Dawkins and the Abuse of History
When Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion was published in 2006, it quickly became the rallying manifesto of what has been termed New…
The Myth of Secular Neutrality
Alex Bunn questions the assumption that ‘faith equals bias’. Although his article is based around his own specialty of…
The Formation of Belief
This workshop addresses the function of the will both in the formation of a belief and the critical review (audit) of one’s network…
Why Should Anyone Believe Anything At All?
In a talk given at The Veritas Forum at the University of California, Santa Barbara in February 1998, Dr James Sire considers the role of…
Relativism: the loss of 'truth'
Two sample chapters from Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air by Greg Koukl and Francis J. Beckwith.
"Isn't truth a matter of preference?"
Preference or truth? Is there a difference?
"That's just your interpretation"
The little robotic sparrow lying on its back twitching occasionally while stuck inside a window at the Tate Modern is a piece by the Danish…
What is Faith? Does belief require warrant?
This workshop will consider the relationship between faith and reason, what might count as evidence for religious claims, and the…
Is science the only way to know anything about anything?
Scientism says that science is the source of all our knowledge. Does this make sense or are there other sources for what we can know?