That's a pretty silly question, isn't it? I would argue that it is about as silly as the question, "Can Atheists Be Moral?" Even fundamentalist Christian philosophers grant that atheists can know moral principles and behave according to those principles. If someone wishes to deny that theists or atheists can have morals, it seems the burden of proof should fall on them to offer some reason why they could not have morals. … [Read more...]
Can Theists Be Moral?
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Louise Antony’s NYT Editorial on Good without God
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Atheism and the difference between consistency and entailment
At Jeff Lowder's suggestion, I'm re-posting this 2008 post from my own blog here. Although the referenced blog, The Country Shrink, no longer exists, I have replaced the links to refer to copies of the posts at the Internet Archive.---A Christian rural psychologist has posted on his blog about "some psychological aspects of atheism," where he claims that:[Atheists] tend to not be able to understand that their position means “anything goes,” with respect to morality. If there is no God, … [Read more...]
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Bibliography on Arguments for Atheism
The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a comprehensive listing of academic resurces which contain presentations, formulations, or defenses of various arguments for atheism. The bibliography currently omits any references to resources which criticize those arguments; I hope to fix that in the future as time allows.As always, I don't claim this bibliography is perfectly accurate or complete; if spot any errors or omissions, please post your feedback as a "comment" at the bottom of this … [Read more...]
Bibliography on Religion and Morality
The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a comprehensive list of all academic articles published on the relationship between religion and morality. This bibliography is something I have been compiling for years; I still consider it a work in progress. If you spot any errors, omissions, or other edits required, please post a comment and I will update the bibliography accordingly.Note: an asterisk (*) indicates an item which I consider particularly good. No inferences at all should be … [Read more...]
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LINKS: Ethics without God
(Another item from the backlog in my Drafts folder, with some more recent links added in.)Here are some very interesting links related to ethics without God.1. From Daniel Dennett: Robert Wright interviewed Daniel Dennett on being good without God. Video of the interview is available here; a transcript is available here.2. From Tom Clark: Tom Clark from the Center for Naturalism blogs about "Naturalism and Nihilism." 3. From Alonzo Fyfe: Alonzo Fyfe, of Atheist Ethicist fame, finally published … [Read more...]
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LINK: Jason B. Thibodeau Comments on Flannagan, Coyne, and Explaining Morality
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LINK: Atheist Ethicist: Atheists Speaking about Morality
This is an old post by Alonzo Fyfe, but one not previously mentioned on The Secular Outpost, where he critiques atheists who have spoken about morality.Atheist Ethicist: Atheists Speaking about Morality … [Read more...]
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LINK: Alonzo Fyfe on Wielenberg’s Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe
Just discovered this and sharing the link without taking a position on its arguments.LINK -- Fyfe's comments are located near the bottom of the page (HT: Luke Muelhauser) … [Read more...]
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LINK: Joel Marks on Atheism, Amorality, and Animals
Philosopher Joel Marks, of "Confessions of an Ex-Moralist" Fame, recently wrote another essay for the New York Times on his amoralism and concern for the treatment of animals.LINK … [Read more...]
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