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God is a necessary precondition for reason: preliminary remarks

In California last month, Gene Cook and Steve Scianni debated the question, Is the Atheistic Worldview Superior to Christianity? The debate is available in mp3 format, accessible via the follow-up post...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: my opening statement

Continued from my preliminary remarks « I am charged with defending the moot that the Christian God is a necessary precondition for human reason. JC, my opponent, takes a physicalist approach; meaning...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s opening statement

Continued from my opening statement « Steve has now posted his opening statement. I am duplicating it here for ease of reference. The capabilities of the human mind are astounding, and its place of...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: my first rebuttal

Continued from Steve’s opening statement « Steve begins his opening statement by describing the mind’s “place of residence” as the brain—an organ of such complexity that he believes it “functions to...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s first rebuttal

Continued from my first rebuttal « Steve has now posted his first rebuttal. I am reproducing it here for ease of reference. It seems to me that the discussion is wandering away from the topic of the...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: my second rebuttal

Continued from Steve’s first rebuttal « I believe I should start this post with an apology. In my previous statement I addressed my audience while referring to you, Steve, in the third person. This...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s second rebuttal

Continued from my second rebuttal « Steve has now posted his second rebuttal. I am reproducing it here for ease of reference. An interesting response, but it suggests something to me. A plan for a...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: my closing statement

Continued from Steve’s second rebuttal « Steve, to close off my side of this debate, there are three particular points to which I’d like to draw close attention. It would be poor form for me to present...

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God is a necessary precondition for reason: Steve’s closing statement

Continued from my closing statement « Steve has now posted his closing statement. As usual, I’m reproducing it here for ease of reference. This  is the final part of our debate. My thanks to Steve for...

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NY Times twists on horns of secular free will dilemma

Reposted from Thinking Matters “Do you have free will?” a recent article in the New York Times asks. “Yes, it’s the only choice.” So begins a fitful confrontation with the dilemma of free will in a...

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