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The Euthyphro Dilemma, Matt Flannagan vs Jason Thibodeau

Jason Thibodeau and Matt Flannagan are discussing the Euthyphro Dilemma in today’s live discussion. In brief, the Euthyphro Dilemma says that either God has reasons for his commands or He…

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Cosmic Skeptic and Inspiring Philosophy Discuss The Moral Argument

Clash of the YouTubers! Cosmic Skeptic (~200k subs) and InspiringPhilosophy (~60k subs) will be joining us live to discuss The Moral Argument. Both guests have produced videos on the subject…

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Why God Exists | Moral Knowledge and Miracles

In my previous post, I surveyed some evidence for theism provided by physics. In this post, I consider further evidence from our ability to obtain moral knowledge and from the…

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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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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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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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Discussion: Is WLC’s Moral Argument Sound?

Today I’ll be hosting an exciting live discussion between Jeffery Jay Lowder and Wade Tisthammer on whether William Lane Craig’s moral argument (or one like it) is sound. William Lane…

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Interview: Tyler McNabb Presents an Abductive Moral Argument

In Part 3 of my interview with him, Dr. Tyler McNabb presents an abdutive moral argument. Moral Arguments for God generally take the form: (1) If God does not exist,…

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