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There’s a reason that atheism is called…

…”the faith of the fatherless.” Almost fifty years ago, when the Catholic Church unveiled its new rite of Mass in the Sistine Chapel, Cardinal John Heenan, then Archbishop of Westminster, remarked that if the Church used the new liturgy in … Continue reading

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Well, shucks…

Turns out, Perfesser Law hisself done taken his deeescussion o’ my recent, brief cawdgitation on th’ “eeeevil Gawd chayllenge” over yonder t’his blawg ther. Only thang is, he ain’t ‘zactly linked back to mah blawg, which is currious, I s’pose; … Continue reading

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All bets are off?

Would it be enough to keep your theism if you lost your Christianity? IOW, are you a theist before and above the fact that you are a Christian? Is the God of reason enough to do battle for, or should … Continue reading

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An evil god is the least of your worries…

As I explained not so long ago, I go through seasons as a blogger, and as a thinker. A topos which is coming back to the fore, after a hiatus, is my study of Summa contra gentiles (SCG) by St. … Continue reading

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♪ ♫ And always let your conscience be your guide? ♪ ♫

Can Atheists Be Pleasing to God? “It is held by eminent theologians like Ludwig Ott that ‘Inculpable and invincible ignorance regarding the existence of God is not possible for a long time in a normal, grown-up person…’ (cf. Fundamentals of … Continue reading

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When an atheist objects…

When an atheist objects that atheism is not parasitic on theism (since “atheism is not a positive doctrine, but merely the lack of belief in divinity,” etc.), ask him if immaterialism is parasitic on materialism. When an atheist quips that … Continue reading

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