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The Modern Library contains material written during or after 1970, which tends to be more scholarly than Kiosk material.
A Secular Case Against Abortion
A Secular Case Against Abortion By Jennifer Roth Introduction First of all, I’d like to thank Richard Carrier for agreeing to this debate, and the Internet Infidels for sponsoring it. I hope to find that this format will allow us to go beyond the soundbites and emotionalism that characterize all too many discussions of abortion. […]
Debates Secularist Euthanasia About
About the Euthanasia Debate The topic for this debate is: Is There a Rationalist Case Against Euthanasia? The debaters have agreed to the following debate format: Opening statements, submitted independently of one another, 1 December 2000 First rebuttals, submitted independently of one another, due 1 January 2001 Second rebuttals, submitted independently of one another, due […]
Debates Secularist Pot
On The Marijuana Issue: Marijuana, and its derivatives, is used in varying degree and for numerous reasons by people throughout the world. Marijuana, however, is illegal in many parts of the world, including the US. The subject of whether or not it should be legalized, and/or decriminalized is raging in the US. Supporters for both […]
Doug Jesseph Jesseph Craig Jesseph4
Alright. Five minutes and counting. Let’s return to a couple of points that I consider to be quite interesting. First of all, Dr. Craig now seems to have retreated, at least slightly, from the claim that the universe requires…that anything that…that anything that begins to exist requires cause. Alright. The cosmological argument, as I understood […]
Edwin Wilson Manifesto Ch12
CHAPTER 12 Responses to the Final Draft Having taken into consideration both the criticisms and suggestions we received, the final draft was completed and sent to everyone who had agreed to sign, as well as to the principal advance critics. The responses to the draft were diverse. Some authorizations to sign came by wire in […]
Emmett Fields Affirmative Atheism
Atheism: An Affirmative View (1980) Emmett F. Fields What is Atheism that it survives? Every religion, from earliest times, has hated and condemned those who could not believe whatever it was that those old religions happened to believe. Throughout the ages there have been the ‘intellectual outlaws’ who have questioned the “unquestionable,” and doubted even […]
Farrell Till Geisler Till Geisler3
I have presented strong evidence and contemporary evidence that Jesus died and rose from the dead. No such evidence for the contrary view has been presented. This evidence is sufficient for anyone who wants to believe. But what about those who choose not to believe? They are, of course, free to do so. But they […]
Farrell Till Horner Till Till Synopsis
[Taken from the program handed out at the debate] I.) The claim of a literal resurrection from the dead is so extraordinary that it requires extraordinary proof. A.) The evidence offered as proof of the resurrection of Jesus is very ordinary. 1.) No apostles or disciples or non-disciples of Jesus ever claimed to have actually […]
Farrell Till Wilson Till
Wilson-Till Debate Presuppositional Apologetics [NOTE: The following article originally appeared in Credenda/Agenda, a Christian journal which emphasizes the presuppositional approach to apologetics. Reproduced with permission.] Disputatio Justifying Non-Christian Objections Douglas Wilson & Farrell Till Whenever we object to something, we always assume some standard or rule that the thing […]
Finngeir Hiorth Utilitarianism
Review of Geoffrey Scarre’s Utilitarianism (1997) Finngeir Hiorth Geoffrey Scarre: Utilitarianism Routledge, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE and 29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001, 1996, 225 pp., bibliography, index, paperb., ISBN 0-415-12197-3. This is an excellent introduction to and survey of utilitarianism, an important current in contemporary ethical theory. The […]
Fred Edwords Ingersol
Visit the Birthplace of Robert G. Ingersoll (1993) Frederick Edwords After years of planning and restoration, the Robert G. Ingersoll Birthplace Museum opened its doors to the public on June 2, 1993. It is now regularly open to receive visitors June through October. The hours of operation are Wednesday through Sunday, Noon to 5:00 PM. […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap20
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 20 – From the Fall of Nineveh to the Fall of Judah FOR three years Ashurbanipal’s successor held the Assyrian throne and at his death Sin-shar-ishkin became king. In the summer of 612, Nabopolassar, a Chaldean leader, aided by Medes and northern nomads, […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap6
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chaper 6 -The People, from the Paleolithic to the Chalcolithic Periods OUR study will concentrate on the biblical period which embraces less than two millennia of human history, but long before the Hebrews entered the historical scene there were people living in the Fertile Crescent […]
Weak Agnosticism Defended
Weak Agnosticism Defended[1] Graham Oppy Agnosticism has had some bad press in recent years. Nonetheless, I hope to show that agnosticism can be so formulated that it is no less philosophically respectable than theism and atheism. This is not a mere philosophical exercise; for, as it happens, the formulated position is–I think–the one to which […]
Graham Oppy Reply
Reply To Professor Craig (1995) Graham Oppy [This article was originally published as “Reply To Professor Craig”, Sophia 34, 2, December 1995, pp.15-29] [1] I hold that the considerations adduced in kalam cosmological arguments do not embody reasons for reflective atheists and agnostics to embrace the conclusion of those arguments, viz. that the universe […]
Ilhan Arsel Din Adamlari Bolum09
Kadin’i “Aklen ve Dinen Dun” Nitelikte Göstermek ve Her Hususta Küçültmek Suretiyle Toplumsal Geriliklerimize Neden Olan Seriat Düzeni’nin Uygulayicisi Olarak Din Adami. I) Din adamlari seriat’in kadini “Aklen ve dinen dun” ve “iradece kit” yaratilmis ve bu nedenle “amme velayeti islerine getirilemez” seklinde gören hükümlerinin en kararli uygulayicsidirlar. II) Kadin sinifini küçültücü, özgürlükten yok edici […]
Who Was the Historical Jesus?
