NY Times twists on horns of secular free will dilemma
Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 under pontifications • 1 comment • read it ⇒A critical look at a New York Times article that discusses the tension between the idea that all the events in the universe are caused deterministically by physical laws, and our deep-seated intuitive belief that this cannot be so because we have free will.
God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s closing statement
Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2008 under debates • no comments • read it ⇒Steve has now posted his closing statement. As usual, I’m reproducing it here for ease of reference. This is the final part of our debate. My thanks to Steve for an interesting and thought-provoking exchange.
God is a necessary precondition for reason: my closing statement
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008 under debates • no comments • read it ⇒This is my final statement in my debate with Steve Zarbi on the moot: the Christian God is a necessary precondition for human reason.
God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s second rebuttal
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 under debates • 1 comment • read it ⇒Steve has now posted his second rebuttal. I am reproducing it here for ease of reference.
God is a necessary precondition for reason: my second rebuttal
Posted on Saturday, April 12, 2008 under debates • 4 comments • read it ⇒This is my second rebuttal in my debate with Steve Zara on the moot: The Christian God is a necessary precondition for human reason.
God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s first rebuttal
Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 under debates • 22 comments • read it ⇒Continued from my first rebuttal « Steve has now posted his first rebuttal. I am reproducing it here for ease of reference. It seems to me that the discussion is wandering away from the topic of the debate. The question is whether or not human reason requires the existence of God. It is not, I [...]
God is a necessary precondition for reason: my first rebuttal
Posted on Saturday, March 1, 2008 under debates • no comments • read it ⇒This is my first rebuttal in my debate with Steve Zara on the moot: the Christian God is a necessary precondition for human reason.