{"id":4390,"date":"2014-10-30T11:59:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T11:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/tippling\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2014-10-30T12:01:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T12:01:26","slug":"christianity-is-not-great-is-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/tippling\/2014\/10\/30\/christianity-is-not-great-is-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Christianity Is Not Great… is great!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Or a least, so it looks in my hands. I have a chapter in John Loftus’ voluminous anthology which looks like a fantastic and comprehensive account of the harms that Christianity has inflicted and continues to inflict on the world.<\/p>\n

My chapter features towards the end by looking at the previous chapters and anticipating a Christian response: something like “that’s all good and well, but what right do you\u00a0atheists\u00a0<\/em>have to judge\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em>worldview morally?” Because let’s face it, theists often claim nontheists have no right to morally judge because our morality is not grounded and is relative\/non-existent etc.<\/p>\n

Which is why my chapter is entitled “Tu Quoque, Atheism?” – Our Right To Judge<\/em>. In it, I look at whether our criticisms stand up on account of coming from atheists (they do, since they are echoed or even delivered by other Christians too); whether atheists have warranted right to moral worldviews (we do, as moral philosophers are broadly split three ways, none involving a god); and finally that ordinary morality presupposes atheism. I have had some great feedback on my #excellent” chapter on facebook and places, which is lovely. Thanks!<\/p>\n

Please buy the book and support John’s indefatigable work in counter-apologetics. It has a plethora of fantastic endorsements and is reasonably priced on Amazon amongst others at the moment. Get it whilst it’s hot!<\/p>\n

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