Hear this interview with Christian philosopher Peter Williams, the author of the excellent book A Sceptic's Guide to Atheism (you can buy this book from this website)
Being a non-Christian, but as someone ethically and intellectually opposed to atheistic materialism, secular humanism and metaphysical naturalism, and strongly sympathetic to spirituality in general, supporter of dualism and curious about Christian philosophy, I consider Williams' book the best current critical examination (by a trained philosopher) of contemporary atheism.
I hope to write a long and detailed review of William's book in some moment, because there is much food for thought in it and I have some constructive philosophical criticism to it too. But a justification of these criticisms would require to write a full review with quotes from Williams's book, to make justice to his case and avoid misrepresentations and cavils.
Honestly, I think Christians, non-Christians, agnostics and even open mind atheists will benefit greatly from a careful reading of and hard thinking about Williams' excellent book.
Links of interest:
-My post on Peter Williams' modified version of the Kalam Cosmological Argument.
-Naturalist philosopher David MacArthur's paper "Naturalism and Skepticism"
--Naturalist philosopher Alex Rosenberg's article "The Disenchanted Naturalist’s Guide to Reality"
-My post on naturalist philosopher Crispin Wright's views on the moral, semantic and psychological implications of metaphysical naturalism
-My post on William Lane Craig's refutation of Richard Dawkins' argument against the existence of God.
Being a non-Christian, but as someone ethically and intellectually opposed to atheistic materialism, secular humanism and metaphysical naturalism, and strongly sympathetic to spirituality in general, supporter of dualism and curious about Christian philosophy, I consider Williams' book the best current critical examination (by a trained philosopher) of contemporary atheism.
I hope to write a long and detailed review of William's book in some moment, because there is much food for thought in it and I have some constructive philosophical criticism to it too. But a justification of these criticisms would require to write a full review with quotes from Williams's book, to make justice to his case and avoid misrepresentations and cavils.
Honestly, I think Christians, non-Christians, agnostics and even open mind atheists will benefit greatly from a careful reading of and hard thinking about Williams' excellent book.
Links of interest:
-My post on Peter Williams' modified version of the Kalam Cosmological Argument.
-Naturalist philosopher David MacArthur's paper "Naturalism and Skepticism"
--Naturalist philosopher Alex Rosenberg's article "The Disenchanted Naturalist’s Guide to Reality"
-My post on naturalist philosopher Crispin Wright's views on the moral, semantic and psychological implications of metaphysical naturalism
-My post on William Lane Craig's refutation of Richard Dawkins' argument against the existence of God.
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