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The Modern Library contains material written during or after 1970, which tends to be more scholarly than Kiosk material.
Debates Secularist Space
On The Subject of Space Exploration: Space exploration is affording us a window into the universe. Governments are spending a lot of money on the research and construction of space vehicles and instruments. Some people argue that the money is wasted and we should concentrate more on the problems in our societies like hunger and […]
Edwin Wilson Manifesto Ch17
CHAPTER 17 Twenty Years Later: Symposium-Parts I and II While the first manifesto was never revised, debate over the need for revision or for a new document continued. So much so, that twenty years later, a symposium was published containing the views of the twenty-seven surviving signers (John Dewey, Bernard Fantus, William Floyd, Maynard […]
Farrell Till Geisler Till Till3
I’ll use this time to refer to some things that I didn’t have the oppurtunity to refer to during the regular speeches. Dr. Geisler made the statement that the pagans saviors were not like Jesus because they did not experience bodily resurrection. But I want to assure you, my friends, that that is not so. […]
Farrell Till Index Twilight
Articles: Journeys to the Twilight Zone "Journeys to the Twilight Zone" was the name of a regular column authored by Farrell Till for The Secular Humanist Bulletin from 1995?-1997. Given that some articles refer to the previous article, articles are listed in chronological order. Pioneers of Loophole Religion (1995/1996) (Off Site) Even in the heyday […]
Features 2000 Au2
Christian Coalition Grills Judicial Candidates The Idaho Christian Coalition’s religiously based survey of judicial candidates is an "outrageous stunt that smacks of the Inquisition," according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The Coalition, the state affiliate of TV preacher Pat Robertson’s political group, has distributed a 31-question survey that asks candidates for […]
Is Creationism Science? Zindler/Gish Debate
Is Creationism Science? Jim Bleikamp, host: I would suspect that a few fireworks may find their way into the skies over us in the next hour – if I might be permitted that prediction. We’re going to talk about one of those subjects that keeps coming up again and again and again, no matter how […]
Fred Edwords Promise
The Promise Of Humanism (1989) Frederick Edwords Every religion has its promise, the special reward it offers to the faithful. Such a promise is often the main feature that attracts outsiders in. As such, it can become a primary selling point and motivator. The ancient promise of Christianity is eternal life in heaven. I can […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap1
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 1 – What Is the Old Testament? THE Old Testament is a collection of selected writings composed and edited by members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the twelfth century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era. It includes such diverse materials as […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap24
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 24 – Life and Literature of the Early Period ONLY limited information is available concerning the Jews in the Persian period. Apart from Biblical sources and a few Persian inscriptions, contributions coming from archaeological studies or literary documents from other parts of the […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chart
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chart of Central Events in the Ancient Near East CHART XVIII. Chart of Central Events in the Ancient Near East Aegean and Greece Egypt Asia Minor Syria and Palestine Assyria Babylonia Iran 2800 Egyptian writing Early Bronze Walled Cities Cuneiform writing 2800 2600 Old […]
Graham Oppy Godel
Godelian Ontological Arguments (1996) Graham Oppy [This article was originally published as “Godelian Ontological Arguments” Analysis 56, 4, October 1996, pp.226-230] There is now a considerable secondary literature on Godel’s ontological arguments; in particular, interested readers should consult Sobel (1987), Anderson (1990) and Adams (1995). In this note, I wish to draw attention to […]
Graham Oppy Smith1
On Some Alleged Consequences Of ‘The Hartle-Hawking Cosmology’ (1997) Graham Oppy [This article was originally published as “Some Questions About ‘The Hartle-Hawking Cosmology'” Sophia, 36 (1997), 1, pp.84-95] In [3], Quentin Smith claims that `the Hartle-Hawking cosmology’ is inconsistent with classical theism in a way which redounds to the discredit of classical theism; and, […]
Ilhan Arsel Din Adamlari Bolum13
Din Adami Insanlarimizi Hosgörüsüz, Acimasiz Ve Kindar Ruhla Yetistirir I) Din adami insanlarimizi kötülügü kötülükle, hatta iyiligi dahi kötülükle karsilamak gerektigi zihniyeti içerisinde yetistirir: A) Din adami “Kisasta hayat vardir” hükmünü fazilet örnegi bir kural olmak üzere belletir: B) Din adami insanlarimiza, farkli inançta iseler ana, baba, kardes gibi yakinlara karsi dahi yabancilik ya da […]
God and Moral Autonomy
God and Moral Autonomy* James Rachels Kneeling down or grovelling on the ground, even to express your reverence for heavenly things, is contrary to human dignity. — Kant God, if he exists, is worthy of worship. Any being who is not worthy of worship cannot be God, just as any being who is not omnipotent […]
James Still John Context
