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.
On dogmatism
Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 under polemics • no comments • read it ⇒A response to Damian Peterson on the merits of being dogmatic.
Occam’s Razor
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008 under polemics • 11 comments • read it ⇒A discussion of how Occam’s Razor is sometimes used as a basis for objecting to Christianity, highlighting some serious philosophical problems with this approach.
The Chronological Priority Objection revisited
Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 under polemics • no comments • read it ⇒A defense of biblical foundationalism, in response to the objection that “The Bible is the word of God” presupposes certain more basic truths, and thus cannot function as a first principle. This objection was forwarded to me by my friend David Parker, who encountered it while debating a Randian objectivist.
Reflecting on Value
Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 under pontifications • 15 comments • read it ⇒I have been considering Angels Depart’s conclusion to his side of the recent Does God exist? debate. I was disappointed by this conclusion, since it could have been a charitable and honest review of the debate, but instead introduced new material and arguments, quote-mined me, failed to acknowledge even my successful defense of the harmony [...]
Does God exist? Conclusion
Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 under debates • no comments • read it ⇒Continued from part 4 « This is my final statement in the debate, Does God exist? between myself and Angels Depart. Since my previous statements have been lengthy and comprehensive, and the conclusion of a debate should raise no new arguments or items of consideration, I’ll endeavor to keep this brief, taking the time merely [...]
Does God exist? Part 4
Posted on Monday, August 6, 2007 under debates • 3 comments • read it ⇒Continued from part 3 « Click here for Angels Depart’s final statement; below is my response— As I see it, Angels, there are three main areas which I must cover in this final response so as to show convincingly that God must exist, and that the Bible is his revelation. The first area regards the [...]