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Compare Theism and Atheism

Compare Theism and Atheism
There are a number of ways that we can compare theism and atheism. In a debate that is increasingly politicised, in the USA at least, it is important to understand the objective or emotion of any person who is engaged in such a debate. This post is a brief look at the [...]

October 20th, 2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Define Theism and Atheism

Define Theism and atheism
The definitions of theism and atheism should both be very clear. Yet at times because of the heat of debate in which theism and atheism are discussed the real meaning of each becomes blurred. Dictionaries are often considered the arbiters of definition, though reaching for a dictionary should be a last resort. [...]

October 1st, 2007 | therationalgod | 1 comment | Continued
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Theism Vs Atheism

Theism vs. Atheism
Though Darwin didn’t casually forsake his religious faith, many of his scientific descendents have been much less reticent to equate evolutionary theory with atheism. Indeed, many theists see their religious belief system as incompatible with evolution; consequently the theism vs. atheism debate is often fought in the theory of evolution arena. This is [...]

September 29th, 2007 | therationalgod | 1 comment | Continued
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Verification and Falsification

Verification and Falsification
The process of science is undertaken through two similar but distinct paths; verification and falsification. The two, though different, have more similarities than they have differences. Verification and falsification are based on two strands of knowing something; these are empirical data and rationality.
Empirical knowledge is basically that knowledge which is presented to our [...]

September 27th, 2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Physics and God

Physics and God
It is often claimed that physics and God are attempts at explaining the same thing. That thing is the universe. The four big questions of existence are: “Why are the laws of nature what they are? Why does the universe consist of the things it does? How did those things arise? How did [...]

September 22nd, 2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
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Philosophy and God

Introduction to Philosophy and God
How should we treat questions regarding philosophy and God? Does philosophy stray from its purpose when it discusses God? Do questions concerning God merit philosophical analysis? Or in the broadest terms, are investigations into philosophy and God really investigations of the same thing?
Philosophy and God have never really existed as two [...]

September 20th, 2007 | therationalgod | 1 comment | Continued