Two Serious Problems for Emotivism
A popular alternative to moral objectivism is what’s called “emotivism.” The basic idea is that our moral statements aren’t meant to convey truths, instead they are just expressions of emotion.…
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Luke Barnes & Alex Malpass Discuss The Fine-Tuning Argument
On Saturday, April 21, 2018 I’ll be hosting a new live discussion between Luke Barnes and Alex Malpass on the Fine-tuning Argument for God’s existence. Skeptics have gone on record…
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Is the Ontological Argument Sound? An Interview with Dr. Ben Arbour
The Ontological Argument is another one of those arguments I have a love/hate relationship with. More love these days than hate, but still. In this interview with Dr. Ben Arbour…
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An Abductive Moral Argument (Part 6, The Full Abductive Case)
In this last post, let’s bring to bear all the pieces of the cumulative abductive moral argument we’ve mentioned in the previous posts. The list isn’t exhaustive, but we focused…
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An Abductive Moral Argument (Part 5, Moral Rationality)
The second dimension of Kantian moral faith is the issue of moral rationality. Is morality a fully rational enterprise? An important part of answering that question calls for an inquiry…
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An Abductive Moral Argument (Part 4, Moral Transformation)
Previous posts have touched on metaphysical and epistemic matters. Those are the real heart of the abductive moral argument, so far as I can see. But the nature of abductive…
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Two Powerful Arguments Against Abortion
The ethics of abortion is a topic that really interests me. Having two kids changed my perspective on a lot of things. I’m not exactly sure when my intellectual journey…
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Matt Dillahunty, David Baggett Discuss an Abductive Moral Argument
On Thursday, March 22, 2018 I’ll be hosting a new live discussion between Matt Dillahunty and David Baggett on the Abductive Moral Argument. We’ve had a few discussions on the…
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My Interview and Portraits of Richard Swinburne
The story of how I came to not only interview, but film and take portraits of Richard Swinburne is kinda interesting. I had heard that Richard would be lecturing in Houston…
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Did Jesus Actually Exist? (Non-Christian Sources)
In recent years, the internet and its many self proclaimed experts have brought about a vocal resurgence of those who deny Jesus’ existence. It is not brought up among laymen…
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