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Category Archives: Justified True Belief
Defining the good: The Golden Rule
http://www.pflaum.com IN DESPERATE NEED OF EDITING/UPDATING, DON’T JUDGE! A major argument for God’s existence is that, if there is no God, there is no “true” good, because truth is that which corresponds to reality, to real being. A common counter-argument … Continue reading
The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge
The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge It is possible to blend Hume’s is-ought distinction (1) in Ethics with Plato’s justified-true-belief theory of knowledge. Simply put, whatever sort of beliefs one is talking about, including moral beliefs, they must be … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.6: Truth Defined and Defended
The apologetics study group LOVES this quote from Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics: “We may be entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts.” p. 124 It’s actually a variant of a quote commonly attributed to Daniel Patrick … Continue reading
Is-ought discussion with WLC
I had a discussion with Dr. Craig in a note I posted on Facebook, but I am deleting Facebook Sunday and the discussion was never resolved, so I am moving it to here. Hopefully he can reply here or in … Continue reading
Answering Jerry Coyne and Jason Thibodeau on the Euthyphro Dilemma
Maryann, Matt, Tom and Jerry (missing: Jason) I’m writing this blog post to get in on the most recent Euthyphro Dilemma dilemma between atheist biologist Jerry Coyne and my fellow Christian Apologetics bloggers Matt Flannagan of MandM and Tom Gilson … Continue reading
Philosophers’ Carnival call for submissions
I’ll be hosting the next Philosophers’ Carnival on June 27 (submit by June 25). Email submission if need be. . Some topics I’d like to see in the submissions: How can an objectively true moral ‘ought’ correspond to the ‘is’ of reality? … Continue reading
Questions regarding first chapter of Craig’s "Reasonable Faith"
I want to start by saying I’m a huge fan of William Lane Craig and recently met him at a fairly local Reasonable Faith conference. I had almost finished reading On Guard when the conference began and have since completed … Continue reading
God (is) the Golden Rule (ought) without offending Hume
Would very much appreciate some feedback on this. I have tried to put all of it in my own words without referring to influential sources. Clearly some of it needs more reasons (like the GR’s presence in every major culture/religion, how … Continue reading
Open letter to William Lane Craig regarding April 7 debate with Sam Harris
[ Reposting from Friday. ] I know you are a seasoned apologist but wondered if you will be using Hume’s is-ought fallacy, and Harris’ appreciation of correspondence theory, to question Harris on what his real ought corresponds to in reality, … Continue reading
Natural law, divine command and Euthyphro’s dilemma resolved
…using Hume’s is-ought distinction’s mirror concept, the ought-is distinction***. Euthyphro’s dilemma: “Is the pious loved by the gods because it is pious? Or is it pious because it is loved by the gods?” This can be reworded to read “Is … Continue reading
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