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Ten (or so) Anti-Intelligent Design Books You Should Read

I have posted the second video in my two part book recommendation series on the YouTube channel. In the previous video I highlighted many books that argue for intelligent design. My view is that proponents of design should face the strongest criticisms possible, and not be afraid of doing so. In line with this philosophy, Read More…

jerry I believe in Spinoza’s God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God who... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
Viola Lee I also agree with Spinoza if this quote by Einstein is accurate about Spinoza: "“I believe in Spinoza's God, who... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
kairosfocus PM1, no one here has argued that blind physical forces account for FSCO/I rich systems, notice, design inference. If Chalmers... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Origenes StephenB Ori: Can you identify a single aspect of Ted, which is involved in Ted’s moral decision-making, that is not... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
PyrrhoManiac1 @203 Can you provide a quote of Pattee arguing that symbol-grounding precedes interpretation? I was relying on the abstract to... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
PyrrhoManiac1 @5 I also believe in God, but my conception of what that means is different still. I believe in something... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
kairosfocus Self referentiality gets you every time you appeal to grand delusion and project it to the other. – John Lennox on debating Richard Dawkins
kairosfocus As lame as it gets in answer to evident fine tuning. We are winning on the merits. – Physicists: Our universe might not be...
kairosfocus Folks, here is a case in point of synergy, leading to an emergent effect due to due and proportionate interaction:... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
bornagain77 DD also falsely holds that our minds are "fundamentally connected to and united with our physical bodies" Well first off,... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
bornagain77 DD: "Again, the god of Spinoza (and me) is not more-or-less impersonal; it is simply not personal in any sense... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
dogdoc Vivid, Do we? If the God I believe in corresponds with what “is” then your God does not exist thus... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
vividbleau “But hey, we all believe in God, so that’s a good thing!” Do we? If the God I believe in... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
dogdoc Querius @7, I must admit though that I’ve always been puzzled by people who believe in a more-or-less impersonal God...... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
StephenB SB: God is NOT the sufficient cause of what man does do or will do. (…) God is not the... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
ram Querius, if you're really interested, let's go elsewhere and discuss the problems. – Atheists vs Christians: Who makes the...
ram related: Your claims about the New Testament are not supported by Catholic teaching. Who gives a crap about that? – Atheists vs Christians: Who makes the...
Querius Dogdoc @5, Glad we can agree on something. I must admit though that I've always been puzzled by people who... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
Seversky The Universe is wonderful beyond our imagination. For the most part it is also implacably hostile to human life. So... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
Origenes StephenB @198 God is NOT the sufficient cause of what man does do or will do. (…) God is not... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
dogdoc Querius @4, I think you are 100% correct! The "multiverse" and "god" both share all of the properties you listed.... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...