Timothy Keller: Dishonest Reasons for God (Chapter 8)
I began my critique of Keller’s The Reason for God with an exposé of everything up through Chapter 1, then Chapter 2, Chapters 3 through 5, Chapter 6, and Chapter 7. Here I will cover Chapter 8—and some material he adds in between Chapters 7 and 8. Next...Plantinga’s Tiger and Other Stupid Shit
In the course of composing my critical series of Timothy Keller’s Reason for God, I noticed his reliance on that awful philosopher Alvin Plantinga at a key point, warranted an article all its own. It’s an argument you’ll have heard many times before,...Want Me to Visit Your Town in California? Here’s How!
This October I have two engagements in California a couple weeks or so apart (in Sacramento and Fresno, details here). I’d love to do talks or pubmeets elsewhere in the state in between (or after). So anyone in California who wants me to appear in their town: if...Discuss the Science & Philosophy of Free Will: Join My Online Course in August!
What Sort of Free Will Are We Supposed to Be Talking About? Who or What Is a Will a Will Of? What Are Praise and Blame / Guilt and Innocence For? What Is Fatalism and Why Is it Bad for You? These are some of the questions we will aim to answer in open discussion,...See You at the Sacramento Freethought Day & Fresno Heretics BBQ!
This October I’ll be speaking and tabling at two major events: Sacramento’s 16th annual California Freethought Day Festival is happening this October 15 (Sunday), with a VIP donors party the night before (which I shall also attend). I’ll be tabling...Update: My Event in Waterloo Has Changed!
Change of plans for my Waterloo, Ontario, stop on August 25 (Friday) for my Mighty Canada Tour: I will not be at the Games on Tap Board Game Café that evening (but I might be that afternoon: if you are still interested in gaming then, message me on Facebook). Instead,...How to Get Free Tickets to the Milwaukee Mythinformation Con!
It’ll be an awesome conference this September! And I have tickets to give away. Two general admission tickets, each worth $55; and two VIP tickets, each worth $125 (and this year’s VIP list is pretty impressive, so those tickets are gold). All Facebook...Crank Bayesians: Swinburne & Unwin
Deepak Chopra uses “science” to spew bullshit. That does not discredit science. The Kalam Cosmological Argument uses “logic” to spew bullshit. That does not discredit logic. Politicians use “statistics” to spew bullshit. That does...What Is Bayes’ Theorem & How Do You Use It?
Bayes’ Theorem is just a logical formula. Like any logic, it can be used to argue silly things (like Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory trying to predict the future of physics on a whiteboard). Because bad premises, always lead to bad conclusions, even with...August U.S. Tour: Peoria, Des Moines, Lincoln, Las Vegas, Boise, Seattle, Erie
I’ll be making several stops across America on my way to the pagan wedding rite of one of my girlfriends to her new husband. After, I’m touring Canada home. But on the way (plus one stop after Canada), I’ll be doing events and pubmeets in the...Mighty Canada Tour of 2017!
Attention all Canadians! I’ll be touring Canada from Vancouver to Toronto next month. I’ll be doing twelve cities in twelve days! Share this around. And if you’ll be near any of my stops, come say hi! In some places I’m giving a presentation;...Looking for Hosts in Boise, Lincoln, Denver, and Des Moines!
Have a spare bed or couch I can crash on? I’ll be doing events and pubmeets in several U.S. cities ahead of my Canada tour (which I will announce soon). But for four of those cities, I haven’t worked out a place to stay. If you’d like to host me,...Folks in Canada! Do You Have a Couch I Can Crash on?
Or a bed. Because I’m about to do a massive twelve city tour across Canada this August, driving my own car, from city to city, through five provinces! I’ll announce all my tour stops soon. And I’ve already procured accommodations from kind folks in...Timothy Keller: Dishonest Reasons for God (Chapter 7)
I began my critique of Keller’s The Reason for God with an exposé of everything up through Chapter 1, then Chapter 2, then Chapters 3 through 5, and Chapter 6. Here I will cover Chapter 7. Next will be Chapter 8. I’ll continue to other chapters in future...Critical Thinking about History: An Essential Class to Take in the Age of Fake News
I’ll be teaching my affordable one-month online course on historical methods in a couple weeks (starting July 1): Thinking Like a Historian: Historical Methods, Practice and Theory. Please share this announcement to anyone you know who might be interested! Or...Get Dr. Carrier’s Latest!
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