Tag: David Hume
Re-Examining the Arguments for the Existence of God
I was impressed by a lecture by philosopher of science and well-known apologist Stephen Meyer.
Do Miracles Violate the Laws of Physics?
Philosopher of science Stephen Meyer thinks David Hume’s argument against miracles is weak.
Discerning the Shape of a “New Biology”
Purpose and intentionality permeate and in fact define the living state, in contrast to the inanimate.
The Outsider: Alfred Russel Wallace’s Reputation in the Darwinian Era
Was Alfred Wallace a “crazy” crank? Was he an undisciplined “dilettante” bemused by every fringe belief he encountered?
Reconsidering David Hume’s Critique of Design Thinking
There is no sense in which we can say that Hume destroyed the intellectual coherence of design thinking. William Paley could already see this in 1802.