One common reason I hear for atheism is the claim that there is no proof that God exists. Several questions can be asked about this objection. What exactly does the objector mean by proof? If all things need to be proved to be sensibly believed then what is the proof that all things require proof? […]
Entries Tagged as 'Bad Reasoning'
On Negatives and the Burden of Proof
July 3rd, 2008 4 Comments
Tags: Atheism · Bad Reasoning · Faith and Reason · Philosophy of Religion
Imposing Your Beliefs Onto Others: A Defence
November 7th, 2007 1 Comment
Recently an acquaintance forwarded me a some comments about this blog on a internet forum. The critic, who goes by the handle Kaiwai stated: Matt Flanagan I find, yes, some of the things I agree with but there is generally speaking, a huge difference; I don’t set out to impose my views by way of […]
Tags: Abortion · Bad Reasoning · Feticide · Kaiwai · Leslie Cannold · Religion in Public Life
Abortion and Capital Punishment and Craig Young
October 25th, 2007 8 Comments
An acquaintance of mine sent me a copy of this article at Gaynz.com by Craig Young. Craig and I have a kind of knack at studying the very same topics at the same time. He wrote a PhD thesis criticising conservative Christian views on abortion around the same time I started writing my PhD thesis […]
Tags: Abortion · Bad Reasoning · Capital Punishment · Craig Young · Feticide · Jim Peron · NAMBLA
Perigo on Faith, Reason, and Tertullian
September 21st, 2007 1 Comment
In a recent issue of Salient Lindsay Perigo laments the “power wishful thinking”. Predictably he cites Christianity as a paradigm of such thinking. However, like many in the media who take swipes at orthodox or conservative expressions Christianity his analysis is superficial. Perigo writes. Two thousand years of Christianity have been based on a lie, […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Christian History · Faith and Reason · Libertarianism · Lindsay Perigo
Bigotry is Tolerance: Homophobia as Orwellian Double-Speak
September 19th, 2007 5 Comments
Kiwiblog has some discussion on the recent mix up between Gordon Copeland and Destiny Church. Predictably respondents in the comments section denounce Destiny as hate filled homophobic bigots. This of course nothing new this charge is frequently bandied about in the media whenever a theological based objection to homosexual conduct is raised. Now don’t get […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Ethics · Homosexual Conduct
Praise the Lord – I Can’t be Bothered Thinking
September 4th, 2007 5 Comments
I teach at a theological college. This morning I was on campus checking my mail box when a theological discussion erupted around me. The students were discussing the question of pre-millennial eschatology, specifically whether the Temple needs to be rebuilt in Jerusalem and the levitical priesthood restored before Christ’s Pre-millennial return. I am not a […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Faith and Reason
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.
Another Reason to not Vote Green
June 6th, 2008 Comments Off on Another Reason to not Vote Green
I clearly have been spending to much time at Auckland Uni. The other day I was walking from one of Madeleine’s Law lectures. (I have been taping lectures and note taking for her while she has been injured) when a sign caught my eye. It stated “ I only date those who vote green” Now […]
Tags: Bad Reasoning · Greens