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The Universe’s Existence: Is it an Ontological Mystery or Just a Very Complicated Problem?
At the heart of the universe are three staggering paradoxes, and one of them, however absurd and inconceivable, must be true: either the universe made itself; or it has always existed; or some self-made or eternal telos is behind it Theists … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, agnosticism, astronomy, atheism, atheist, Genesis, God, negative theology, physics, Richard Dawkins, robert wright, the ontological mystery
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Richard Dawkins on “Theo-Masturbation”
Earlier today, I noticed that Richard Dawkins said of one of the featured articles at his site (on negative theology): Josh called it ‘theo-masturbation’. Excellent expression, and it perfectly sums up what Karen Armstrong, Terry Eagleton and all those pretentious pseuds do, … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, God, Jesus, negative theology, religion, Richard Dawkins, the ontological mystery, theology
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An Agnostic Defends Negative Theology
Atheist biologist Jerry Coyne, of the University of Chicago, has a rather nasty post at his blog deriding negative theology, but I think that negative theology has some merits that Coyne might not be considering. In fact, if God exists (and as an agnostic I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, God, Michael Shermer, negative theology, philosophy, reason, religion, Richard Dawkins, theology
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