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meta-ethics

Can atheists be trusted?

May 7, 2011 by Randal

Last week Stephen Maitzen, a very fine philosopher of religion, provided the links for two of his papers. The popular distillation of the argument is “Does God Destroy our Duty of Compassion?” (Free Inquiry, (Oct/Nov 2010), 52-53). That is the place if you want a quick overview of the argument. The second paper, ostentatiously titled […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, Christianity, ethics, meta-ethics, moral objectivism, morality, Romans, Stephen Maitzen

Why Sam Harris should not go into retail

November 3, 2010 by Randal

Imagine a store called “Harris Mart” which advertises great prices while proudly touting the slogan: “All our packages are made in the USA!” Anxious to shop American, support the local economy, and benefit from the quality of fellow American citizens, the locals all flock to Harris Mart. … until they discover that the advertising is, to say the least, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, ethics, meta-ethics, naturalism, Sam Harris

The Sam Harris Sinkhole

November 1, 2010 by Randal

I don’t have time to read Sam Harris’ new book, but I do have time to watch him talk for twenty minutes, summarizing the main thesis in a TED talk. And so, thanks to Tory Ninja forwarding this link, I got a sense of the book’s thesis. But first a disclaimer: this is not a review […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, ethics, God, meta-ethics, morality, relativism, Sam Harris, The Moral Landscape, theism

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