October 1, 2012 by

Extract 1: David Hume Miracles

Though experience be our only guide in reasoning concerning matters of fact; it must be acknowledged, that this guide is…

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September 30, 2012 by

Handout: Body and Soul

In the handout below Dr Stephe Loxton of Sherbourne Girls’ School discusses idealism, dualism and materialism in modern though – three key…

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September 30, 2012 by

Powerpoint: Religious Language

Religious Language Religious Language from Peped In this powerpoint Dr Guy Williams  explores the issues surrounding Religious Language.

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September 29, 2012 by

Absolutism needs a rethink

In a classroom the other day I put it to the vote. Are you a relativist or an absolutist? Almost everyone…

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September 14, 2012 by

Relativism and absolutism

The riots this week in Libya and other Arab countries in protest against a film The Innocence of Islam illustrate tragically…

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September 11, 2012 by

Extract 4: Hick Parable of the Celestial City

John Hick’s Parable of the Celestial City The parable points to the possibility of eschatological verification, whereby in the next life…

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September 11, 2012 by

Extract 3: Hare and Mitchell – paranoid lunatic and the stranger parables

source RM Hare – The Parable of the Paranoid Lunatic A certain lunatic is convinced that all dons want to murder…

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September 11, 2012 by

Extract 1: Flew and Parable of the Garden

source  Parable of the Garden First told by John Wisdom and then adapted by Anthony Flew. Let us begin with a…

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September 11, 2012 by

Advanced Article: Religious Language

Webb Keane of the University of Michigan gives a thorough overview of the issues surrounding Religious Language.  The abstract reads: The…

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September 4, 2012 by

Morality of the `Olympics

Yes, it’s true – having just spent four days at the Olympics and a day at the paralympics it really was…

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