The Nature of God: How consistent is your view of God?
Theism
Deism
Atheism
Agnosticism
Evolution vs. Creationism
Big Bang
Faith vs. Evidence
Cosmological Argument
Teleological Argument (Argument from Design)
Ontological Argument
Pascal's Wager
Problem of Evil
Evidentalism
St. Anselm
Blaise Pascal
St. Thomas Aquinas
The Nature of God : How consistent is your view of God? Battleground God:
( http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm )
A game designed to test the consistency of your view of God from The Philosophers' Magazine Online
Theism Battleground God
(http://www.philosophers.co.uk/games/god.htm)
Game to test the coherence of your beliefs about religion from The Philosopher's Magazine Online Theism
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theism)
Wikipedia article
The Worldview of Theism
(http://www.geocities.com/worldview_3/theism.html)
Overview of theism by R. Totten
The Justification of Theism
(http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth09.html)
Article by Richard Swinburne (Oxford University)
Theism, Atheism, and Rationality
(http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth02.html)
Article by Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame)
Theism
(http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theism/index.shtml)
Collection of articles critiquing theism from the Internet Infidels
Arguments for Theism
(http://freethought.freeservers.com/reason/misc.html)
Critique of several arguments for theism from the Freethought Zone
Skeptical Theism
(http://www.freeinquiry.com/skeptic/theism/)
Collection of articles critiquing traditional theism
Deism World Union of Deism
http://deism.com/
Links to articles on the history and philosophy of Deism. Deism in the United States
http://home.ntelos.net/~userper/deism.htm
History of deism in the United States . Deism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism
Wikipedia article on deism. Deism
http://www.religioustolerance.org/deism.htm
Article on the history, beliefs, and practices of Deism from religioustolerance.org. English Deism
http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/deismeng.htm
Article on Deism in England from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Pantheism Pantheism
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pantheism/
Article on Pantheism from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. World Pantheism
http://www.pantheism.net/
Homepage of the World Pantheist Movement. Pantheism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheism
Wikipeia article on Pantheism. Pantheist Links on the Web
http://members.aol.com/PHarri5642/pantmark.htm
Links to sites discussing Pantheism. Gnosticism Gnosticism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism
Wikipedia article on Gnosticism. The Gnosis Archive
http://gnosis.org/
Resources on Gnsoticism and the Gnostic tradition. Ancient Gnosticism
http://www.religioustolerance.org/gnostic.htm
History, beliefs, and practices of the ancient Gnostics. The Gnostic World View
http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/gnintro.htm
A brief summary of the Gnostic world view. Gnosticism
http://www.iep.utm.edu/g/gnostic.htm
Article on Gnosticism from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Atheism Atheism
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism)
Wikipedia article
Atheism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02040a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
The Atheism Web
(http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/)
Collection to web resources pertaining to atheism
Positive Atheism
(http://www.positiveatheism.org/index.shtml)
Site discussing the history, ethics, and philosophy of atheism
American Atheists
(http://www.atheists.org/)
Site devoted to maintaining the separation of church and state and the constitutional rights of atheists
Atheism
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/atheist.htm)
Collection of articles maintained by religioustolerance.org
The Atheist Alliance
(http://www.atheistalliance.org/)
Home Page of national atheist organization; library section includes links to numerous online articles and essays
Agnosticism Agnosticism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01215c.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Agnosticism: religious and philosophical
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/Theology/agnosticism.htm)
Brief account from Faithnet
Agnosticism: Uncertainty about the Existence of God
(http://www.religioustolerance.org/agnostic.htm)
Definition, quotations by well-known agnostics, and collection of links on agnosticism from Religioustolerance.com
What is agnosticism?
(http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/ath/blag_index.htm)
Clarification of the meaning of the term from About.com
Agnosticism
(http://65.107.211.206/religion/agnos.html)
Discussion of the history of agnosticism by Glenn Everett (University of Tennessee) and George P. Landow (Brown University)
Arguments for Agnosticism
http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/agnosticproofs.html
Overview of arguments for Agnosticism by Tim Holt. Skeptical Theism
http://www.freeinquiry.com/skeptic/theism/
Links to articles critical of theism and supernaturalism. Evolution vs. Creationism AAAS Evolution Resources
(http://www.aaas.org/spp/dser/evolution/index.shtml)
Collection of links to material about current issues, the nature of the theory, responses to objections etc. from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Science and Creationism 2nd ed.
