Several Christian thinkers, most notably, C S Lewis, John Hare, Robert Adams and William Lane Craig have argued that Theism provides a superior foundation for moral obligation than Naturalism does. Most of these thinkers defend this notion by developing and defending a divine command theory.[1] John W Loftus is aware of this and in The […]
Entries from May 7th, 2009
John W. Loftus on The Christian Illusion of Moral Superiority Part I
May 7th, 2009 14 Comments
Tags: Atheism · Divine Command Theory · God and Morality · John Loftus · Philip Quinn · Robert Adams · Stephen Evans · William Alston
Top 10 NZ Christian Blogs – March 09
May 6th, 2009 12 Comments
The MandM Top 10 New Zealand Christian Blogs for March 09, in the category of public discourse, are ranked by identifying Christian blogs then comparing Half Done’s March 09 stats with Tumeke’s March 09 stats and averaging them to obtain their overall March 09 ranking. Rank. [previous top 10 rank] Blog MandM (Half Done Tumeke) […]
The Coming Week: Two Apologetics Forums & Bloggers Drinks
May 6th, 2009 Comments Off on The Coming Week: Two Apologetics Forums & Bloggers Drinks
This Thursday, 7 May, Thinking Matters Auckland Lunchtime Forum: Bringing Faith and Logic out of the Closet at Laidlaw College, 12.30 – 1.30 pm. This Thursday, 7 May, Auckland Blogger Drinks from 6.30pm at Galbraiths, 2 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, Auckland – if you are a blogger or a bloupie (blogger groupie) and you […]
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Christian Blog Rankings Report for March 09 – Tumeke
May 6th, 2009 Comments Off on Christian Blog Rankings Report for March 09 – Tumeke
Here are the top 10 NZ Christian blogs based on Tumeke’s NZ blog stats for March; these stats are used in the calculations for the MandM top 10 NZ Christian Blog rankings for March 09: Something Should Go Here, Maybe Later (HalfDone) 27 NZ Conservative 28 Keeping Stock 33 MandM 35 [Incorrect uniques used due […]
Divine Commands and Intuitions: A Response to Ken Perrott
May 5th, 2009 34 Comments
Ken Perrott from Open Parachute has asked me some questions about my views on morality and divine commands. Views I have repeatedly expressed on this blog. Given that others have from time to time asked me similar questions, and given the length of my response, I have decided to turn my answers into a post. […]
Tags: Atheism · Bad Reasoning · Divine Command Theory · Ethics · God and Morality
Lunchtime Forum: Bringing Faith and Logic out of the Closet
May 3rd, 2009 Comments Off on Lunchtime Forum: Bringing Faith and Logic out of the Closet
You’re invited to a lunchtime forum to get a taste of what happens at Thinking Matters’ Tuesday seminars: What: Dr Glenn Peoples and Dr Matthew Flannagan speaking on Bringing Faith and Logic out of the ClosetWhen: Thursday 7 May 12:30-1.30 pmWhere: Lecture Room 2, Laidlaw College, 80 Central Park Drive, Henderson, West AucklandFormat: Brief talk […]
Tags: Events · Thinking Matters
A common objection to belief in the God of the Bible is that a good, kind, and loving deity would never command the wholesale slaughter of nations. In the tradition of his popular Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan teams up with Matthew Flannagan to tackle some of the most confusing and uncomfortable passages of Scripture. Together they help the Christian and nonbeliever alike understand the biblical, theological, philosophical, and ethical implications of Old Testament warfare passages.
