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Bradley v Flannagan Debate @ Auckland Uni “Is God the Source of Morality?”

July 13th, 2010 100 Comments

Raymond Bradley and Matthew Flannagan will debate the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” The debate will be held at the University of Auckland on Monday 2 August from 7-9pm in “The Centennial” 260 – 098 OGGB (the bottom level of […]

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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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Just in – the Palmy Debate

June 20th, 2008 1 Comment

I have an initial report from the Palmerston North Bill Craig v Bill Cooke debate held last night: There was a massive turnout of 1399 exactly in attendance. The word is that Cooke stepped it up and performed better than in Auckland but that Craig still won. Feedback from those in attendance was that it […]

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The Battle of the Bills: A Review of the Craig – Cooke Debate

June 18th, 2008 8 Comments

My small idea of getting Dr William Lane Craig to have a debate at Auckland University ended up being an event that far exceeded my expectations. Despite the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists (NZARH) booking a larger lecture theatre at the last minute we still had to open up three additional lecture theatres […]

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Bill Craig’s Visit

May 30th, 2008 4 Comments

I need to apologize to my readers for blogging infrequently at present. I am extremely busy, with marking papers, setting exams, part time jobs, getting another paper published, and generally running a family of 6. I would like to share one project I have been working on over the last few months. Regular readers will […]

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