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.
Tag: unfalsifiability
The Convenient Miracle of Not Knowing
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.
Forever Is Not Long Enough
The Abrahamic God is said to be omnipotent, omniscient and infinitely forgiving. He is also the author of eternal damnation. These attributes cannot coexist, and two thousand years of theology has not resolved that contradiction.
In the Beginning Was the Word
A working glossary of the terms you need to hold your ground in any argument about religion, belief, and reason. Not a neutral guide. A field manual for the opposition.
The Permanent Rebuttal 