In light of Judith's post, it seems appropriate to give a response from the opposite side. Although my beliefs have become increasingly moderate with the growth of my faith (God is not a Republican nor a Democrat), I still have a tendency toward conservatism which I think is justifiable. I come f
06.9.2010| The Fish Tank | Jordan Monge
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The Dartmouth Apologia - Christianity and the Modern World - Peter Blair very reasonably explains how current atheists in the public sphere owe Christianity their basic assumptions about morality but refuse to admit it. Slate's Since you Asked - My advice to you is... just wait - Cary Tennis, adv
06.6.2010| The Fish Tank | Judith Huang
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Dartmouth Apologia - Kant & Christian Morality - Brendan Woods reflects on, well, Kant and Christian morality. To An Unknown God - Exposing Corruption: Good for the Church? - John Montague contemplates the recent troubles of the Catholic church
05.15.2010| The Fish Tank | Judith Huang
No CommentsVia exapologist, a paper by philosopher Erik J. Wielenberg which is essentially a response to various theistic criticisms of atheistic moral realism (or, more precisely, "non-natural non-theistic moral realism.") His view is that there are ethical brute facts, which are metaphysically necessary
01.7.2010| The Fish Tank | J. Joseph Porter
17 CommentsSeveral times, people have asked me how their lives would change if they became Christians - besides the whole church thing, of course. (Conversely, many Christians wonder what would change if they left the faith.) "Why do I need Christianity? I'm good enough on my own." Such seems to be the unstat
07.31.2009| The Fish Tank | J. Joseph Porter
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