The Major Proofs for God's Existence, Radically Condensed and Critiqued

The Major Proofs for God's Existence -- Radically Condensed and Critiqued.         W.J. Holly, Ph.D.

In the following, major proofs for God's existence are condensed and critiqued.  They include Anselm's ontological argument, Aquinas' five ways, and the argument from design.

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Socrates

This is a reflection on the death of Socrates.  You can download this as a PDF by clicking here or click "Read more" to read on this blog.

Reason as a Weapon

Is the purpose of reason to achieve truth or to defeat others in argument?  Read the full text by clicking here or by clicking "Read more" below.

Plagiarism and Cheating: How Wrong is it Really?

How wrong is it to plagiarize or cheat?  Count the ways.  Read about it on a PDF by clicking here or read on this blog by clicking "Read more" below.

Review of Schick's How to Think about Weird Things

This is a review of Schick & Vonn's How to Think About Weird Things.  Read it on PDF by clicking here or read it on this blog by clicking "Read more" below.

Merry Christmas

How are we to make sense of the fact that we are deterministic automatons?  Merry Christmas!

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Destructing Causal Deconstruction

Read this if you want to know how silly casual deconstruction is.  Also, imagine a world that runs in reverse.  You can read this as a PDF by clicking here or read this on the blog by clicking "Read more" below.

Is Jack a Slut?

If you think only women can be sluts, read this.  Read as PDF by clicking here or read on this blog by clicking "Read more" below.

The Truth Fairy

Are those of us who seek and serve the Truth – those of us who believe in the Truth Fairy – any the less childlike in our faith?

What basis do we have for believing in truth?  Read about it in this essay either on PDF by clicking here or on this blog by clicking "Read more" below.

Augustine on the Goodness of All Things

Discussion of Augustine's argument that all things that exist are good.  Read this either in PDF format by clicking here or on this blog by clicking "Read more" below.

Saving God by Retreat to Metaphor

When theologians try to save God by resorting to metaphorical interpretations of the Bible, they risk throwing God out with the bath water.  Read this extensive essay either on PDF by clicking here or on this blog by clicking "Read more" below, if you dare.