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Tag Archives: theism
Statistical anomalies: are they divine?
Religious people love to claim that God personally intervened in their life. They will give you a touching story about a statistical anomaly which they know couldn’t have happened unless “something else was going on”. That one time that mistake … Continue reading
Posted in God
Tagged God, miracles, statistical anomaly, statistical improbability, statistics, theism, theist
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Why I am not an atheist
I am not an atheist. I wish that I were. Specifically, I wish that I were a physicalist-atheist: Everything is ultimately reducible to physical existence, and nothing exists outside the physical universe; neither Zeus nor leprechauns nor any other mythical … Continue reading
Posted in God, How to Think Critically
Tagged atheism, atheist, critical thinking, deep questions, deism, deist, finding truth, God, logic, theism, theist
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Three a week: God
It is unfortunate that the debate over the existence of God is so dividing. People too readily dismiss either side’s argument. Three questions: Question 1: Can we separate arguments for religion from arguments for God? When confronted with typical arguments … Continue reading
One destruction of a-theism
(To see the related destruction of theism, go here) If you read the de-conversion stories of atheists, many started losing their faith in religion and the supernatural because they realized the universe seems to function without divine intervention. If you … Continue reading
Posted in God, How to Think Critically
Tagged atheism, God, how to think critically, miracles, statistical improbability, structures, theism
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