Academic Atheism

"I reject Christianity because I have closely examined its claims and I have found them to be unsubstantiated." - Roger Martin

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A New Argument From Suffering in Light of COVID-19

By R.N. Carmona This will likely be as close as it gets to a personal post from me. I recently tested positive for COVID-19. At the moment, I do not know whether I am still positive. I will be gett…

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“The Definitive Case Against Christianity: Life After The Death of God” Holiday Sale!!

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The Negation Strategy

By R.N. Carmona Every deductive argument can be negated. I consider this an uncontroversial statement. The problem is, there are people who proceed as though deductive arguments speak to an a prior…

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Skeptical Theism and New Arguments For Atheism

R.N. Carmona Skeptical Theism is overtly present in Plantinga’s Ignorance Defense. It must be noted here that he does not call it that. The monicker makes sense because it relies on human ignorance…

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The depiction of the god of Genesis as ignorant, foolish, and even malicious may be the feature of Gnostic mythology that most offended other ancient Christians and still puzzles modern readers. We have already noted that philosophically inclined Jews and Christians agreed that the creator god in Genesis resembled the craftsman god of Plato’s Timaeus and was not the highest God, but the Gnostics took a much less positive view of this divine being. Their view most likely developed from passages in the Bible that portray God as ignorant and wrathful. The god of Genesis, after all, walks in an earthly garden and must ask where Adam is (Genesis 3:8–9); he concludes that his creation of humanity and animals was a mistake and decides to destroy all people, except for a single family and a few beasts (6:5–22); and he later annihilates entire cities by raining sulfur and fire down upon them (19:24–25). Such passages troubled many pious readers of the Bible in antiquity: some learned interpreters argued that these events are not literally true, but have spiritual meanings; others attributed these actions to a lower, less perfect manifestation of God, his “presence” or his “word.” The Gnostics solved this problem simply: this god is as ignorant, vain, and hostile to human beings as he appears. Therefore, he must not be truly divine, not truly God, but Ialdabaoth. Moses failed to recognize this fact, and thus Genesis, which he wrote, provides only a partially reliable account of creation, Adam and Eve, and their progeny.

Brakke, David. The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012. 64. Print. 

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Rebuking Rasmussen’s Geometric Argument

By R.N. Carmona My purpose here is twofold: first and foremost, I want to clarify Rasmussen’s argument because though I can understand why word of mouth can lead to what is essentially a stra…

Consider this a thorough thrashing of contingency arguments. I will allow nothing further to be said on these tired arguments.

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A Refutation of Bruce Gordon’s “Argument From The Incompleteness of Nature”

By R.N. Carmona Before setting out to formulate Gordon’s “Argument From The Incompleteness of Nature,” a general note is in order. After years of dealing with the more common argu…

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A Refutation of Weaver’s “An Objection to Naturalism and Atheism from Logic”

Weaver’s argument, although robust, commits what I think is a cardinal sin in philosophy: “An objection from logical considerations against atheism is one which attempts to show that so…

Despite dealing with arguments of better quality than the usual apologetic drivel, the arguments for Theism or against atheism are unconvincing. 

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Problems With “Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives On Contemporary Science: Dodging the Fundamentalist Threat”

By R.N. Carmona Before starting my discussion of the first chapter of Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives On Contemporary Science, some prefatory

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Problems With Pruss’ Argument For An Omniscient Being

By R.N. Carmona What follows is Alexander Pruss’ Argument For An Omniscient Being. While he does not exactly give his argument a ringing endorsement, admitting that he is skeptical of the fir…

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In A World Without Atheism

By R.N. Carmona “If God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish Him.”Bakunin, Mikhail. God and State. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 2012. Print. What if Christians were righ…

If the Christian god existed, I would not be an atheist. But I most certainly wouldn’t be a Christian either. Read and enjoy! 

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“The Definitive Case Against Christianity: Life After The Death Of God” is Available to Purchase!

Book description: In this book, a former Christian, author of Philosophical Atheism: Counter Apologetics and Arguments For Atheism, presents a decisive case against Christianity. A multidisciplinary approach, one that employs the insights of history, anthropology, the sciences, and philosophy, is used to debase Christianity while bolstering the case for naturalism. The central claims of Christianity are taken to task and evidence is provided to show that the claims are not true. Humanism is offered as the way forward for self-actualized human societies and as means to alleviate the issues we face.

Book length: Nine chapters, 332 pages. Table of Contents can be found here. The finalized Table of Contents is slightly different from that, but that is negligible. 

The Amazon description for Kindle and Paperback are currently under review for a misspelling; the same applies to the back cover of the book. The corrections should be made within the next 24 hours. If the issue doesn’t bother you, feel free to purchase today! Happy reading and please leave a review once you are done reading.

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“The Definitive Case Against Christianity: Life After The Death Of God” is Available to Purchase!

Book description: In this book, a former Christian, author of Philosophical Atheism: Counter Apologetics and Arguments For Atheism, presents a decisive case against Christianity. A multidisciplinary approach, one that employs the insights of history, anthropology, the sciences, and philosophy, is used to debase Christianity while bolstering the case for naturalism. The central claims of Christianity are taken to task and evidence is provided to show that the claims are not true. Humanism is offered as the way forward for self-actualized human societies and as means to alleviate the issues we face.

Book length: Nine chapters, 332 pages. Table of Contents can be found here. The finalized Table of Contents is slightly different from that, but that is negligible. 

The Amazon description for Kindle and Paperback are currently under review for a misspelling; the same applies to the back cover of the book. The corrections should be made within the next 24 hours. If the issue doesn’t bother you, feel free to purchase today! Happy reading and please leave a review once you are done reading.

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The evidence is stacked against Christianity. Or, at the very least, it definitely appears that way. Either of which is a problem because again, if God has allowed Satan to engage in such widespread deception, God is complicit and is therefore, a liar. If God permits Satan to deceive people, right down to leading them astray, it is worse than mere complicity because God, being omniscient, knows the end result; moreover, being sovereign, he is actually in control of Satan and so, any and all of Satan’s lies and deceptions rightfully belong to God! If I am to believe that God manipulated reality to make it seem as though he doesn’t exist, then it is morally permissible to deny his existence. It is actually morally reprehensible to believe in a being that has engaged in deception that carries eternal consequences.

R.N. Carmona “The Definitive Case Against Christianity: Life After The Death Of God”

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Happy Holidays to all.  Love you all. 

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Had to bring back a classic. Happy holidays everyone!

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The Original Sin Paradox

It has become routine for atheists and people who are skeptical of Christianity to question God’s view on justice. On the one hand, he thinks that penal substitution is acceptable, hence send…

One of the more devastating blows to Christianity. Take the time out to read it. It is short, sweet, to the point, and is sure to generate discussion. One thing is clear though, the paradox cannot be solved.

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Depth and Breadth in Philosophy

By R.N. Carmona “A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.” — Francis Bacon Even when philosophy was considere…