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motivated reasoning

Is Jesus Loves Canaanites Guilty of Motivated Reasoning?

December 1, 2021 by Randal

Over the last several months, I have often encountered the claim that my book Jesus Loves Canaanites is guilty of motivated reasoning. That’s a deeply misguided claim as I will explain in this article. Let’s start with a definition. Motivated reasoning involves the process of seeking arguments or evidence to achieve a desired outcome rather than allowing […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Jesus Loves Canaanites, motivated reasoning

There are some forms of stupidity that one must be highly intelligent and educated to commit

December 2, 2017 by Randal

Eighteen years ago when I was doing my PhD in England I knew a Christian theologian who was pursuing a doctorate with a focus on Christian ethics. (Let’s call him Don.) One day when I was hanging out with Don, he showed me an ethics book he had stolen from a library in continental Europe. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: character formation, Escape from nihilism, ethics, motivated reasoning, virtue

Pot. Kettle. Black. Another response to Chris Hallquist

January 13, 2013 by Randal

A couple days ago I posted a critique of Chris Hallquist’s critique of William Lane Craig which you can read here. This morning Chris provided a reply aptly titled “Reply to Randal Rauser on Craig and Harris.” So I just couldn’t resist typing up a quick response. Chris begins: “Randal Rauser has put up a response to my […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Chris Hallquist, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, Sam Harris, William Lane Craig

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