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Entries Tagged as 'Raymond Bradley'

Divine Commands Post 9/11

September 12th, 2011 43 Comments

The night of September 11, 2001, was a night we did not get much sleep in. By 4am September 12 (New Zealand time) our two-week old son and 14 month old daughter had woken us twice already. Frustratingly, I awoke again sometime after 4am to a different noise coming from the lounge; it turned out […]

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Contra Mundum: Is God a 21st Century Western Liberal?

February 1st, 2011 15 Comments

On 11 September 2001 Islamic terrorists flew two planes into the World Trade Centre killing thousands of innocent people. Ostensibly they did this because they believed God commanded them to do so. This event has invigorated a fear latent in the Western psyche since the 17th century when wars of religion tore Europe apart, the […]

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God, Morality and Abhorrent Commands: Part II Robert Adams

October 19th, 2010 7 Comments

In this three-part series I will look at some different ways of adjudicating conflicts between apparent divine commands and moral beliefs. I started with Immanuel Kant, now I will look at Robert Adams’ position. In “God, Morality and Abhorrent Commands: Part I Kant” I mentioned Phillip Quinn’s observation that theists can face a particular dilemma, […]

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Video: Bradley v Flannagan “Is God the Source of Morality?

September 20th, 2010 19 Comments

On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” Here is the video of that debate. Hat Tip: Thinking Matters […]

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Apologetics 315 Interviews Matthew Flannagan on his Contribution to Apologetics

August 23rd, 2010 29 Comments

Apologetics 315, which brings together a variety of apologetics resources including audio, debates, podcasts, book reviews and articles profiling the works of the best apologists in the world, has interviewed Matt as part of their Apologist Interviews series. Matt is the first kiwi apologist to be featured in this series and stands alongside such contemporary […]

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Glenn Peoples’ Review: Bradley v Flannagan Debate

August 11th, 2010 44 Comments

On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” Philosopher Dr Glenn Peoples watched the debate via live Skype feed […]

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Flannagan’s Reply to Ray: Bradley v Flannagan Debate

August 10th, 2010 4 Comments

On Monday 2 August at the University of Auckland Emeritus Professor of Philosophy Dr Raymond Bradley and Dr Matthew Flannagan (of this blog) debated the topic “Is God the Source of Morality? Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God?” For the benefit of those who could not be there, […]

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