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Evidence and belief in the God debate

A passage in Paul Chamberlain’s  Why People Don’t Believe (Baker, 2011) struck me. Chamberlain is discussing atheist Richard Dawkins’ attack on Richard Swinburne’s suggestion that too much evidence for God might be a bad thing: Swinburne’s offending statement was made … Continue reading

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Jonathan Sacks on God, Science and the Search for Meaning

In this talk broadcast on Radio National on Good Friday, Norman Swan was interviewing the chief rabbi of the Commonwealth, Jonathan Sacks in front of an Australian Jewish audience. It was a wide-ranging conversation, returning often to questions of science … Continue reading

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Peter Jensen on Atheism

I don’t think it builds bridges to compare atheists to flat-earthers (the analogy he makes is an interesting one, but it only holds in a limited way, and it’s offensive) but I like Peter Jensen’s speech on atheism just posted … Continue reading

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