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This blog presupposes the importance of having some knowledge in philosophy, particularly philosophy of religion. Philosophy of religion examines subjects like the following: the existence of God, miracles, the rationality of religious belief, science vs. religion, faith vs. reason, etc. Primary focus is on the arguments for/against the existence of God and the rationality of religious belief.
Philosophy of Religion blog
3M ago
A while ago, I wrote about Swinburne’s case for the existence of God, particularly as set out in his 1979 book. I shouldn’t have called his case “ridiculous” because that’s hyperbolic and unprofessional. In fact, I was technically incorrect to an extent, even though I think part of my objection still stands. I said that ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
1y ago
I’ve previously brought up an objection to “the” Argument From The Resurrection, specifically as it relates to William Lane Craig’s version of the argument. My objection centered on the fact that Craig cherry-picks or ignores facts that don’t fit his resurrection hypothesis–or don’t fit the resurrection hypothesis better than an alternative hypothesis. One such fact ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
1y ago
Naturally, I’m skeptical of logical/deductive arguments for and against the existence of God. One such argument, against the existence of God, alleges that: 1). If God exists, then other omnipotent/omnibenevolent beings are the only beings that exist2). Other omnipotent/omnibenevolent beings are not the only beings that exist3). Therefore, God does not exist The obvious objection ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
I’ve picked on Protestant apologist Alvin Plantinga a lot before for his asinine claims and Roman Catholic apologist Edward Feser for his claims that have more gall than a gallbladder, but I haven’t addressed Eastern Orthodox apologist Richard Swinburne as much. They’re all supposed to be professional Philosophers, but often they read like Christian apologists ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
I don’t have a Ph.D., nor do I claim that I have some special knowledge. But it is interesting when I hear laymen talk about certain philosophical topics like abortion or God. I say it’s interesting because a lot of the public discourse around these topics seems to be outdated by 50 years, as if ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
Firstly, I don’t think character-building is a good thing in itself. I think it’s only instrumentally good. But let’s give the character-building theodicy a bit of a break and see where it takes us. It doesn’t explain instances of suffering where someone is crushed by suffering. It doesn’t explain instances of suffering caused by nature-i.e ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
I’ve been critical of Edward Feser and his sycophants a lot in the past (for good reasons). While I’ve been too lazy to write a book on Edward Feser’s philosophy, others were kind enough to do so, like Gunther Laird. Laird brilliantly and humorously demonstrates that, contrary to what Feser and his followers claim, natural ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
Amidst all that is going on now with Covid-19 and the markets/economy, I feel this post is timely (1). Also, I found this forum recently discussing my original article that I wrote over two years ago about the omnipotence of God and economic competition. As a reminder, here is my argument: 1. It is a ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
J.L. Schellenberg has written about the pragmatic benefits of ‘not’ believing that God exists (where ‘believing that’ God exists is to be understood propositionally, and ‘not’ is to be understood disjunctively in terms of propositional attitudes). In other words, the supposed benefits that Pascal and William James say can only come when one believes that ..read more
Philosophy of Religion blog
3y ago
Reply (by Lowder): I am not aware of anyone having offered a successful argument for that claim. It’s not clear to me how such an argument could be adequately defended. I’m not sure if anyone has offered an argument for that claim either, at least if you mean offered an argument ‘directly’ (or an argument ..read more