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From Jerusalem to Salem: A Conversation with Matt McCormick
September 06th, 201111:05 AM ETAfter being ignored by all the essayists of The End of Christianity for so long it's nice finally to get a little attention. And now Matt McCormick has responded to my critique ... promptly ... on a holiday (Labor Day) ... courteously ... with arguments. Looks like I hit the jackpot. Thanks for joining us Matt! Now down to business. Matt has not ... -
The Edsel of Christianity?
August 17th, 201107:25 PM ETI have now completed Part II of The End of Christianity, a section which aimed through the essays of Hector Avalos, Jaco Gericke and Valerie Tarico, to establish on biblical grounds why Christianity needs to end. At this point I'd like to take a look back at the section by identifying a set of assumptions that appear to lie behind the three essays ... -
Assorted Replies to the Faith, Reason, and Believing the Bible is the Word of God Discussion
July 02nd, 201011:04 AM ETTentative Apologist: "I have just completed a two day jaunt in the mountains and am now deep in the wilds of southern British Columbia (the westernmost Canadian province). Hence, the radio silence for the last couple days. I offer here scattered replies to the discussion in The Tentative Apologist Reader on Faith and Reason. I will catch up with ot... -
The Tentative Apologist Reader on Faith and Reason
June 28th, 201005:21 PM ETSorceror: "Rauser, please link to specific articles where you make the case for "the Bible is the Word of God" being 'properly basic' or the equivalent." Glad to oblige. Here are most of the relevant posts where I provide a particular moderate foundationalist theory of epistemology and then apply it to religious beliefs. I would r... -
The burden of the critic
June 28th, 201003:16 PM ETI feel as overwhelmed at the moment as Justin Bieber staring at his in-box. If I try to respond to every critic then this whole dialogue is going to grind to a halt because there just ain't enough hours in the day. So instead of engaging with any specific critic at this point I'll simply provide a concise summary and partial restatement of my epis... -
Van Gogh and God, or How to redeem Babinski
June 23rd, 201007:38 PM ETIn this post we're going to focus on a comment from Silver Bullet in which SB attempts to redeem Ed Babinski's argument. So without further adieu, here's Silver Bullet: If I produced a series of paintings and was able to trace them with certainty to Paris from the 1880's, and I wanted to sell them to you as original Van Goghs though they were all ... -
Outsider test for faith or truth seeker for life
June 16th, 201009:33 AM ETI've been having a go around, or a brouhaha, or maybe a hubbub, with atheist John Loftus concerning his "outsider test of faith" in his book The Christian Delusion. This is a challenge he poses to people who are committed to a religion and it seems to function a bit like a hazing ritual to get admitted to the frat house. It has bothered ... -
Doing epistemology by the seat of your pants
May 08th, 201010:47 AM ETWhen is evidence to be demanded? When is a belief to be considered irrational? Implausible? Ridiculous? It is very important to think through these questions carefully. Just like we think our music is great (and that guy's music is terrible), that our clothing has style (and that gal's clothing is frumpy), that our cultural foods are delicious (and... -
Doing epistemology by the seat of your pants
May 08th, 201010:47 AM ETWhen is evidence to be demanded? When is a belief to be considered irrational? Implausible? Ridiculous? It is very important to think through these questions carefully, a practice we often fail to do. Just like we think our music is great (and that guy's music is terrible), that our clothing has style (and that gal's clothing is frumpy), that our ... -
A Tale of Two Murderers, one Christian and one Atheist
November 01st, 200909:51 AM ETScenario A: Alex the Christian Murderer Alex is a Christian active in his church, a deacon and Sunday school teacher. One day Alex comes to hold the belief that God wants him to kill his wife, and so he strangles her and then flees the city. Alex is picked up a few days later in a neighboring state and the media is saturated with images and storie...
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