Atheist please stop saying agnosticism is a subset of atheism…it is not philosophy!!!! You are spreading misinformation. “The latter classifies these attitudes with a simple three-fold scheme: either we believe …[read more]
Category: 3 AM Philosophy
5 true statements that I hear almost every day…
5 true statements that I hear almost every day as if someone is telling me something new to my ears: 1) “The person making a positive claim has the burden …[read more]
“Agnosticism” in 3 ways.
The word “agnosticism” is polysemous and has a number of different meanings in philosophy. I will try to briefly explain a few of them from most broadest interpretation to most …[read more]
Steve McRae’s actual positions to help with strawman abatement. (Work in progress)
In order to at least attempt to avoid being strawmanned or at least less frequently I have endeavored to try to make a comprehensive list of my actual positions which …[read more]
My point by point response to Matt Dillahunty: Social Media, Arguments and Agnosticism
A number of people have asked me to express my position in regards to Matt Dillahunty blocking me on social media. I have given this request serious consideration and really …[read more]
Can atheism be true? Not the way you may think.
Late night ponderings: First, I do personally think atheism as “lack of belief” seems to have an implicature that one is missing something, and that *if* someone is going …[read more]
“Agnostic atheism” is either nonsensical or superfluous: Presented in three cases.
It would seem some greater elucidation is required to explain more specifically why the phrase “agnostic atheist” in the weak case is nonsensical (and superfluous in the strong case). I …[read more]
Why lack of belief atheism has a type of burden of proof…explained.
TRIGGER WARNING: DO NOT read this if ALL you plan to do is BITCH about the topic as people who are not understanding the argument seem to be just having …[read more]
Breaking beliefs: Can you “believe” and “not believe” at the same time?
One thing I like to do is try to break shit. I’m actually kinda good at it. As a kid I was very good at taking things apart, but not …[read more]
Not all justifications are the same…
Ernest Sosa in his paper “The Raft and the Pyramid: Coherence versus Foundations in the Theory of Knowledge” makes a distinction between a “normative and evaluative” justification and an epistemic justification by …[read more]
