Taken from Thinking Matters – Events & Announcements: Answering the New Atheism Dr Steve Kumar Dip Theo, BA, M Div, PhD When: Tuesday 28 October Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm Where: Bethlehem Community Church Center – 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem Cost: Free Event Format: Live Presentation followed by Q&A and discussions In this presentation, Dr Kumar […]
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Answering the New Atheism: Invitation to a Thinking Matters Event
October 23rd, 2008 2 Comments
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Questions you Would Like to Ask God: Invitation to Matt’s Next Speaking Event
October 16th, 2008 4 Comments
Matt is scheduled to speak for Unitec Salt and Light; here is the text from their advertisement of the event: Questions for God Dr Matthew Flannagan Ph.D, MSocSci (Hons), BSocSci When: Tuesday 21 October Time: 4-5 pm Where: Gold Lecture Theatre (Beside the Hub) – Unitec Mt Albert Campus Cost: Free Event Format: Presentation followed by […]
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The Point of Intellectual Engagement: Why Thinking Matters
October 9th, 2008 1 Comment
For some faith and reason is an anathema; Christianity is the realm of feelings and is totally separate from academia, reason and logic. After the Craig v Cooke debate a Christian reporter asked me “aside from people being intellectually stimulated, what was the point of having a Christian Philosopher dialogue with an Atheist Historian at […]
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Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism – Invitation to a Thinking Matters Event
August 19th, 2008 Comments Off on Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism – Invitation to a Thinking Matters Event
Taken from Thinking Matters – Events & Announcements: Cultural Confusion and Ethical Relativism Dr Matthew Flannagan PhD, MSocSci, BSocSci When: Tuesday 2nd September Time: 7 – 9pm Where: Bethlehem Community Church Center – 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem, Tauranga Cost: Free Event Format: Live Presentation followed by Q&A and discussions Christian moral obligations are often seen […]
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William Lane Craig, Raymond Bradley and the Problem of Hell. Part Two.
June 23rd, 2008 13 Comments
In a previous post I mentioned Professor Raymond Bradley’s (Bradley) contention that, [3] The bible teaches that God will torture people endlessly for their beliefs. In his article he cites several scriptural passages in support of this contention. I think his exegesis is problematic; I cannot go into huge detail in a blog post but […]
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Is God a Delusion? The Auckland Craig v Cooke Debate Online
June 21st, 2008 10 Comments
Dr William Lane Craig and Dr Bill Cooke debated the moot “Is God a Delusion?” at Auckland University on 17 June 2008. The debate was chaired by Professor John Bishop and was organised by New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists and Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship with MandM. High quality DVD copies of the debate […]
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William Lane Craig, Raymond Bradley and the Problem of Hell Part One
June 21st, 2008 5 Comments
During the Q & A at the recent Auckland Cooke – Craig debate, Professor Raymond Bradley (Bradley), Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Auckland University, offered an argument, which he has laid out in more detail in his article A Moral Argument for Atheism, as follows: Christians accept that: [1] Any act that God commits, causes, […]
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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.
