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The Modern Library contains material written during or after 1970, which tends to be more scholarly than Kiosk material.
James Haught Spectatr
Far-Out Religious Right Comes Out of a Crazy Mold (The Washington Spectator, Sept. 15, 1995) "Think not that I come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the […]
James Still Fernandes
Library: Modern Documents: James Still: Book Review: The God Who Sits Enthroned Book Review: The God Who Sits Enthroned James Still Fernandes, Phil. (1997): The God Who Sits Enthroned. Bremerton, WA: IBD Press. 164 pages. $10.00. Dr. Fernandes’s book touches on many of the major themes in Fundamentalist Christian apologetics and concentrates especially on three […]
James Still W Muddle
Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations: The Muddle of Understanding as a Mental Process James Still Wittgenstein writes that "perhaps you will say . . . understanding itself is a [mental] state" (PI, 146). Wittgenstein presents this supposition–that the demonstration or viable accompaniments to understanding are symptomatic of an underlying mental state–in order to reduce the notion to […]
Jim Lippard Is Jesus God
Critique of Maisel’s “Is Jesus God?” pamphlet Jim Lippard No reply to this letter was ever received. Jim Lippard Department of Philosophy University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 email removed June 8, 1993 John M. Maisel P.O. Box 795361 Dallas, TX 75379-5361 Dear Mr. Maisel: I am a doctoral candidate in philosophy majoring in epistemology […]
John Rankin Price Rankin
Jesus: Fact or Fiction? A Dialogue With Dr. Robert Price and Rev. John Rankin This debate was transcribed by Pieter Crow. About this Debate Opening Statement by Robert Price Opening Statement by John Rankin Dialogue Questions from the Audience Closing Statement by Robert M. Price Closing Statement by John Rankin
Ken Saladin Saladin Gish2
Evolution vs. Creationism The Saladin-Gish II Debate (1988) Transcribed and Annotated by Kenneth S. Saladin About this transcript About the debate Preface Moderator’s Introduction Opening Statement for the Affirmative (Saladin, 45 min.) Opening Statement for the Negative (Gish, 45 min.) First Rebuttal for the Affirmative (Saladin, 15 min.) First Rebuttal for the Negative (Gish, 15 […]
Ken Saladin Saladin Gish2 Saladin4
Closing Statement for the Affirmative (Saladin, 5 minutes) Saladin: From time to time I take opinion surveys of new college students, and I’d like to read you a few ways that they’ve defined evolution: "The theory of evolution is basically that man resolve from the ape, I think the theory could be true in some […]
Kyle Gerkin Objections Sustained Intro
Introduction (2001) Kyle J. Gerkin At a recent family gathering the issue of my atheism was raised, though not for the first time, and I professed that I was as staunch an unbeliever as ever. Afterwards, an aunt of mine (who has recently become an evangelical Christian) pulled me aside and handed me a […]
Mark Vuletic Moral
Is Atheism Consistent With Morality? (2001) Mark I. Vuletic This paper replaces “Against the Moral Argument” (1997). As should be clear to those familiar with the earlier paper, my approach to theistic moral arguments has changed considerably over the past five years. Is atheism consistent with morality? Many religious believers tend to think it is […]
Massimo Pigliucci Column Rationallyspeaking September2000
Rationally Speaking A monthly e-column by Massimo Pigliucci Department of Botany, University of Tennessee N. 2, September 2000 – "The Place of Science" This column can be posted for free on any appropriate web site. If you are interested in receiving the html code, please send an Further reading: Unweaving the Rainbow by Richard Dawkins […]
Mathew Sn Revelation
The Revelation Game mathew [ Traducción al Español / Spanish translation ] The Revelation Game is an interesting abstract analysis, though not quite a game theory version of Pascal’s Wager. The players are H, a human, and G, a superior being. Each player has two strategies. H can either believe or not believe in […]
Michael Martin Coherence
[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in The International Journal for Philosophy of Religion 17 (1985): 185-191. The page numbers below show the position of the text within that pagination scheme.] ________________________________________ 185 The Coherence of the Hypothesis of an Omnipotent, Omniscient, Free and Perfectly Evil Being (1985) Michael Martin Department of Philosophy, Boston […]
Michael Martin Gap
The Gap in Theistic Arguments (1997) Michael Martin Introduction In this paper I will show that all the major proofs for a theistic God contain a gap. Even if they are otherwise unassailable, they fail to prove what they purport to prove: that a theistic God exists. As proofs of theism these arguments are […]
Michael Martin Martin Frame Tang4
Third Response to Frame Michael Martin Science In my previous replies I suggested that on the standard sense of “miracle, ” a miracle is an event brought about by divine intervention in the natural course of events. Frame seems to understand this to mean simply that God caused the event in question to occur. […]
Michael Martin Standbypresup
You may order books by Michael Martin here. A brief biographical sketch is also available. Are There Really No Atheists? (1996) [ 16K ] Martin refutes Greg Bahnsen’s argument that there are no atheists. Butler’s Defense of TAG and Critique of TANG (1996) [ 11K ] Michael Butler in a recent paper published on the Internet has attempted to […]
