Paul Draper is an atheist philosopher. But despite the fact that he's an atheist, he still thinks there is some evidence for God. In particular, he has come up with a moral argument for God's existence (i.e. an inductive argument). The argument runs as follows: 1. There are moral agents in the world, i.e., us. By …
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There are some fine-tuning arguments that argue for God's non-existence. One argument was formulated by Sean Carroll in a debate with William Lane Craig. The argument is as follows: 1. If theism is true, we would expect there to be just the right amount of fine-tuning necessary for life to exist. 2. If naturalism is …
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The contingency argument is an argument for the existence of God. The argument is as follows: 1. Every contingent thing has an explanation of its existence. 2. If the universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is a transcendent, personal being. 3. The universe is a contingent thing. 4. Therefore, the universe has …
The fallacy fallacy is a fallacy that asserts that because an argument is fallacious, the conclusion of the argument is false. Examples: 1) Person A: 1) If Socrates is a man, then Socrates is mortal 2) Socrates is mortal 3) Therefore, Socrates is a man Person B: That's a fallacious argument; therefore, Socrates was not …
It's common these days to hear things like, "Philosophy is useless. It doesn't answer questions, and it doesn't give us cool toys like natural science does." There are a few problems with statements like this. First off, just because a subject of study doesn't build things like i-phones, that doesn't mean it is useless. That's …
The fallacy of division occurs when one concludes that because something is true of the whole, therefore, it is also true of the parts. Examples: 1. That NBA team is the best all-around team, therefore, every individual player on that team is the best. 2. My flock of sheep is well behaved, therefore, every single …
The short answer is, yes, theists (and Christians) should grant that there is some evidence against God's existence. To clarify, this does not mean that theists think this evidence is very good, nor that it is sufficient to warrant belief in God's non-existence. One reason a theist should be motivated to accept that there is …
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There are many claims that turn out to be false, but that does not mean there wasn't some evidence for the claim in question. So, even if one thinks that God does not exist, that doesn't mean that there isn't any evidence for God's existence. Therefore, I think there is a subtle shift from some …
In his new book dealing with arguments for God's existence, Edward Feser claims that his arguments demonstrate that God exists with certainty. One can interpret this in two ways. The first interpretation isn't saying anything substantial, and the second interpretation is extremely implausible. The first interpretation says something like, "My arguments are deductive arguments for God's existence. …
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Edward Feser recently came out with a new book on arguments for God's existence. In the book, he has a brief section where he responds to the argument from divine hiddenness. But, Feser objections seemed to be based on total misunderstandings at worst, or they are weak objections at best. The former is ironic because …
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