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[23 Nov 2008 | 15 Comments | ]

Another conversation sparked by Rob’s excellent video entitled “Atheists should not criticize Hitler” on YouTube. Thank you Rob! Here BarryLeder asks a hairy question about the morality of a God who would send people to hell. The axioloigcal argument is defended as well as the doctrine of hell.

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[22 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | ]

SaviorOfLogic from YouTube asked a hairy question on the comment of the video; “Atheists should not criticize Hitler.” It was, “What if God forbid’s murder, but then commands you to kill (such as in the promised land), is killing or not killing them the moral action?” Here is the promised response, talking about Divine Command Theory, Euthyphro, and problem of atrocities committed in the old testament, specifically the Conquest of Canaan.

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[21 Nov 2008 | 58 Comments | ]

This conversation was in part a response to Rob’s excellent video entitled “Atheists should not criticize Hitler” on You Tube. It discusses the inadequacy of atheism and the adequacy of theism as a basis for morality. Thank you Rob!

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[15 Nov 2008 | 31 Comments | ]

By the inherent value of human life it is contended that an argument for God’s existence can be made.

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[15 Oct 2008 | One Comment | ]

This article responds to the Humanist ethics propounded in The Amsterdam Declaration 2002 by comparing and contrasting with a Christian perspective.

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[8 Oct 2008 | 2 Comments | ]

A reply to Damian Peterson’s question about whether objective morality is really as important as people think it is, and whether subjective morality is really as problematic as Christians say.

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[30 Jun 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Paul Copan’s new book When God Goes to Starbucks has been been announced; with a release date set for August 1. Copan is a philosophy professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University and also the President of the Evangelical Philosophical Society. He’s a penetrating writer (many of his published articles are available at his site) and the book looks to be an accessible and thoughtful response to the common intellectual snares put forward against the Christian worldview. Copan has particular expertise in dealing with ethical issues and from a glance …