Anselm of Canterbury was a theologian and philosopher from the 11th and 12th centuries who came up with a rather ingenious argument for the existence of God, which is usually called the ontological ...

Anselm's ontological argument purports to be an a priori proof of God's existence. Anselm starts with premises that do not depend on experience for their justification and then proceeds by purely ...

In this day and age, when the State not only supports but actively encourages almost every form of gambling, but actively and actually encourages it — and at the same time purveys the myth that the ...

The current spate of atheist, antitheist and antireligious books has made me ask myself whether I ought to be working, strictly pro bono, for the defense. Fortunately there are a host of reasonable ...

The most common critique leveled at New Atheists is that we attack only puerile, fundamentalist forms of religion, and never engage with the “best” arguments of the faithful: those adumbrated by ...

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 ...

Cognitive dualism offers a defensible conception of theism, and Scruton is right to endorse it. However, he retains a commitment to the ontological dualism it is his purpose to reject, and this leads ...

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 R.F. Kuang’s novel ‘Katabasis,’ two philosopher-magicians wander Hell to rescue their thesis supervisor. Jejunity ensues.

Our first concern will be Richard Dawkins’s efforts to refute standard arguments for theism. These efforts suffer from a variety of logical mistakes. His critique of the cosmological argument confuses ...