Arguing about Gods

Arguing about Gods
Title Arguing about Gods PDF eBook
Author Graham Oppy
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 427
Release 2006-09-04
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1139458892

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In this book, Graham Oppy examines arguments for and against the existence of God. He shows that none of these arguments is powerful enough to change the minds of reasonable participants in debates on the question of the existence of God. His conclusion is supported by detailed analyses of the arguments as well as by the development of a theory about the purpose of arguments and the criteria that should be used in judging whether or not arguments are successful. Oppy discusses the work of a wide array of philosophers, including Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Locke, Leibniz, Kant, Hume and, more recently, Plantinga, Dembski, White, Dawkins, Bergman, Gale and Pruss.

The Best Argument against God

The Best Argument against God
Title The Best Argument against God PDF eBook
Author G. Oppy
Publisher Springer
Pages 152
Release 2013-07-23
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1137354143

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.... compares two theories—Naturalism and Theism—on a wide range of relevant data. It concludes that Naturalism should be preferred to Theism on that data. The central idea behind the argument is that, while Naturalism is simpler than Theism, there is no relevant data that Naturalism fails to explain at least as well as Theism does.

The God Argument

The God Argument
Title The God Argument PDF eBook
Author A. C. Grayling
Publisher A&C Black
Pages 289
Release 2013-03-14
Genre Religion
ISBN 1408837420

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There has been a bad-tempered quarrel between defenders and critics of religion in recent years. Both sides have expressed themselves acerbically because there is a very great deal at stake in the debate. This book thoroughly and calmly examines all the arguments and associated considerations offered in support of religious belief, and does so in full consciousness of the reasons people have for subscribing to religion, and the needs they seek to satisfy by doing so. And because it takes account of all the issues, its solutions carry great weight. The God Argument is the definitive examination of the issue, and a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.

Everybody Is Wrong About God

Everybody Is Wrong About God
Title Everybody Is Wrong About God PDF eBook
Author James A. Lindsay
Publisher Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA)
Pages 268
Release 2015-12-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 1634310381

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A call to action to address people's psychological and social motives for a belief in God, rather than debate the existence of God With every argument for theism long since discredited, the result is that atheism has become little more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs. Thus, engaging in interminable debate with religious believers about the existence of God has become exactly the wrong way for nonbelievers to try to deal with misguided—and often dangerous—belief in a higher power. The key, author James Lindsay argues, is to stop that particular conversation. He demonstrates that whenever people say they believe in "God," they are really telling us that they have certain psychological and social needs that they do not know how to meet. Lindsay then provides more productive avenues of discussion and action. Once nonbelievers understand this simple point, and drop the very label of atheist, will they be able to change the way we all think about, talk about, and act upon the troublesome notion called "God."

God and Other Minds

God and Other Minds
Title God and Other Minds PDF eBook
Author Alvin Plantinga
Publisher Cornell University Press
Pages 300
Release 1990
Genre God
ISBN 9780801497353

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Logic and Theism

Logic and Theism
Title Logic and Theism PDF eBook
Author Jordan Howard Sobel
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 676
Release 2003-11-10
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1139449982

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This is a wide-ranging 2004 book about arguments for and against beliefs in God. This book will be a valuable resource for philosophers of religion and theologians and will interest logicians and mathematicians as well.

Reading Philosophy of Religion

Reading Philosophy of Religion
Title Reading Philosophy of Religion PDF eBook
Author Graham Oppy
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 329
Release 2010-04-26
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 1405170824

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Reading Philosophy of Religion combines a diverse selection of classical and contemporary texts in philosophy of religion with insightful commentaries. Offers a unique presentation through a combination of text and interactive commentary Provides a mix of classic and contemporary texts, including some not anthologized elsewhere Includes writings from thinkers such as Aquinas, Boethius, Hume, Plantinga and Putnam Divided into sections which examine religious language, the existence of God, reason, argument and belief, divine properties, and religious pluralism