Blogs Posts on "Alvin Plantinga"

Contra Mundum: “Bigoted Fundamentalist” as Orwellian Double-Speak by MandM on Nov 1, 2009I am a Theologian with a strong background in Philosophy; apart from Philosophical Theology, my particular area of interest is Ethics. Given this, I often publish my thoughts and reflections on moral issues, of various persuasions, in various media.

Darwinian Evolution, God and Ockham’s Razor by MandM on Sep 10, 2009In a previous post, Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design, I argued that the contention that Darwinian evolution occurs by chance does not entail that it shows the world was not designed. Once one sees how the concept of chance is defined in evoluti...

Darwinian Evolution, God and Ockham’s Razor by MandM on Sep 10, 2009In a previous post, Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design, I argued that the contention that Darwinian evolution occurs by chance does not entail that it shows the world was not designed. Once one sees how the concept of chance is defined in evoluti...

Darwinian Evolution, God and Ockham’s Razor by MandM on Sep 10, 2009In a previous post, Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design, I argued that the contention that Darwinian evolution occurs by chance does not entail that it shows the world was not designed. Once one sees how the concept of chance is defined in evoluti...

Darwinian Evolution, God and Ockham’s Razor by MandM on Sep 10, 2009In a previous post, Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design, I argued that the contention that Darwinian evolution occurs by chance does not entail that it shows the world was not designed. Once one sees how the concept of chance is defined in evoluti...

Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design by MandM on Aug 27, 2009In a previous post, God, Darwinian Evolution and The Teleological Argument, I argued that evolution does not refute the teleological argument. Also, even if it did, a lot more significant philosophical work over and above any appeal to natural select...

Darwinian Evolution, Chance and Design by MandM on Aug 27, 2009In a previous post, God, Darwinian Evolution and The Teleological Argument, I argued that evolution does not refute the teleological argument. Also, even if it did, a lot more significant philosophical work over and above any appeal to natural select...

God, Darwinian Evolution and The Teleological Argument by MandM on Aug 8, 2009Does Evolution make belief in God untenable? At the recent conference, Faithful Science? – Just How Well Do Science and Faith Get Along? I presented a paper examining this question.[1] This blog series has grown from that paper and the discussions...

Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part II by MandM on Jul 1, 2009In Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part I, I articulated and defended Alvin Plantinga’s proposal that evolution should not be taught as “the sober truth” in state schools. In this post I will address what...

Evolution should not be taught in State Schools: A Defence of Plantinga Part I by MandM on Jun 30, 2009In this two-part series I will sketch and defend Alvin Plantinga’s proposal that evolution should not be taught as “the sober truth” in state schools. In Part I, I will sketch Plantinga’s position and the arguments he provides for it; in Part...