Ross's Double Standard
Another problem with Ross's argument is the double standard he employs. It's obvious that humans are not nearly as accurate as machines when it comes to computations. But Ross doesn't take this as...
View ArticleFeser and Ross and me
Ed Feser has responded to my complaints about Ross's argument - sort of. Once again, I am flattered that Feser thinks my amateur philosophizing worthy of his attention. I always learn a lot from our...
View ArticleWhat Does Ross Say?
Well, no, I'm not making the sort of trivial, "silly" argument that Feser likes to ascribe to me. But before I can clarify this, it is necessary to clarify just what it is that Ross is saying. Feser...
View ArticleA Head Scratcher
Ed Feser has responded again, and it's a puzzler.I will ignore the first part of his post, in which he is once again arguing against some argument that is not the argument I made.Next, Feser points out...
View ArticleGoodbye, Hilda
I'd like to thank Prof. Feser for his continued patience in responding to my critique of Ross's argument. I've been very busy, but I finally had some time to look at his most recent response. He...
View ArticleA Pointless Point about Data Points
I've been, and continue to be, busy with my real work, so I have to apologize if these posts dribble out slowly, a bit at a time, rather than in one long, well-thought-out post the way Prof. Feser...
View ArticleGrue Some More
The second point Ross brings up in support of the indeterminacy of the physical is Goodman's Grue Argument. This one is easily dealt with.Goodman defines something as "grue" if it is first observed...
View ArticleGuest Post: Purity of Form and Function
While I'm gearing up for my assault on Mount Kripke, here's a guest post from Richard Wein.Hi everyone. Robert's invited me to make a guest post on the subject of James Ross's paper "Immaterial Aspects...
View ArticleDetermined by What?
Kripke is central to Ross's argument, and it is certainly true that both Ross and Kripke take his point to be a metaphysical (not just an epistemological) one, so it is fair of Professor Feser to...
View ArticleA Natural Reduction
One of the great advantages of the naturalist world view is how it all hangs together. The workings of the mind can be explained in terms of the workings of the brain, which can be explained in terms...
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Physics Lies!
I've been bashing the theists for a while, so I'm going to take a break and bash an atheist for a change.Nancy Cartwright is the author of How the Laws of Physics Lie, and is apparently an influential...
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Where's Evil?
Where's evil? It's that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side. (Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night)
View ArticleAgainst Cause
In an attempt to gain a better understanding of modern views of causation, I've been reading Causation and Explanation, by Stathis Psillos. So far what I've learned is this: modern views of causation...
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Victor, Meet Ken
Victor Reppert's blog, Dangerous Idea, has been on my blogroll for a while. I try to look for blogs that express the theist's viewpoint in an intelligent manner, and Reppert is a Christian who has some...
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Evolution and Entropy, Again
I just got an email from someone who had read my essay about evolution and the second law of thermodynamics and thought he had found a flaw in it. It made me realize that the discussion there is rather...
View ArticleTwo Debates
There have been two very recent debates between high-profile Christians and scientifically-minded opponents. I'm not that interested in the Ken Ham vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy debate, as Ham's...
View ArticleCraig, Carroll, and Cause
Since I've been reading about causes, one part of the debate that stood out for me was the fact that neither Carroll nor Craig tried to define "cause." In terms of the debate, this was undoubtedly...
View ArticleBicycles and Universes
I have often imagined debating William Lane Craig myself, and thought out the ways I would respond to his arguments. I have often, while listening to Craig's debates, wondered why his opponent didn't...
View ArticleAncient Stone Tools Discovered to Have Traveled 250 Light-years!
I just discovered xkcd: What If?I'm very happy now.
View ArticleFacts, Brute and Otherwise
Prof. Feser has responded at length to some comments I made on one of his posts. As usual, I thank him for his time and attention to my comments.In those comments, I proposed the example of lightning...
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The Universe Is Infinitely Old (Says Cosmology)
The Secular Student Alliance at my school recently hosted a debate on the topic "Is there a God?" The theist side was very well prepared and did a great job in the debate, as even the secular students...
View ArticleBGV and KCM
OK, so last time I claimed that our best, experimentally successful model of the early universe is one that is infinitely old and has no initial singularity. If you are savvy about these things (from...
View ArticleCraig and BGV
I hate writing more posts about William Lane Craig, because I think he gets way more attention than he deserves already. But.... I can't let this pass.I just ran across this post from Craig's website....
View ArticleA New Proof
I have just discovered a new proof of the existence of God.Consider the following sentence:(S) If this sentence is true, then God exists.Suppose sentence S is true. Then the first clause is satisfied,...
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