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Must properly basic beliefs have universal sanction? A reply to James F. Sennett (Part 2) 26 Aug 2013 | 05:30 am
In “Must properly basic beliefs have universal sanction? A Reply to James F. Sennett (Part 1)” I introduced James F. Sennett’s paper “Direct Justification and Universal Sanction” and stated my intenti...
Why I haven’t been blogging much lately 23 Aug 2013 | 07:26 am
Nine days ago I wrote the introductory installment in a critique of a paper by James Sennett. My hope was to follow it up with part 2 a couple days later. Alas, that didn’t happen (but rest assured it...
Why bother with the philosophy of religion? A theologian answers 19 Aug 2013 | 04:10 am
Here’s the second of two video interviews I did for the Center for Philosophy of Religion at Notre Dame. If you thought the other (two minute) interview was too long then I have good news: this one is...
Can you prove that God exists? 18 Aug 2013 | 08:56 am
Back in May while I was visiting the University of Notre Dame I recorded a couple videos for the Center for Philosophy of Religion. In this short (2 minute) video I discuss whether one can prove that ...
Are atheists really the most colossally smug and annoying people on the planet? 14 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
A few weeks ago I saw a fellow wearing a T-shirt which proudly declared “I’m an atheist. Debate me!” And I thought to myself, if that guy were stuck in an elevator with a Calvinist wearing a shirt emb...
Must properly basic beliefs have universal sanction? A Reply to James F. Sennett (Part 1) 13 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
James F. Sennett, “Direct Justification and Universal Sanction,” Journal of Philosophical Research, XXIII (1998), 257-87. A little while ago one of my readers, Silver Bullet, gave me a copy of this p...
The preview for my new book on heaven is now on Amazon 13 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
You can check it out by clicking the Amazon widget for What on earth do we know about heaven? on the right side of the screen. The preview has the table of contents, introduction, and excerpts from so...
A conversation on scripture as narrative with biblical scholar Keith Bodner 12 Aug 2013 | 11:47 pm
In this episode of the podcast we sit down with Dr. Keith Bodner, Professor of Religious Studies and the Stuart E. Murray Chair of Christian Studies at Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick. W...
The Bible Babinski thinks God should have written: On “The Christian Delusion” (Part 9) 10 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
This is the nine and final installment of my 2010 review of The Christian Delusion which was originally published at “The Christian Post”. I may return to review some more of the essays in the weeks t...
Put the phone away when you drive: A short film by Werner Herzog that you simply must watch 10 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
Werner Herzog is my favorite documentarian so when I heard that he’d just released a new film against texting and driving on youtube, I had to watch it. Slate’s review said it best: This short (34 min...
