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Tag Archives: atheism
A Former Atheist’s Near Death Experience
I’ve become increasingly interested in near death experiences, and the ones that interest me most are those involving atheists. Here is one of the more well-known accounts by a former atheist, Howard Storm, who was an art professor at Northern … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Theology
Tagged atheism, Howard Storm, My Descent into Death, near death experience
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Theism, Atheism, and the Significance of our Lives
One of the traditional complaints about atheism is that it offers no grounds for believing that life is meaningful in any significant sense. Many old school atheists seemed to acknowledge this point. For example, Bertrand Russell grants that the eventual … Continue reading
To the God Who Might Be There
During my first year of graduate school I went through a brief crisis of faith, largely due to the influence of a particular professor who was especially adamant in his religious skepticism. In fact, you might say he was—pardon the … Continue reading
An Atheist Meets God
Anyone familiar with the philosophical history of atheism knows that twentieth century British scholar A. J. Ayer is one of the most prominent atheists of the modern period. He was a leading figure in the movement known as Logical Positivism, … Continue reading
The “Pray for an Atheist” Campaign
Several folks, including myself, have launched a Facebook page entitled Pray for an Atheist. As you may know, April 1 has been celebrated in the past as “National Atheists Day,” and in the first week of April is held the … Continue reading
Solving the Euthyphro Problem
Among the issues debated between theists and atheists is the question of God’s relation to ethics. Many theists, including myself, maintain that without God there is no foundation for ethics. Not only does atheism fail to provide any ultimate motivation … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged atheism, divine command ethics, Euthyphro, Socrates, theism, Thomas Aquinas
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Blog Interview and Book Reviews About The Making of an Atheist
Several blogs have recently featured reviews or interviews with me about my book, The Making of an Atheist, including the blog of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, Cloud of Witnesses and Exo Tays Parembolays. So far, most responses to the book have been enthusiastically positive, though there have … Continue reading
The Making of an Atheist
As you might have noticed on the sidebar, my latest book, The Making of an Atheist, has just been released. In the book I discuss the moral-psychological roots of atheism, showing how disbelief in God is not the result of an … Continue reading
The Making of Atheists
My current book project is on the subject of atheism. Though there have been plenty of books on this topic the last few years, both by atheists (the “new atheists” as they’ve come to be called) and their critics, nearly … Continue reading