Author Archives: Maryann Spikes

Dialogue with Tristan Vick on the Golden Rule

In this Euthyphro Dilemma thread I began a dialogue with Tristan Vick, which I continue in this Golden Rule thread, and bring to the top in the thread you are now reading. Tristan replies: With 1)God commands/reveals in accordance with … Continue reading

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Dialogue on Euthyphro’s Dilemma with Tristan Vick and Mike D

Update 10/16:  I’ve added my reply to the end of this post.  Thanks. :) Backstory of this dialogue:   1.  I posted the “Dear Euthyphro” meme on the Facebook page for Christian Apologetics Alliance.  The meme reads: Dear Euthyphro,  God … Continue reading

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How to add a PayPal donate button on a WordPress site

My friend over at RazorSwift asked me how to add a donate button on a WordPress site. One of our mutual friends referred him to me, thinking I would know. So, of course…I tinkered around until I figured it out! … Continue reading

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Dear Euthyphro meme

The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of moral knowledge May 10, 2012Answering Jerry Coyne and Jason Thibodeau on the Euthyphro Dilemma October 29, 2011God (is) the Golden Rule (ought) without offending Hume April 10, 2011Natural law, divine command and Euthyphro’s dilemma resolved March 27, 2011Hume’s is-ought, Plato’s … Continue reading

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Resolving Euthyphro’s Dilemma October 16, 2012 The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of moral knowledge May 10, 2012 Answering Jerry Coyne and Jason Thibodeau on the Euthyphro Dilemma October 29, 2011 God (is) the Golden Rule (ought) without offending Hume April 10, 2011 … Continue reading

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From Potato Famine to Coffin Ship

This is the first chapter, From Potato Famine to Coffin Ship, of my mom’s book on Nellie Cashman, Toughnut Angel:  The Tale of a Real Life Adventuress of the Old West. Nellie came over here from Ireland on what they … Continue reading

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The day I converted from atheism is approaching…

I spruced up the old testimony for Brian Auten’s Former Atheist Project on Apologetics 315, just in time for my approaching born-again birthday.  If you’re a former atheist, Brian would love to hear your story–and so would I :)  Mine begins … Continue reading

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JC Lamont’s "Prophecy of the Heir" on the problem of judgment

Over the summer I read JC Lamont‘s Prophecy of the Heir, and not included in my review and author interview is mention that my absolute favorite thing about this book is how Lamont unapologetically, yet with the prowess of an … Continue reading

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JC Lamont interview and Prophecy of the Heir review

I recently had the pleasure of reading and reviewing JC Lamont’s debut work of literary apologetics, Prophecy of the Heir, as well as interviewing its author, JC Lamont: Book review: JC Lamont’s Prophecy of the Heir August 27, 2012 Shorter reviews on … Continue reading

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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.12: The Design Argument

Resuming our discussion of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics: “[Dembski’s] method of detecting intelligent causes is already accepted in several areas of science, namely, archaeology, forensic science, intellectual property law, insurance claims investigation, cryptography, random number generation and the search for extra terrestrial intelligence … Continue reading

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