On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” For the benefit of those who could not be there, who [...]
Entries from August 8th, 2010
Bradley’s Reply to Matt: Bradley v Flannagan Debate
August 8th, 2010 57 Comments
Tags: Debates · Matthew Flannagan · Raymond Bradley
Bradley v Flannagan “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it Rational to Ground Right and Wrong in Commands Issued by God?” The Podcast
August 7th, 2010 5 Comments
On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” While the video is still being edited and formatted, Thinking Matters [...]
Tags: Debates · God and Morality · Matthew Flannagan · Podcast · Raymond Bradley · Thinking Matters
Matthew Flannagan’s Opening Statement: Bradley v Flannagan Debate
August 7th, 2010 11 Comments
On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” For the benefit of those who could not be there, who [...]
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Canaanites · Capital Punishment · Chris Tucker · Debates · Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · J J Finkelstein · Joe M Sprinkle · K Lawson Younger · Nicholas Wolterstorff · Philip Quinn · Raymond Bradley · Raymond Westbrook · Robert Adams · Walter Kaiser
Raymond Bradley’s Opening Statement: Bradley v Flannagan Debate
August 5th, 2010 53 Comments
On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” For the benefit of those who could not be there, who [...]
Tags: Debates · God and Morality · Matthew Flannagan · Raymond Bradley · Robert Nola
Joint Communique: Bradley v Flannagan Debate
August 4th, 2010 4 Comments
On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” With a turnout of 400-500 people, this debate was the largest [...]
Tags: Debates · Matthew Flannagan · Raymond Bradley
Dissecting the Bradley v Flannagan Debate
August 2nd, 2010 41 Comments
We’re just in from the debate at Auckland University where Raymond Bradley and Matt debated “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” and we see the discussion from those there has started in more than one place on the net – including here. [...]
Tags: Debates · Glenn Peoples · Matthew Flannagan · Raymond Bradley
Contra Mundum: Did God Command Genocide in the Old Testament?
August 1st, 2010 139 Comments
Perhaps the most perplexing issue facing Christan believers is a series of jarring texts in the Old Testament. After liberating Israel from slavery in Egypt, the Israelites arrived on the edge of the promised land. The book of Deuteronomy records that God then commanded Israel to “destroy totally” the people occupying these regions (the Canaanites); [...]
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Canaanites · Contra Mundum · Investigate Magazine · James K. Hoffmeier · K Lawson Younger · Kenneth Kitchen · Old Testament Ethics
