the way a magician thinks about the world
Watching this interview/presentation by Phil Goff on Cameron Bertuzzi’s “Capturing Christianity” channel about the multiverse and the fine tuning argument. Phil does note at the start of this that he is presenting this for the first time, in preparation to include it in the book. So this critique is offered constructively, in the hopes that […]
Read MoreIt’s a long weekend in Canada and I sat and watched this hour long presentation from Dr. Josh Rasmussen at Cameron Bertuzzi’s Capturing Christianity live conference. He’s discussing a possible update to the Ontological Argument for God’s existence. I must admit, it’s unsettling to see Cameron outside of his dark dramatically lit cave of a […]
Read MoreThere’s a nice new, short and to the point, video from Venaloid looking at the definitions of atheism and theism. Language often breaks down when discussing sensitive topics, in particular because the way we use words in conversation can drift over time and between groups. So a word may not mean quite the same thing […]
Read MoreI wanted to respectfully disagree with the content of this video from Venaloid: I want to disagree with the argument and I suppose in the process become God’s Advocate. (Rather than the Devil’s Advocate.) Not to say that I think god exists — spoiler: he doesn’t — but that arguments of this type aren’t entirely […]
Read MoreWhen you come of age, you start to encounter deep and challenging philosophical questions; ones that don’t necessarily admit of simple straightforward answers. How do I prove I’m not in The Matrix or a Boltzmann Brain? How do I prove the Earth is round or that the moon landing wasn’t faked? If a tomato is […]
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