I recently had a comment on one of the first posts I ever wrote. In this post, I discussed classic arguments for God, including the Cosmological Argument. This is the traditional argument that asserts that everything that exists must have a cause. The standard reply to that premise is to say that God is something …
Tag Archive: argument
Mar 21
False Dilemmas
One of the many problems we face in arguing about gods is the danger of running into a false dilemma. I am specifically concerned with arguments for theism, which I think contain many false dilemmas, but arguments for atheism should also be wary of the problem. What we will see in many apologetic arguments in …
Nov 29
The hiddenness argument revisited (II) by J.L. Schellenberg
In an earlier post, I outlined the argument from hiddenness by J.L. Schellenberg along with his responses to several criticisms of the argument. These criticisms were grouped together in virtue of being irrelevant, according to Schellenberg. They generally were either already covered by one of his premises or could be explained away by further clarification. …
Nov 10
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Dismantling the Moral Argument
I once was part of a comment thread where theists were asked what their favorite arguments in favor of God’s existence were[i]. The argument that seemed to stand above the rest by my informal count was the so-called Moral Argument. If you’re not familiar with this argument, it goes as follows: 1. If God does …
Aug 14
Is Hell simply separation from God?
There is something called the Problem of Hell. It goes a bit like this: 1. Hell is a place of eternal punishment and torture. 2. God is all-loving and all-good. 3. A God that has these properties (from 2) would not send people to Hell. 4. Therefore, either Hell does not exist or God …
May 02
Some Brief Thoughts on Morality
I have yet to make a grand post which sketches my view on how atheists can have morality. I realize this is a glaring omission; however, when you lose your faith and become an atheist, you then are tasked with building a new worldview. This can take time and you will probably make many mistakes …
Jan 24
The Clueless Argument for God’s Existence
Many popular arguments for God commit the fallacy of arguing from ignorance, but it may be hard to spot.
Jan 17
Creating a Myth
Could we be living on a giant sneeze or perhaps on a dandelion carried by an elephant?
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