Library: Modern Documents: James Still: John Context Contextual Problems with the Gospel of John James Still The Johannine material (Gospel of John) is a radical departure from the synoptics of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. John’s psuedepigraphical author relied solely on the Greek Septuagint, did not have a Semitic-language background, and Colwell (Greek of the Fourth […]
Jeff Lowder Jesus Resurrection Chap5
Conclusion I think there are three distinctive characteristics about the contemporary debate between Christians and secularists over the resurrections. First, both sides tacitly assume that the material understanding of the resurrection is the proper understanding of the issues involved. Second, both sides fail to discuss the background probability of the resurrection from their critic’s point […]
Ken Saladin Saladin Gish2 Gish3
Second Rebuttal for the Negative (Gish, 5 minutes) Moderator: Five-minute rebuttal with Dr. Gish. Gish: Ladies and gentlemen, again you have heard this charges. Dr. Saladin said that you can do this and you can do that. Why didn’t he do it here tonight? He made these charges, why didn’t he document it? Because nobody’s […]
Kyle Gerkin Objections Sustained Obj7
Objection #7: Church History Is Littered with Oppression and Violence (2001) (Interview w/ John D. Woodbridge, Ph.D.) Kyle J. Gerkin This objection is a statement of fact, which cannot be avoided. Woodbridge acknowledges this, and instead tries to provide context to soften some of the tyranny. We will get to that in a moment, […]
Mark Vuletic Dembski
Response to Massimo Pigliucci’s Review of The Design Inference Mark I. Vuletic Massimo Pigliucci’s review of William Dembski’s The DesignInference puzzles me. What puzzles me most is lack of substantive comment about the book itself–Pigliucci’s "review" reads for the most part like an extended diatribe against the intelligent design (i.e. creationist) movement. Do not […]
Mark Vuletic Perry
Book Review: Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God (2000) Mark I. Vuletic Book Review: John Perry. 1999. Dialogue on Good, Evil, and theExistence of God. Indianapolis: Hackett. ix+71 pp. In 1978, philosopher John Perry published a well-received little book in which three fictional friends engaged in a series of stimulating but easy-to-understand […]
Mathew Media Movies
Media & Reviews Movies Movies with an overtly atheist perspective are rare; it’s too easy for fundamentalists to picket cinemas and put economic pressure on movie companies. The Handmaid’s Tale Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel and set in the near future in the Republic of Gilead, an America where something has gone very, very wrong. […]
Michael Martin Fernandes Martin Fernandes2
A Response to Michael Martin INTRODUCTION Before I respond to Dr. Michael Martin’s opening statement, I would like to express my appreciation to Dr. Martin for his approach to this debate. I found his opening statement to be both fair and insightful. I respect Dr. Martin for his decision to attack my arguments without attacking […]
Michael Martin Jones Parsons Martin Intro
Douglas Jones opens the interchange by sketching the argument for the Christian critique of non-Christian thought. Douglas Jones, an elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, is the editor of Antithesis and a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State College. Keith Parsons offers the first of two atheistic responses to Jones’s […]
Michael Martin Naturalism
Justifying Methodological Naturalism (2002) Michael Martin In his recent book Tower of Babel Robert T. Pennock argues against the New Creationists for failing to realize that science is committed to Methodological Naturalism (MN) and not Ontological Naturalism (ON).[1] Roughly speaking ON is the view that only natural processes or events exist. It maintains that […]
Michael Martin Zens New Defense Of Tag
Zens’ New Defense of TAG (2001) Michael Martin Introduction In an Internet paper entitled “A Christian Response to atheist thinker, Michael Martin on TAG and the foundation of induction,” Adam Spurgeon Zens attempted to defend Greg Bahnsen’s inductive form of the Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God (TAG). As I showed in my […]
Nontheism Atheism Determine Morality
Without God, How Do We Determine What’s Right and Wrong? Nonbelievers have several options when it comes to choosing a normative ethical theory. These options include ethical egoism, Kantian ethics, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, social contract theory, and ideal observer theory, to name just some of the numerous choices available. Since an entire website could be […]
Nontheism Atheism Media
Media & Reviews Fiction Books Magazines Movies Nonfiction Books Publishers & Booksellers Reviews
Paranormal Apparitions
Apparitions and Hauntings Ghostly Photos by Joe Nickell (1996) (Off Site) Investigative Files: Miracle Photographs by Joe Nickell (1996) (Off Site) Investigative Files Paranormal Lincoln by Joe Nickell (1999) (Off Site) “Miracle Photo” at Medjugorje by Patrick Fitzgerald (updated 1998) (Off Site) Did God send a shaft of light through the heart of a Medjugorje […]
Paul Draper No Design
Collins’ Case for Cosmic Design (2008) Paul Draper Robin Collins offers three design arguments, one appealing to the existence of intelligent life and the fine-tuning upon which that life depends, one appealing to the beauty of the laws of physics, and one appealing to the intelligibility of the universe. It’s not completely clear what […]
Paul Obrien Gentle Atheism4
It seems only fair to flesh out a few of the more traditional arguments against the existence of God. Once again, I will not dwell very long on any one of them, and I will add my personal assessments to each of them in turn. Contrary to what some might think, I find disastrous flaws […]