Category Archives: Ethics & Metaethics

What being is described by a without-God good?

From a discussion in a Veritas forum: If you ask: To what does a real ought correspond? …or… What does a real ought describe? …you will notice that science will have as easy a time answering that as answering: What … Continue reading

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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

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"God and Evolution" reading log from Facebook

Some months back, Wintery Knight generously (though with the ulterior motive of converting me from BioLogos to I.D.) sent me “God and Evolution” edited by Jay Richards.  I determined to finish it by the end of the year and did … Continue reading

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Observations on the finale of Fringe

The Observer known as “September” So tonight was the (correction:  fall) finale of Fringe, named Wallflower for an invisible man, but probably also calling attention to Peter taking a less active roll in this particular multiverse by making Lincoln more attractive to Olivia … Continue reading

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Answering Stephen Law’s evil god argument

This is a reply to Stephen Law’s “evil god” argument he gave in his debate with William Lane Craig in October.  I first posted a version of it in a comment to my blog post here, in reply to Jason … Continue reading

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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

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Picked Up Poetry (etc.)

Each poem posted in the order in which it was written, opposite the order in which it was picked up, oddly enough… Ana Kata to the Infinite Well “Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” (Job … Continue reading

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Apologetics Bloggers Alliance collaborate for the tenth anniversary of 9/11

Apologetics Bloggers Alliance collaboration for the tenth anniversary of 9/11: Faithful Thinkers:  Atheism, Evil and Ultimate Justice Hope’s Reason: Where was God on 9/11? The Point: Christianity and 9/11: Guilt by Association? The Gospel According to Erik: Did God Allow the Attacks … Continue reading

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Good without God?

Under every billboard of the sort above, should be the following one (click to get it on its own page)…

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Where I am at with Hume’s is-ought distinction

The Scottish philosopher David Hume (May 7, 1711-August 25, 1776) lays out the is-ought problem, in book III, part I, section I of his A Treatise of Human Nature (1739).  Hume says ought-statements are “entirely different” from is-statements and, in … Continue reading

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