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The theist does have the burden of proof, I agree. However, both the weak atheist and the strong atheist have the burden of proof. Allow me to define theism, weak atheism, strong atheism, and agnosticism in terms of rational belief. The following is from a forthcoming blog post of mine. 1...

Yes, I think free will exists, and its confirmation largely comes on an experiential basis. That said however, what kind of free will is there? There two types of free will: compatibilist free will and libertarian free will. Compatibilist free will asserts that determinism is true (our actions...

I think (I might be mistaken) that Isambard is considering non-theistic metaethics, not simply ethical theories. For example, perhaps a Kantian may hold that these categorical imperative ultimately derive their authority from God, perhaps by being congruent to His commands (theological...

I'm not a humanist, but I already answered your question: Look up Platonic realist variants of ethical nonnaturalism. In any case, if one holds to a realist view of ethics, voluntarism (Divine Command Theory) or Thomistic variants (those that ground morality in God's nature) are arguably not...

Look up Platonic realist variants of ethical nonnaturalism. In any case, if one holds to a realist view of ethics, voluntarism (Divine Command Theory) or Thomistic variants (those that ground morality in God's nature) are arguably not realist views, since plainly, necessary facts are...

Goodness and evil derive from events relative to sentient beings. These events can be the result of free agents (moral evil) or events that are the result of nature (natural evil). [/SIZE] In what sense? This might disarm the general logical problem of evil (there is a version of LPoE that...

A tutorial in propositional logic The logical operators used in propositional logic are ¬, ∧, ∨, →, ↔, and ⊢. ¬ is the operator for logical negation and indicates the falsity of the atomic formula it precedes. For example, ¬p indicates the falsity of the atomic...

I have written the following in another forum; tell me what you think.Before I begin... [I have omitted a brief tutorial on propositional and predicate logic. It will be posted below] Back on topic This is known as the problem of theological fatalism, that God's omniscience or omnipotence...

Christianity presumes moral absolutes. Hence, the problem is one of incoherence. The position of the atheist is irrelevant. A determinism could critique the notion of omniscience and free will without being himself a libertarian. The logical problem of evil strictly concludes that ¬(G & E)...

First, I'm not sure that the acceptance of a moral standard implies a divine moral standard. Why could this standard not be, say, Platonic, or perhaps one of the various theories of morality i.e. utilitarianism. I do not see how one can conclude that this moral standard is divine. The second...

Greetings and Salutations, I would be a methodologically naturalistic evolutionist.

Greetings and Salutations, Some examples of beneficial mutations: Contribution of individual random mutations to genotype-by-environment interactions in Escherichia coli Susanna K. Remold* and Richard E. Lenski Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824...

Greetings and Salutations, That is the wrong context: Theory

Greetings and Salutations, I voted for options #1, #3, and #4. #2 is not applicable as I do not possess religious beliefs. The definition Variant supplied is excellent:

Right. These "assumptions" are hypotheses which are tested repeatedly, resulting in either the current acceptance or rejection of the hypothesis. No, they are based upon interpretations of the observed phenomena, either directly or indirectly. Further, these assumptions, as aforementioned, are...

Greetings and Salutations, Certainly so. Are you familiar with the Alan Sokal affair in 1996? It was possibly the most humourous and yet most enlightening view of the empty rhetorical gymnastics of most postmodernists.

Greetings and Salutations, On a philosophical basis, I believe in evolution. That's because the philosophical definition of a belief is the personal confirmation in the truth of a statement. However, if such a belief is justified (in the case of evolution, by confirmed predictions and evidence)...

Greetings and Salutations, I'm fairly certain that some postmodernists at least heavily doubt the theory, along with all of science.

Greetings and Salutations, AllTalkNoAction, what are we to interpret from the phrase "the ends of the earth?"

Greetings and Salutations, You're referring to Dawiyd's statements here: Emphasis mine. Dawiyd is not saying he would refuse to accept any evidence for Creationism. He's saying that he'll only accept positive evidence for Creationism, not negative arguments against evolution because...