Yesterday, I had a long and enjoyable public discussion with Jason Thibodeau on the topic of The Euthyphro dilemma. Jason is a writer for the Secular Outpost and teaches philosophy at Cypress college in California. He also is the author of a recent article entitled “God’s Love is Irrelevant to the Euthyphro Problem” published in Sophia […]
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Matthew Flannagan (MandM) and Jason Thibodeau (Secular Outpost) Debate God and Morality
September 24th, 2018 4 Comments
Tags: Divine Command Theory · Euthyphro Dilemma · Jason Thibodeau
Is it Immoral to Believe in God? Matt responds to Michael Ruse
November 28th, 2016 1 Comment
The Christian Research Journal have published an online copy of an article I wrote for their journal last year: In a recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, the distinguished philosopher of science Michael Ruse raises the question, Is it morally wrong to believe in God? Some skeptics maintain there is something irrational about […]
Tags: God and Morality · Michael Ruse · New Atheists · Publications
A Message from Northern Iraq
October 18th, 2014 Comments Off on A Message from Northern Iraq
This message was apparently received by Auckland Salvation Army. It has been published in the Western Leader and Rodney Times: “A friend just got a text message from her brother asking her to shower him and his parish in prayer. “He is part of a mission and ISIS has taken over the town they are […]
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The New Zealand Herald and Memory Loss
October 16th, 2014 5 Comments
Tags: Media · New Zealand Herald
Dialogue on Unbelievable? Now Online
February 10th, 2014 Comments Off on Dialogue on Unbelievable? Now Online
I recently participated in a dialogue on the UK radio show Unbelievable?, which is hosted by Justin Brierley. The dialogue was with Ryan Bell, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor who made headlines recently when he announced that he is trying atheism for a year . The show aired in the UK on Saturday and is now online […]
Tags: Debates · Justin Brierley · Podcast · Ryan Bell · Unbelievable?
Madeleine speaking to Kerre McIvor on Newstalk ZB re Flannagan v ACC
September 12th, 2013 24 Comments
This morning on my way to work I turned on Newstalk ZB to find that Madeleine and her recent ACC victory were the topic of Leighton Smith’s morning show – Kerre McIvor was filling in. Madeleine ended up speaking to Kerre on air – you can listen here: Or download here: NewstalkZB have also reported on the […]
Tags: ACC · Car Accident · Disc Replacement Surgery · Newstalk ZB
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.
When bigots call out “bigots”
April 13th, 2023 Comments Off on When bigots call out “bigots”
Albert Giubilini and I would not agree on a lot. Giubilini has defended not only abortion rights but what he calls “after-birth abortion”( which of course is a reference to infanticide). He also opposes religious conscientious objection in medicine. I disagree with him on both topics and disagree strongly. I find his conclusions repugnant. However, […]
Tags: Bigotry · Free speech