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Two years ago, the University of Miami established the Appignani Foundation Chair for the Study of Atheism, Humanism, and Secular Ethics. It is the...
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I’ve written before about the importance of recognizing the role of the Creator in determining life’s purpose, but as a non-believer, I had little...
In my book, God’s Crime Scene, I examine eight pieces of evidence in the universe by asking a simple investigative question: “Can I explain...
I get the opportunity to train church groups all the time and I relish the chance to talk about the nature of truth. Brett...
As an atheist I affirmed the value of selflessness. Most cultures find this attribute similarly attractive and virtuous. People who put themselves before others...
Two years ago, the University of Miami established the Appignani Foundation Chair for the Study of Atheism, Humanism, and Secular Ethics. It is the...
Can sociocultural evolution account for the formation of moral truth? I’ve heard this claim repeatedly in discussions with non-believers, and I also accepted this...
Are moral laws simply a product of cultural utility and sociocultural evolution? As a skeptic, I used to think so. I believed moral laws...
I regularly teach high school students the nature of truth and the distinction between objective and subjective truth claims. This includes a discussion related...
I occasionally encounter someone who rejects the existence of objective, transcendent moral truths. For many people, all moral truth is merely perspectival; a matter...
How do we arrive at transcendent, objective moral truths like, “It’s never OK to torture babies for fun” or (my new favorite from a...
When it comes to moral truth, where do we get our notions of right and wrong? Can we generate binding, obligatory concepts without grounding...
Many atheists I know will readily acknowledge the existence of transcendent, objective moral laws. As an atheist myself, I spent many years enforcing laws...
When teaching the difference between objective and subjective truth claims to groups across the country, the issue of moral truth is often an area...
Everyone has a worldview; all of us experience and interpret the world through a collection of beliefs that guide our understanding. As an atheist,...
