I Was Too Hard On Swinburne

A while ago, I wrote about Swinburne's case for the existence of God, particularly as set out in his 1979 book. I shouldn’t have called his case “ridiculous” because that’s hyperbolic and unprofessional. In fact, I was technically incorrect to an extent, even though I think part of my objection still stands. I said that Swinburne …

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What Can Arguments Do?

Why do people give arguments? When should people give arguments? What are the limits of arguments? These are important questions, and there seems to be a lot of confusion among scholars and laypersons about logical arguments.  Arguments are mainly for convincing other people of some claim. One idea of giving arguments is that one should …

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