tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post668038930208958963..comments2024-03-29T00:28:38.155+00:00Comments on Nigeness: Easter Sunday...Nigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-13847206944133514712014-04-25T17:30:38.846+01:002014-04-25T17:30:38.846+01:00The following statement "and philosophy can s...The following statement "and philosophy can stand up neither theism nor atheism but must default to an agnostic position). " is quite hasty and false .<br /><br />See the ontological argument as presented by Anselm of Canterbury , and later augmented by Alvin Plantinga and others for a plausible philosophical argument that a Deity (not necessarily the crudely personalized deity of a "Man Upstairs") is likely .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-62984290019996555702014-04-21T12:28:16.927+01:002014-04-21T12:28:16.927+01:00One of the most intellectually honest and logicall...One of the most intellectually honest and logically rigorous atheists I know (virtually) is a professor who argues humans are a scummy, dangerous blight, existence is much less preferable to non-existence and the only sensible political programme is to seek to eradicate humanity---voluntarily of course, and with generous public counselling services. I think he's off his nut, but it is fun watching him make mincemeat out of the sunny Dawkins types and he readily admits the only arguments he can't answer are the ones grounded in theology.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-32287090638864081742014-04-20T19:07:06.570+01:002014-04-20T19:07:06.570+01:00Murray's article somewhat reminiscent of Swift...Murray's article somewhat reminiscent of Swift's "A Modest Proposal" at times. The frightening thing is that Swift's was a joke.Guy Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304053177188950094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-42500567049858000622014-04-20T16:21:06.034+01:002014-04-20T16:21:06.034+01:00By the way, a post of mine about George Herbert...By the way, a post of mine about George Herbert's Easter Wings is on The Dabbler today...<br />http://thedabbler.co.uk/2014/04/easter-wings/Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.com