In my intro to philosophy class, I teach arguments for the existence of God. Suggested Reading The Untold Story of Willi Smith: The “Street Couture” Pioneer Who Made Fashion Affordable For Everyday ...

There’s an almost fretful anxiety in the voices and writings of materialists when they discuss consciousness. Inevitably, they become frustrated and angered when theists point out science’s inability ...

Now, it is logically impossible for there to exist nothing but contingent beings. As the great Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) noted back in the 13 th century, whatever depends upon another for its ...

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St. Thomas Aquinas thought that “natural revelation” was accessible to all people everywhere and that it could be attained through reasoning and observation of the physical universe. On the other hand ...

In an age when atheists such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris are loudly challenging the existence of God, former Oxford University Templeton scholar Overman resurrects the ...

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What does it mean to be an atheist in a God-fearing nation like the United States? Anywhere from 90 percent to 95 percent of Americans profess to believe in a deity. No wonder some self-avowed ...

Philosophy can be defined in many ways. What is integral to the definitions is that philosophy employs arguments, rather than say an appeal to religious revelation. One can create arguments for ...