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value

Andy Bannister on God, Human Beings, and Intrinsic Value

July 8, 2016 by Randal

This evening Andy Bannister posted another strikingly bold assertion about the connection between theism and value: On a first pass, this tweet appears to me to be obviously false. For two statements to be contradictory, one must make an assertion that is directly inconsistent with the other such that they could not simultaneously be true. For […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atheism, God, meaning, theism, value

Human value revisited: Could divine attachment contribute to human value?

September 7, 2015 by Randal

In “Human value and the atonement: A Reply to Andy Bannister” I provided a critique of Bannister’s claim that human value is “determined by what God was willing to pay for you in the life of Jesus Christ, his Son.” I noted that my fifth and final objection was decisive: “Bannister’s theory seems to have […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, atonement, God, incarnation, value

Human value and the atonement: A Reply to Andy Bannister

September 6, 2015 by Randal

I’ve just been listening to (and enjoying) the August 29th edition of Unbelievable which features a dialogue between Christian theist Andy Bannister and atheist Michael Ruse on the meaning of life. There is a lot to dig into here: both Bannister and Ruse are intelligent and engaging speakers who show charity to the other side. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Andy Bannister, anthropology, apologetics, meaning, Unbelievable, value

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