The Pre-Canonical Synoptic Transmission: Who Was the Historical Jesus? The biblical tradition places Jesus’ birth in Palestine at the town of Nazareth “in the days of Herod, king of Judea” (Lk. 1:5). We do know that Herod reigned from 40 BCE to his death in 4 BCE, so Jesus was born no later than 4 […]
Jeff Lowder Jesus Resurrection Chap1
Introduction I am an agnostic at a Christian university. Since enrolling at Seattle Pacific University, I have been challenged by several of my Christian friends to investigate the historical evidence for Christianity. In particular, they challenged me to investigate the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, as a historical event. Although I was […]
Jeff Lowder Jury Chap8
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Jim Meritt Bible Contradictions
Note: Jim Meritt’s “A List of Biblical Contradictions” is no longer available. It has been superseded by Donald Morgan’s “Bible Inconsistencies – Bible Contradictions.” You will be automatically redirected there in a few seconds–or click here to go there now.
Ken Saladin Saladin Gish2 Feedback
Response to Feedback (1996) Ken Saladin Dear Friends, I’ve had a number of questions ever since my 1988 debate with Gish was posted on the Web. It’s been difficult getting time to answer, partly because of a giganormous publishing commitment with a tight deadline that I’m under right now, and partly because a lot […]
Kyle Gerkin Objections Sustained Obj3
Objection #3: Evolution Explains Life, So God Isn’t Needed (2001) (Interview w/ Walter L. Bradley, Ph.D.) Kyle J. Gerkin This objection is extremely poorly phrased. From a reading of the chapter, it is clear that Strobel’s phrasing, "Evolution Explains Life" means more specifically, evolution explains the origin of life or how evolution was able […]
Mark Vuletic Bigbang
Does Big Bang Cosmology Prove the Universe Had a Beginning? (2000) Mark I. Vuletic There are a number of arguments for the existence of God which depend, at least in part, upon the notion that the universe had a beginning. Sometimes apologists appeal to Big Bang cosmology to support that notion. For instance, according to […]
Mark Vuletic Natures Destiny
Book Review: Michael J. Denton. 1998. Nature’s Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe. New York: The Free Press. xix+454 pages. Mark I. Vuletic 1. Introduction. Michael J. Denton argues for many things in his most recent book, but the thesis which occupies center stage is the thesis that the cosmos […]
Mathew Intro
An Introduction to Atheism (1997) mathew Traducción al Español / Spanish translation (Off Site) Português / Portuguese translation (Off Site) | Danish translation (Off Site) | Russian translation Foreword This article attempts to provide a general introduction to atheism. Whilst I have tried to be as neutral as possible regarding contentious issues, you should always remember that […]
Matthew Green Resurrection
Review of The Resurrection of Christ (2008) Matthew Green Review: Gerd Lüdemann. 2004. The Resurrection of Christ: A Historical Inquiry. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. 248 pp. I am always pleased to read of people who have left the Christian faith and why they have left it. Of particular fascination are scholars who once considered […]
Michael Martin Disproof
[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Darshana 10 (1970): 22-26. The page numbers below show the position of the text within that pagination scheme.] ________________________________________ 22 A Disproof of God’s Existence (1970) Michael Martin In this paper I present a disproof of the existence of God. Such a disproof does not disprove the […]
Michael Martin Meaningless
Positive Atheism and the Meaninglessness of Theism (1999) Michael Martin In Part I of Atheism: A Philosophical Justification I argued that sentences about the existence of God are factually meaningless, hence, they are neither true nor false. However, in Part II of this book I maintained that if the sentences about God are not […]
Michael Martin Wager
[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Religious Studies 19 (1983): 57-64. The page numbers below show the position of the text within that pagination scheme.] ________________________________________ 57 Pascal’s Wager as an Argument for Not Believing in God (1984) Michael Martin Can Pascal’s wager for the existence of God be turned against the religious […]
Michael Moore Weak
We Are Too Weak to Walk Unaided A Family Therapist View of the Pathogenic Aspects of Prayer (2000) Michael Moore Technion — Israel Institute of Technology Daniela Kramer Oranim Teachers’ College Israel Author Note Michael Moore, Department of Education in Science and Technology; Daniela Kramer, Division of Psychology. The quotation in the title comes from […]