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 […]
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Raymond Bradley’s Opening Statement: Bradley v Flannagan Debate
August 5th, 2010 53 Comments
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 40 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
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
