Does atheism have a rational foundation? If we are just atoms in motion, how can anything be right or wrong? What is reason and why trust it? What is true? What should I believe, about myself and the world I live in? What should our politics be? What should our values be? Why do we…
Feser keeps trying. And keeps failing. Indeed, he is now making things worse, by demonstrating he doesn’t even understand what is going on here. To catch you up: I wrote a critique of his book. He wrote a reply. I wrote a response to that reply showing how he didn’t understand my critique and still…
As several requested, I’ve changed the date of my upcoming pubmeet in Laguna Beach, California, to Thursday, March 15th. It’s still to be at Hennessey’s Tavern on 213 Ocean Ave. (Laguna Beach, CA) from 7-9pm. See you there!
I’ll be doing an event in New York in May. And traveling with one of my girlfriends. We’re interested in knowing if anyone has a guest room to put us up for three nights. In any borough. We will have our own car. Evenings of May 18, 19, and 20 (a Friday through Sunday). Email…
I had a good laugh when Feser fans claimed he “destroyed” my critique this week, and at first thought, “Oh gosh, did I get something wrong I need to correct?” And then I read his reply. Face, meet palm. Holy cow. His response is wildly inept. I’ll lay it out for you here. So you…
I’m doing pubmeets in March on the following dates. Come join me for a drink and conversation and get a signed book or two (or several)! Know anyone who’d love to join us? Let ’em know! 7 March (Wednesday) • The Library Pub (5142 N 90th St.) • Omaha, NE • 7-9pm 8 March (Thursday)…
I had a fascinating & amicable discussion about the science and philosophy of free will. Cameron Reilly sides with Sam Harris (“there is no free will because it’s incompatible with determinism”) and I with Daniel Dennett (“there is a kind of free will that is compatible with determinism”). We discuss their debate; we both make…
This kind of argument has been tried again and again and again. I’ve discussed every one. (See Okay, So What about the Historicity of Spartacus?) It’s always of this form: P1. We should not doubt [x] existed. P2. The evidence for Jesus is better than for [x]. P3. The same standards of evidence should apply…
I think everyone should study this. Looking at free will as a subject gets you practiced in studying every aspect of philosophy and with thinking critically like a philosopher. Studying free will touches on how to construct a credible non-supernatural metaphysics from the findings of the sciences; on semantics and epistemology, and how you can…
My last article refuting Feser’s armchair metaphysical arguments for God briefly asserted that modern scientific Superstring Theory actually answers all his requirements for a godless substrate for all reality, and answers the Principle of Sufficient Reason, and explains all metaphysical phenomena (why things exist, hold together, and change), including the nature of universal properties. Rendering…