Michael Moore Religious Prejudice
Prejudice in Religions (2018) Michael Moore Gordon Allport (1897-1967) was one of the most influential personality psychologists of the 20th century. He defined ethnic prejudice as “an antipathy based on faulty and inflexible generalization” (1954, p. 9). In The Nature of Prejudice, Allport devoted an entire chapter to the connection between prejudice and religion, noting […]
Nontheism
Nontheism Atheism Naturalism Secular Humanism Testimonials
Nontheism Atheism Free Will
On Naturalism, Are We Free and Morally Responsible for Our Actions? An Argument from Consciousness and Free Will (Great Debate) (2007) by Stewart Goetz and Charles Taliaferro Most naturalists insist that there is no room for purpose or teleology in the universe. They hold that the origin and evolution of the universe was governed by […]
Nontheism Atheism Transcendental
Transcendental Argument for the Nonexistence of God The atheism section of the Modern Library is maintained by Jeffery Jay Lowder <Jeff Lowder>. Butler’s Defense of TAG and Critique of TANG (1996) by Michael Martin Michael Butler in a recent paper published on the Internet has attempted to defend The Transcendental Argument for the Existence of […]
Paul Draper Evil
Natural Selection and the Problem of Evil (2007) Paul Draper 1. Theism and Naturalism 2. Scope 3. Simplicity 4. Predictive Power: Preliminary Points 5. Predictive Power: Main Points 6. Objections and Replies 7. Conclusions By the “problem of evil,” philosophers mean, roughly, the question of whether the suffering, immorality, ignorance, and other evils in […]
Paul Obrien Gentle Atheism12
An important distinction that must now be made is the difference between an agnostic and an atheist. The atheist asserts a belief that God does not exist, and the agnostic asserts that it is not known (perhaps not even knowable) whether God exists or not. A criticism I frequently hear against atheism comes from agnostics. […]
Peter Kirby Tomb
The Historicity of the Empty Tomb Evaluated (2001) Peter Kirby Introduction to the Issue The Case Against the Empty Tomb Argument from Silence Testimony of Paul Dependence on Mark Fictional Characteristics in Mark Improbabilities in Mark Roman Crucifixion and Jewish Burial Burial Traditions Appearance Traditions The Case For the Empty Tomb The Tomb Burial […]
Quentin Smith Uncaused
The Uncaused Beginning of the Universe (1988) Quentin Smith The following article was originally published in PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE in 1988 (Volume 55, No. 1, pp. 39-57). [Note by HTML transcriber: This transcription was performed under HTML 3.0, which was unable to display many mathematic symbols, some types of formatting, or simultaneously display more than […]
Reason Agnosticism
Agnosticism An Agnostic Theology (2010) by Kile Jones Insofar as theology depends upon revelation, can it possibly be agnostic? Kile Jones argues that an “agnostic theology” is not only not a contradiction in terms, but is an intellectually honest position that allows one to provide reasons for possible belief in God while simultaneously allowing reasons […]
Richard Carrier Bigbang
You are probably looking for the article “Was There a Big Bang? I Honestly Don’t Know” by Richard Carrier. It has been removed from the web because I no longer agree with its argument. I have now stated and defended my new position in the essay ” I Was a Big Bang Skeptic” (2002). The […]
Richard Carrier Carrier Wanchick Assessment
Final Assessment by Independent Judges (2006) Welcome to Naturalism vs. Theism: The Carrier-Wanchick Debate. Richard and Tom agreed to have four independent judges read and assess their debate upon its completion according to The Rules We Followed, especially rules (7) and (8). Those judges present their assessments below. Total Assessment Glenn Miller [assessment] Victor […]
Richard Carrier Fish
A Fish Did Not Write This Essay (1995) Richard Carrier [This essay won second prize in a competition and was published in Freethought Today 12:7 (Sept. 1995), p. 8. The Freedom From Religion Foundation which publishes Freethought Today comes highly recommended as a very human, professional, national organization for freethinkers of all varieties, and […]
Richard Carrier Herodotus
William Lane Craig, Herodotus, and Myth Formation (1999) Richard Carrier This essay addresses one specific argument made by William Lane Craig, to the effect that “tests” from Herodotus demonstrate that myths or legends (such as resurrection appearances or an empty tomb) cannot grow within a single generation. A great deal more could be said about […]
Richard Carrier Improbable Intolerant
Was Christianity Too Improbable to be False? (2006) [See Introduction] Richard Carrier 6. Who Would Join an Intolerant Cult? James Holding quotes DeSilva’s comment that “the message about this Christ was incompatible with the most deeply rooted religious ideology of the Gentile world, as well as the more recent message propagated in Roman […]
Richard Carrier Moreland
Does the Christian Theism Advocated by J.P. Moreland Provide a Better Reason to be Moral than Secular Humanism? (1998) Richard Carrier The following essay has been completely improved and superceded by a more accurate version and backed by more detailed analysis in Richard Carrier, Sense and Goodness without God (2005), pp. 291-348. Any critique […]