Christian philosopher and blogger Dr Glenn Peoples is coming to Auckland to give a public talk entitled “Science and Morality: Is there a Naturalistic Basis of Moral Truth?” This talk will examine the claims of the new atheism, particularly the work of Sam Harris. Dr Peoples will ask, can the natural world tell us what is […]
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Dr Glenn Peoples on Science and Morality, Sam Harris & the Claims of the New Atheism @ Auckland Uni
August 18th, 2010 8 Comments
Tags: Evangelical Union · Glenn Peoples · God and Morality · New Atheists · Sam Harris · Science and Religion · Thinking Matters
Gary Gutting on Richard Dawkins’ Atheism
August 15th, 2010 126 Comments
The New York Times has an accessible and excellent critique of Richard Dawkins’ argument for the non- existence of God, written by University of Notre Dame Philosopher Gary Gutting entitled, “On Dawkins’s Atheism: A Response.” Enjoy. RELATED POSTS: Fairies Leprechauns, Golden Tea Cups and Spaghetti Monsters Richard Dawkins and Open Mindedness
Tags: Faith and Reason · Gary Gutting · New Atheists · New York Times · Philosophy of Religion · Richard Dawkins · Science and Religion
Epistemology 101: Clash of Authorities Part III
July 24th, 2010 26 Comments
This three-part blog series is essentially the talk I gave at the recent Clearing the Air Forum, which was entitled “Discovering Truth in the Synthesis of Science and Faith.” The audience was comprised of scientists, church leaders, journalists and other interested parties so this is a fairly lay introduction to epistemology. In my first post, […]
Tags: AGW · Alvin Plantinga · Climate Change · Epistemology · Faith and Reason · Science and Religion · Scientism
Epistemology 101: Science, Faith and Authority Part I
July 19th, 2010 14 Comments
This three-part blog series is essentially the talk I gave at the recent Clearing the Air Forum, which was entitled “Discovering Truth in the Synthesis of Science and Faith.” The audience was comprised of scientists, church leaders, journalists and other interested parties so this is a fairly lay introduction to epistemology. I was asked to […]
Tags: AGW · Climate Change · Edmund Gettier · Epistemology · Faith and Reason · Science and Religion
Clearing the Air: A Church Leaders Forum on Climate Change
July 6th, 2010 16 Comments
Matt has been asked to deliver the opening talk at the upcoming Clearing the Air Forum on 16-17 July 2010 at Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland. The forum has been organised by New Zealand Christian Network (visionnetwork) and its purpose is to look at the synthesis of science and faith on climate change try to […]
Tags: AGW · Climate Change · New Zealand Christian Network
Contra Mundum: Richard Dawkins and Open Mindedness
May 6th, 2010 146 Comments
The bold statement “Richard Dawkins opens minds” leaped out at me from the newsletter sitting on the University of Auckland’s Law Library counter. The article went on to sing the praises of Richard Dawkins and mentioned his book The God Delusion. On reading the piece one could be forgiven for concluding that Dawkins’ works are […]
Tags: Alvin Plantinga · Atheism · Contra Mundum · Faith and Reason · Investigate Magazine · Nicholas Wolterstorff · Peter Van Inwagen · Richard Dawkins · Richard Swinburne · Science and Religion · The God Delusion · William Alston · William Lane Craig
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.
Epistemology 101: Science, Faith and Authority Part II
July 21st, 2010 12 Comments
This three-part blog series is essentially the talk I gave at the recent Clearing the Air Forum, which was entitled “Discovering Truth in the Synthesis of Science and Faith.” The audience was comprised of scientists, church leaders, journalists and other interested parties so this is a fairly lay introduction to epistemology. In my first post, […]
Tags: AGW · Clear · Climate Change · Epistemology · Faith and Reason · Greg Dawes · John Locke · Keisha Castle-Hughs · Nicholas Wolterstorff · Richard Dawkins · Roy Clouser · Science and Religion