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The Modern Library contains material written during or after 1970, which tends to be more scholarly than Kiosk material.
Travis Denneson Seeing
Wittgenstein on Seeing (1999) Travis J. Denneson The basic evil of Russell’s logic, as also of mine in the Tractatus, is that what a proposition is is illustrated by a few commonplace examples, and then pre-supposed as understood in full generality.–§ 38, Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology, Volume I You need new conceptual glasses.–§ […]
Adolf Grunbaum Explanation
Creation As a Pseudo-Explanation in Current Physical Cosmology Adolf Grünbaum University of Pittsburgh [This article was originally published in Erkenntnis 35: 233-254, 1991.] Introduction In his posthumously published The Direction of Time (1956, p. 133), Hans Reichenbach wrote: “At the present state of cosmology, it is very difficult to come to a conclusion […]
Anachronist Why I Believe 56 Hv Hl
CHAPTERS 5 & 6: WHY I BELIEVE IN HEAVEN / HELL (Non Sequitur) After that long analysis of the chapter on creationism, I need a rest! Fortunately, the next two chapters in Why I Believe can be reviewed relatively quickly. The chapter on Heaven begins by first trying to establish the immortality of the human […]
Bill Schultz Agnostic
The Essence Of Agnosticism by Bill Schultz The word “agnostic” was coined by Thomas Henry Huxley, and so there can only be one single point of departure for any discussion of the essence of agnosticism. That point is the definition of agnosticism chosen by Huxley himself: Agnosticism is not a creed but a method, the […]
Religion And The U. S. Supreme Court – Now
Religion And The U. S. Supreme Court – Now by Bill Schultz Table of Contents Introduction The Legacy of the Founding Fathers The “Sleeping Dog” 14th Amendment An Era Of Religious Orthodoxy The Great Change The Changed Law Evolves New Laws Against Religious Discrimination The Modern Teeter-Totter The Law as Things Stand Now The Law […]
Church State Articles Vouchers
School Vouchers Articles Achievement Effects of the Milwaukee Voucher Program by John Witte The Effectiveness of School Choice in Milwaukee: A Secondary Analysis of Data from the Program’s Evaluation (August 14, 1996) by Jay P. Greene, Paul E. Peterson and Jiangtao Du A Critical Analysis of the Greene-Peterson-Du Paper (American Federation of Teachers) Educational Vouchers: […]
Corey Washington Craig Washington Question
Question: Yes Dr. Craig, I’m slightly puzzled. You, um, said in the beginning of your argument that the universe cannot be infinite because it leads to, um, logical contradictions, such as, "How can you have inifnity minus infinity?", and I accepted your argument at that point. But then in my mind, God Himself cannot be […]
Dave Matson Young Earth Additional Topics
We will now look at several arguments, which may or may not be supported by Dr. Hovind, that enjoy a wide circulation. I will also present a couple of arguments indicating that the earth is much older than a few thousand years. Woodmorappe’s Collection of Bad Radiometric Dates Supplying the Water for Noah’s Flood Coal […]
Dave Matson Young Earth Geologic Column
It is a Poor Base for Calibrating C-14 Dating It is Based On the Assumption that Evolution is True It is a Fictitious Invention to Discredit the Bible It is Invalidated by Out Of Place Fossils and Strata The Assumed Age of a Sample Dictates the Method Used
Dave Matson Young Earth Specific Arguments Lava
Young-earth "proof" #12: The volume of lava on earth divided by its rate of efflux yields only a few million years. The earth is not billions of years old. 12. At present, when mountain ranges are actively being built up, the output of magma is almost certainly much higher than usual. There may have been […]
Dave Matson Young Earth Specific Arguments Sediment
Young-earth "proof" #21: Given the rate of sediment transport into the ocean by the world’s rivers, the ocean basins should have a much thicker layer of sediment than they actually have. Only a small amount of sediment is on the ocean floor, indicating a few thousand years of accumulation. This embarrassing fact explains why the […]
Abortion is not Immoral and Should not be Illegal
Abortion is not Immoral and Should not be Illegal by Richard C. Carrier I. Disputed Facts In Jen Roth’s first rebuttal, several factual arguments are made that I do not believe are correct. I will address these first. However, these factual disputes are not very major–they do not go to the heart of the debate. […]
Debates Secularist Capital Debators
Meet the Debators The topic for this debate is: Is There a Humanist Case For Capital Punishment? Arguing For Capital Punishment is Daniel Strain Daniel T. Strain, an artist by profession, lives in Houston, Texas. He is the founder and former Director of the Houston Secular Humanists (HSH) and the former Chair of the Houston […]
Debates Secularist Multiculture
On The Subject of Multiculturalism: Our global community presents an enormous diversity of cultures, traditions, beliefs, and worldviews. Developed countries are often considered a "melting pot" for a variety of cultures that have immigrated, at one time or another, to the developed areas. This is especially prevalent in the "new world" of the Americas. Canada, […]
Denis Giron Islamhell
Islamic Hell: Absurdity of Science and Logic DenisGiron The Qur’an, like the Bible, teaches that God (called ‘Allah’ by Muslims) sends those who displease Him to Hell. However, one wonders is the concept of Hell is rational or logical. Does Hell really exist? The arguments offered here can also be applied to Christianity, but this […]
