Some Problems with Pragmatism
What do we mean when we say something is true? That it corresponds with reality or that it 'works'? And does it matter which of these we…
Does Astronomy Reveal Joshua’s Long Day?
A popular story gives a salutary warning of the need to check our sources carefully and be careful in the arguments we use.
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?
The Benefits of Apologetics: a reasonable Christian faith
Peter Byrom explains how apologetics enabled him to see that Christian belief was reasonable and needed a response.
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…
Agnosticism and Christianity
In this talk, Dick Keyes considers what agnostics believe, why they believe it and whether they are justified in believing it. He then asks…
How Do Thinking and Faith Fit Together?
A talk on the relationship between intellectual proof and faith. How does faith fit in with thinking?
Truth, Faith and Hope in Life of Pi – A Philosophical Review
Philosopher Peter S. Williams reviews the Christian, Hindu and Secular Humanist perspectives on themes of Truth, Faith and Hope in the…
The Myth of Secular Neutrality
Alex Bunn questions the assumption that ‘faith equals bias’. Although his article is based around his own specialty of…