Monthly Archives: November 2011
Prescriptions for atheists
Jeez. You go away for a few days, to the beach and countryside, and come back to find that progress has been made in philosophy; in particular regarding the right view to hold about religion and the religious. The story … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, Humor, Logic and philosophy, Philosophy, Rant, Religion
Agnostic versus atheist chess
See Larry’s post on atheists versus theists here. See Brandon’s rejoinder here.
Science is not a religion, nor does it involve faith
Suppose you had a friend who saw the world in terms solely of his football team. If you are discussing politics, he refers to the boardroom of the team; if you are talking morality, the on-field ethics of his favourites … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, General Science, Philosophy, Religion, Science
Hume on induction (sort of)
Reading this from the Enquiry, in the section on Miracles (Chapter X), it hit me Hume is describing induction*… A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence. In such conclusions as are founded on an infallible experience, he … Continue reading
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On the suspension of belief and disbelief
I have often addressed the distinction between atheism and agnosticism but I haven’t said a lot about what agnosticism involves, apart from it being a suspension of judgement about belief claims. So a few remarks are in order, prompted (but … Continue reading
Filed under Epistemology, Logic and philosophy, Philosophy, Religion
