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The Philosopher’s God and the Luxury of Proper Basicality

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jameskjoplinLeave a comment

Alvin Plantinga's properly basic belief argument is the most sophisticated philosophical defence of theism available. It is also, on examination, an elaborate system for placing God permanently beyond the reach of evidence.

Tagged alvin-plantinga, anti-theism, epistemology, new-atheism, philosophy-of-religion, proper-basicality, reformed-epistemology, unfalsifiability

The Convenient Miracle of Not Knowing

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jameskjoplinLeave a comment

When a child is murdered, religion invokes God's plan. When the killer acts, it invokes free will. These are not two answers. They are one unfalsifiable system, and it is being deployed in the presence of dead children.

Tagged anti-theism, christopher-hitchens, epistemology, free-will, new-atheism, problem-of-evil, theodicy, unfalsifiability
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