Community pool? That’s disgusting! […]
agnosticism, atheism, Christianity, evidence, naturalism