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Entries Tagged as 'Thinking Matters'

This Week in Auckland: Bloggers Drinks & Thinking Matters

August 31st, 2009 No Comments

Don’t forget: Tomorrow night’s Thinking Matters Auckland Seminar: David Lindsey on “Politics, Religion and Morality” at 7:00pm, Tues 1 Sept, in Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland Thursday night’s Auckland Bloggers Drinks from 6.30pm at Galbraiths, Thurs 3 Sept, 2 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland. See you there [...]

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Video of Matthew Flannagan Speaking on Moral Relativism

August 27th, 2009 4 Comments

Matt spoke at Thinking Matters Auckland on 28 May 2009 on Moral Relativism. A popular view of ethics holds that actions are right or wrong only if a person or a community believes that they are right or wrong, and that it is inappropriate to apply your own standards to others. This position is known [...]

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David Lindsey on “Politics, Religion and Morality”

August 26th, 2009 No Comments

You’re invited to the final event in the Thinking Matters Auckland God, Morality and Society series: What: David Lindsey on “Politics, Religion and Morality” When: Tuesday 1 Sept – 7:00pm Where: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland Format: Talk followed by questions, answers and discussion. Cost: Free but donations [...]

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See William Lane Craig and Christopher Hitchens debate: Does God Exist?

July 14th, 2009 3 Comments

You are invited to a Thinking Matters Auckland, God, Morality and Society, DVD screening: What: William Lane Craig v Christopher Hitchens debating Does God Exist? When: Tuesday 21 July – 7:00pm Where: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West Auckland Format: DVD followed by discussion. Cost: Free – donations appreciated. If [...]

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Weight Watchers and the Historical Atrocities Argument

July 8th, 2009 6 Comments

We’ve all heard the slogan that atheism is superior to theism because of all the atrocities committed in the name of religion. If you flick through the pages of the new-atheist publications by the likes of Dawkins, Hitchens, Loftus, Harris, et al you’ll probably find some version of this assertion in each. Setting aside the [...]

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Video of Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square

June 10th, 2009 No Comments

If you missed Dr Glenn Peoples speaking on Religion in the Public Square for Thinking Matters Auckland you can now watch it online.

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Tonight: Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism

June 9th, 2009 No Comments

Don’t forget tonight’s event from the Thinking Matters Auckland series on God, Morality and Society, Dr Matthew Flannagan speaking on Moral Relativism at Laidlaw College at 7pm. Not sure if its your thing? Check out the video of Matt’s talk Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. See you there :-)

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Dr Matthew Flannagan on Moral Relativism

May 29th, 2009 No Comments

A popular view of ethics holds that actions are right or wrong only if a person or a community believes that they are right or wrong, and that it is inappropriate to apply your own standards to others. This position is known as moral relativism. In this talk Matt will look at the common arguments for relativism, argue that relativism is a mistaken view of ethics and show how relativism fails.

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Video of Matthew Flannagan on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith

May 28th, 2009 6 Comments

Matt spoke at the Thinking Matters Auckland Launch on 8 March 2009 on Apologetics: Answering Objections to the Christian Faith. If you missed it or wish to see it again or if you have been thinking about attending a Thinking Matters seminar or booking Matt as a speaker and you are not sure if he [...]

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Tuesday Night: The Moral Cosmological Argument

May 25th, 2009 No Comments

Don’t forget tomorrow night’s event from the Thinking Matters Auckland series on God, Morality and Society, Trevor Mander speaking on The Moral Cosmological Argument:

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