Month: June 2013 - Page 2

Syria, Iran, and why people should learn a thing or two about religion

On BBC’s Question Time recently (20/6/13), the Daily Mail journalist Melanie Phillips, when asked a question about the civil war in Syria, declared that Syria is the ‘pawn of Iran’ and that Iran should be ‘neutralised’. She stated…

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Happiness?

So.. Happiness.. It seems to be everywhere at the moment. Not actual happiness – but discussion about it. You can find Justin Whitaker (over on his blog) talking about there being good and bad types of it :…

The Teleological Argument, Design and Paley’s Watch Analogy.

What is Teleology?       What is Paley on about with the Watch thing?        Is he convincing? In this video, I look at these topics… — See more about the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course at http://r-p-e.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-rpe-course.html 

Is the Problem of Evil a barrier to belief?

A religiously ambiguous universe may be compatible with our concept of God – so much so that some say that God has so made the world that he cannot be conclusively proved. The problem of evil is different,…

What is the Problem of Evil?

A very short video – just a basic definition of the Problem of Evil.. The logical format into which the problem is put is that of three statements which the theist wishes to take on board, but which…

Moral Evil and Natural Evil

A basic definition of Moral and Natural Evil – but also some possible issues… — In case you’re interested – there is more info about our Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course at http://db.tt/jSEK5Qn4 – enjoy — Staff from the Religion, Philosophy…

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