Doug Jesseph Jesseph Craig Intro
On behalf of the sponsors: Campus Crusade for Christ, Athletes in Action, and Priority One Associates, welcome to a critical thinking event. A university should be more than simply a place of learning about things, but a place to grapple with issues of truth, who we are, where we come from and where we are […]
Doug Shaver Jesus
Review of Jesus After 2000 Years (2006) Doug Shaver Review: Gerd Lüdemann. 2001. Jesus After 2000 Years: What He Really Said and Did. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books. 695 pp. Reading Gerd Lüdemann’s Jesus After 2000 Years is intellectual exercise—good for you, and for some people even enjoyable, but probably not the average person’s idea […]
Edwin Wilson Manifesto Bib
Bibliography Ames, Edward Scribner. 1949. Religion. Chicago, IL: John O. Pyle (also, New York, NY. Henry Holt and Company, 1929). -. 1919. The Psychology of Religious Experience. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Ames, Van Meter (editor). Prayers and Meditations. 1970. Chicago, IL: The Disciples’ Divinity House, University of Chicago. Applying Basic Principles. 1983. Oak Brook, […]
Edwin Wilson Manifesto Ch7
CHAPTER 7 Critiques from Humanists Who Did Not Sign Several important individuals did not sign "A Humanist Manifesto" but contributed substantially through their criticisms. The following four men are of varied backgrounds and professions and, precisely for that reason, the manifesto editors made concerted efforts to obtain their endorsements. We very much wanted the manifesto […]
Farrell Till Geisler Till
The Geisler-Till Debate Did Jesus of Nazareth Bodily Rise from the Dead? (1994) Norman L. Geisler and Farrell Till Participants and Format of the Debate Dr. Norman L. Geisler’s First Speech (twenty minutes) Mr. Farrell Till’s First Speech (twenty minutes) Dr. Norman L. Geisler’s Second Speech (ten minutes) Mr. Farrell Till’s Second Speech (ten […]
Farrell Till Horner Till Horner4
Well, tonight I made two main claims. One, there are good reasons to affirm the resurrection, and two, there are no good reasons to deny the Resurrection. I argued that the tomb was empty, Jesus physically appeared to many witnesses, and that the origin of the Christian religion is inexplicable apart from a real resurrection. […]
Reply to Robert Turkel
<<< Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 >>> TURKEL > 1) He asks how it is that this nuance I have >pointed out managed to "escape the hundreds of linguistic >scholars who were involved" in the translations he >quotes. We will give some reasons for this shortly; TILL Just out of curiosity, I […]
“Secular” Does Not Mean “Atheistic”
onday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in a Texas case that public schools cannot allow student-led prayer before high school football games. Reaction to this ruling among believers has been mixed. While some believers (especially those who belong to minority faiths) welcomed the ruling as a reinforcement in the wall of separation of state […]
Finngeir Hiorth Norway
Church and State in Norway (1997) Finngeir Hiorth The present Norwegian state church system goes back to 1536 when the Reformation in Europe led to the establishment of Lutheranism in Norway. The Norwegian Lutheran State Church, often simply called the Norwegian Church, is led by and largely financed by the state. In practice the […]
Fred Edwords Creation
Dealing With “Scientific” Creationists (1994) Frederick Edwords An effective response to the political, social, and educational aspirations of so-called “scientific” creationists requires first an understanding of the creation model and of creationist aims. Only with this knowledge can one have some chance of success. One should, in fact, go to great lengths to avoid misrepresenting […]
A Resurrection Debate
A Resurrection Debate The New Testament Evidence in Evangelical and in Critical Perspective Revised Edition*, 2000 G.A. Wells Introduction The Reliability of the Gospels The Question of Miracles Non-Christian Evidence The Resurrection in the Gospels Paul’s Account of the Resurrection Epistles and Gospels as Different Strata of Tradition Notes 1 Introduction In 1987 the New […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap16
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 16 – Prophecy and the Earliest Prophets DURING the eighth century, utterances of a class of men known as "prophets" were recorded in Israel and Judah. The Hebrew prophetic movement appears to have begun during the early years of the occupancy of Canaan […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap30
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 30 – The Hasmonean Dynasty1 Read I Macc. Chs. 14-16 WITH Simon (141-135) a new era dawned for the Jews, and for the first time since the Babylonian conquest, they breathed the pure air of freedom. The atmosphere was charged with expectation. Simon […]
Gerd Ludemann Letter2
July 26, 2000 Prof. Dr. E. Muehlenberg Faculty of Theology George-August University 37073 Goettingen Germany Dear Prof. Dr. Muehlenberg: I write in response to your letter of April 4, 2000. Although an “open letter” would have been quite appropriate in such a case, it was not our intention that you would learn about our […]
Graham Oppy Naturalism
Review of: Craig, William Lane, and Moreland, J. P. (eds) Naturalism: A Critical Analysis London: Routledge, 2000, pp.xv+279, £60.00 The editors claim a threefold purpose for the essays which appear in this collection. First, the essays are intended to establish that naturalism “fails to deal adequately with a number of desiderata”. Second, the essays […]