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On the claim that believing God exists of necessity is “defining God into existence”

October 30, 2017 by Randal

For the second time in as many days an atheist has tweeted me with the charge that asserting God exists of necessity is “defining God into existence.” Here is the most recent example, the amiable Shane McKee: So the theist merely defines God into existence? This is sloppy. — Shane McKee (@shanemuk) October 30, 2017 […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: belief, belief in God, modality

An Atheist Defining Theism: The Curious Case of Sean Carroll

October 30, 2017 by Randal

This week Unbelievable features a dialogue/debate between atheist Sean Carroll and theist Luke Barnes on whether God or naturalism best explains the universe. I was thirty minutes into the program when I found myself needing to press pause and ask, “Did Sean Carroll really say that?” And the answer is, yes, yes he did. So […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: God, modality, necessity, Sean Carroll, Unbelievable

What place, then, for a creator? An important place, actually.

October 10, 2012 by Randal

“In what way,” John asked, “does your god hypothesis account for a universe without a beginning?” This is a good question, not least because there are many people who think that if the universe is eternal then God doesn’t account for much at all. In an eternal universe what place, then, for a creator? It is […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: abstract objects, cosmological argument, creation, God, modality, rational intuition, reason, universals, universe

God is maximally great, God is perfectly good, so we can thank him in every possible world

October 12, 2011 by Randal

There has been much ado about the ontological argument, most of it skeptical. In response to the chorus of incredulity, it may help to put this into a more formalized type of argument. However, doing so is risky given the sharp minds out there waiting to trip me up. But I care more about corporate illumination […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Anselm, God, modality, necessity, ontological argument, perfect being, possible world, theistic proof

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