Introducing Conditional Proof
Conditional proof is a method for proving a conditional by assuming its antecedent and deriving its consequent. Read this post or watch the video to learn how it’s done.
If you don’t believe in God, why live?
Is life meaningless or worthless without God? No, meaningful lives are available even without God, and life is the sort of thing that is inherently worthwhile. This article, and its accompanying video, explain why the lives of atheists can be both meaningful and worthwhile.
There is no Eternal Damnation in Hell
Hell is understood here as a place of ceaseless torment, going on forever. Hell couldn’t exist without a being as powerful as God to maintain it. But even if God did exist, Hell would be incompatible with God’s goodness and justice. So, whether or not God exists, there is no Hell. Watch the video or read the article to learn why.
From Religion to Philosophy
I grew up as a Christian, fell away from it at a young age, returned as a teenager, and turned from religion to philosophy in college. This article describes events in more detail.
My New Blog: Wisdom is Best
Up until this post, everything has been imported from my previous blog, For the Love of Wisdom, which is hosted at Blog.com. Blog.com was recently down for a few days, and this is not the first time I have had trouble accessing it. So I decided to migrate my blog to a new location that may prove more reliable.
Addressing the So-Called Seven Scientific Reasons the Theory of Evolution Cannot Be True
R. Webster Kehr thinks that math and genetics disprove evolution. In each one of his objections, though, he shows that he doesn’t understand natural selection. This in-depth response explains where he makes his errors, and in doing so sheds greater light on how natural selection and evolution work.
Answering 10 Questions for Every Atheist
A Christian website has posted ten questions for every atheist, which it maintains no atheist can truly and honestly answer. These are my answers.
How Macroevolution Works
Creationists make a distinction between microevolution and macroevolution, maintaining that only the former ever happens. As this article explains, their expectations that macroevolution should happen suddenly are misguided, and enough microevolution is all it takes for macroevolution to happen.
Matt Slick’s Transcendental Argument for God’s Existence
The Transcendental argument maintains that eternal conceptual truths require the existence of an eternal mind, which is understood to be God. I maintain that eternal truths, such as the laws of logic, are part of the fabric of reality, not conceptual truths in the sense Matt Slick intends. Read the article to learn in more detail why the Transcendental argument fails to prove God’s existence.
Is God Needed for Scientific Laws?
In a podcast I listened to, a Christian maintained that God is required for scientific laws, and an atheist maintained that scientific laws are not as real as the Christian understood them to be. I disagree with them both, and here I explain why God is not required for the existence of scientific laws.