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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleGod 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...
View ArticleNY 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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