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How to Construct a Cumulative Case Argument

The cumulative case uses the prime principle of confirmation: Whenever we are considering two competing hypotheses, an observation counts as evidence in favor of the hypothesis under which the...

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Is This a Possible World?

So, I gave a pop quiz to my class today because I asked them if they had any questions about any of the material we’ve been recently going over (logic) and no one had any questions. Because of their...

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Infinity + 1 = ?

When we think of infinity we usually think of the usual two categorical distinctions:  a potential infinite and an actual infinite.  A potential infinite suggests that infinity is only an idea or a...

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Q&A 26: Revisiting the Viability of Theistic Explanations

Question: This is a follow up question from week 16. For a greater context please see that Q&A. OK, thank you so much! I’ll go through your reply point by point more or less, but I’ll try my best...

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Ad Hominems are Mostly Misunderstood by Ignorant People

I have had quite a few interactions with people of various philosophical, scientific, and theological positions. Knowing the formal and informal fallacies are pertinent to intelligent, reasonable...

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Post Removed: The Fallacies of Twelve Angry Men

My post on the fallacies within the film Twelve Angry Men has actually been my most viewed blog post. However, I’ve found that some people are using the material for assignment purposes. The lack of...

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The Atheist Argument from Fine-Tuning is too Coarse

Believe it or not an atheist friend of mine has presented an argument from fine-tuning to demonstrate that God doesn’t exist. I think there are several different problem with the argument but I’ll be...

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Eavesdropping Ep4: Ignorant People are Often Ignorant of Ignorance

Eavesdropping Ep4 is a spontaneous spinoff for a future episode. I made a note that I was ignorant about something and it was a catalyst for remember a frustration that I have–that people get too upset...

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The Likelihood Principle of Confirmation

Whenever we are considering two competing hypotheses, an observation counts as evidence in favor of the hypothesis under which the observation has the highest probability. The Likelihood Principle of...

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Podcast: What if God Commanded Rape?

Podcast Audio If the Divine Command Theory (DCT) proponent is to defend his position he must demonstrate the necessary falsehood of the counterfactual: If God did command rape then there would be a...

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New EPS 2015 Conference Paper on the Moral Argument

Dave Beck and I have had another paper accepted for this year’s Evangelical Philosophical Society’s annual conference. This year the conference is in Atlanta so I may try to attend it this year but if...

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