We are devastated for our countrymen who were struck by a very shallow, yet very destructive, 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand this afternoon. While it may have been smaller than September’s 7.1 magnitude earthquake, all reports show that this one was far worse in terms of its violence and impact. Today many people have […]
Entries from February 22nd, 2011
Prayers for the victims of the Christchurch Earthquake
February 22nd, 2011 9 Comments
Tags: Christchurch Earthquake
The Sceptic and the Scientist: Ed Feser on Richard Dawkins and PZ Myers
February 20th, 2011 39 Comments
He is not one to pull punches and true to form, in To a Louse, Ed Feser holds a mirror up to the kind of reasoning that is all too common amongst Dawkins and Myers fans with this fictional dialogue between a scientist and a science sceptic; Skeptic: Science is BS. Physicists believe in these things […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Edward Feser · PZ Myers · Richard Dawkins · Science and Religion
Fallacy Friday: The Straw Man
February 19th, 2011 16 Comments
In my last Fallacy Friday I covered the The Genetic Fallacy, the error of arguing that an idea is false on the basis of where it originated from. Today I want to look at what’s known as the “straw man” fallacy. Origins of the Name This fallacy takes its name from a practice common in the […]
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Abortion and the Morality of Feticide: Part II
February 16th, 2011 155 Comments
In my last post, Abortion and the Morality of Feticide: Part I, I briefly sketched an argument against feticide, [1] It is wrong to kill a human being without justification; [2] A fetus is a human being; [3] In the case of feticide (at least in the majority of cases) insufficient or no justification is forthcoming. […]
Tags: Abortion · David Boonin · David Oderberg · Ethics · Ethics and Medicine · Feticide · John Locke · Michael Tooley · Peter Singer · Susan Sherwin
John Lennox on the “Religion v Science” Myth
February 15th, 2011 273 Comments
John Lennox will arrive in Auckland in less than two weeks for his New Zealand tour. If you are not familiar with Lennox watch this video “The “Religion v Science” Myth.” In it Lennox examines the historically ignorant myth that religion is and always has been at odds with science. Details of Lennox’s upcoming New […]
Tags: Historical Ignorance · John Lennox · Science and Religion · Urban Myths
Hear John Lennox in New Zealand UPDATED
February 15th, 2011 6 Comments
Professor John Lennox of the University of Oxford will arrive in New Zealand in a fortnight for a brief public speaking tour in the centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. His New Zealand speaking itinerary of public events is below; all public events are free. Auckland Sunday 27 February 9:30 – 11:00am Preaching at Howick Baptist […]
Tags: Auckland · Christchurch · Compass · Events · John Lennox · Philosophy of Religion · Philosophy of Science · Science and Religion · Wellington
Understanding the Abortion Debate with Francis Beckwith
February 13th, 2011 6 Comments
Those who have been following Matt’s series Abortion and the Morality of Feticide might enjoy this video featuring Francis Beckwith of Baylor University’s Philosophy faculty speaking to the Summit Ministries Interns on the topic “Understanding the Abortion Debate“. Beckwith is arguably one of best contemporary philosophers writing from the pro-life position. He is a clear and entertaining speaker who […]
Tags: Abortion · Feticide · Francis Beckwith · Summit Ministries
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.
