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Poll: What grounds objective moral truth?
Choose one option from this poll: God wills the good in accordance with his loving nature. The good is a construct of God, man or nature. Nothing, there are only constructs which do not obligate. In other words: What grounds … Continue reading
The true meaning of Christmas
Christmas, whatever its true date, is when God became one of us, so that when the time came, he could demonstrate, by dying for us, that he loves us despite our works, whether they are good or sin–…demonstrate that his … Continue reading
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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.15: The Moral Argument
Chapter 15 of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics is on the Moral Argument, although it only briefly covers it in one of its sections. It covers much more ground as a nice introduction to Ethics, without going into specific theories (consequentialism, et cetera). Two … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch. 14: Evidence for Intelligent Design
Rounding out the chs11-14 series dealing with God’s roll in creation, the goal of this chapter of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics is to give a positive case for Intelligent Design, as well as answering objections to it. The section “ID and the Nature of … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch. 13: Origins, Design and Darwinism
Chapters 11 thru 14 of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics are very much related. I am tempted to write a blog post mentioning all 4 of them together, but I already did chapter 11 (pp. 233-234) and chapter 12, and I just created an index that treats … Continue reading
Blog index for Douglas Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith"
It occurred to me that an index for this discussion of Douglas Grouthuis’ Christian Apologetics might be useful. I will update this as I cover more chapters. We are studying it in my apologetics group at church, using the study … Continue reading
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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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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