(http://www.nap.edu/books/0309064066/html/)
Online book from the National Academy of Sciences against creationism; also available in html format here Biology Links: Evolution
(http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks/Evolution.html)
Assortment of links from the Harvard University Department of Biology
National Center for Science Education
(http://www.natcenscied.org/article.asp)
Collection of pamphlets on evolution and against the teaching of creationism from the National Center for Science Education
Frequently Encountered Criticisms in Evolution vs. Creationism: 2002 Edition
(http://vuletic.com/hume/cefec/)
Collection of responses to criticisms made by creationists
The Talk.Origins Archive
(http://www.talkorigins.org/)
Usenet newsgroup devoted to exploring the evolution/creationism controversy
Evolution/Creationism FAQ
(http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/evolution/blfaq_evolution_index.htm)
Frequently Asked Questions concerning the evolution/creationism controversy at About.com
Intelligent Design: A Special Report from Natural History Magazine
(http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/nhmag.html)
Leading evolution and creationism proponents respond to each others views
Intelligent Design Network
(http://www.intelligentdesignnetwork.org/)
Site promoting the teaching of intelligent design
Creation Science Resource
(http://www.nwcreation.net/)
Searchable archive of links to numerous online essays relevant to creationism, legal cases, etc.
Creationism.org
(http://www.creationism.org/)
Multi-language advocacy web site for creationism
Creation and Revelation
(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/rossuk/)
Collection of links by Christian thinker Ross A. Taylor
Answers in Genesis
(http://www.answersingenesis.org/home.asp?aigHomeCountry=United+States&aigEvents=United+States&aigBookstore=United+States)
Web site with links to articles in defense of creationism
Institute for Creation Research: A Christ-Focused Creation Ministry
(http://www.icr.org/)
Collection of news articles and responses to criticisms of creationism
Big Bang Big Bang Cosmology
(http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bb1.html)
Overview from NASA
Big Bang Science: exploring the origins of matter
(http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/pub/bigbang/part1.html)
Discussion from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
Big Bang Cosmology Primer
(http://cosmology.berkeley.edu/Education/IUP/Big_Bang_Primer.html)
Discussion of the theory by Paul Shestople (Berkeley Cosmology Group)
Stephen Hawking, the Big Bang, and God
(http://www.leaderu.com/real/ri9404/bigbang.html)
Transcript of lecture by Henry "Fritz" Schaefer III given at University of Colorado, 1994
Big Bang Philosophy
(http://www.bigbang.org/ )
Site devoted to exploring the philosophical implications of the big bang
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/AS%20Subjects/Philosophyofreligion/kalam.htm)
Analysis of the Kalam cosmological argument from Faithnet
The Existence of God and the Beginning of the Universe
(http://www.human-nature.com/books/lifelines.html)
Article by William Lane Craig (Universite Catholique de Louvain) in defense of the kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God
Faith vs. Evidence Fideism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/f5.htm#fide)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Fideism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06068b.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Evidentialism v. Pragmatism
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/cliffjames.html)
Lecture outline notes on Clifford and James by Sally Hasslanger (MIT)
Talks on Faith and Reason
http://meaningoflife.tv/video.php?speaker=gingerich&topic=faithreas
Videos of a number of philosophers discussing the problem of faith and reason. Theologians on the Internet
http://www.strongatheism.net/library/counter_apologetics/
Critical analysis of theologians on the internet including Alvin Plantinga, Richard Swinburne, and William Lane Craig. God and Science
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/atheismintro.html
Christian apologetics using science to prove the existence of God. Cosmological Argument The Cosmological Argument
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/AS%20Subjects/Philosophyofreligion/cosmologicalargument.htm)
Brief discussion from Faithnet
Stating the Cosmological Argument
(http://www-phil.tamu.edu/~gary/intro/paper.aquinas.html)
Overview of Aquinas' "5 ways" and Clarke's formulation by Gary Varner (Texas A&M University)
Philosophy of Religion: Cosmological Argument
(http://www.rsweb.org.uk/phil/cosmological.html)
Collection of briefly annotated links from R. A. Bowie (RS-Web)
Thomas Aquinas' "Five Ways"
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/AS%20Subjects/Philosophyofreligion/fiveways.htm)
Discussion of Aquinas' various arguments for the existence of God from Faithnet
The Cosmological Argument
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/aquinas.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/pucourse/phi203/cosmological.html)
Detailed analysis of Aquinas' "first way" by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Lecture #2: Introduction to the Cosmological Argument
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec2.html)
Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
Lecture #6: Contemporary Versions of the Cosmological Argument: Taylor, Adler
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec6.html)
Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
Teleological Argument (Argument from Design) Argument from design
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/d5.htm#design)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Philosophy of Religion: Design Argument
(http://www.rsweb.org.uk/phil/design.html)
Collection of briefly annotated links from R. A. Bowie (RS-Web)
The Design Argument
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/AS Subjects/Philosophyofreligion/designargument.htm)
Discussion from Faithnet
The Argument from Design
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/design.html)
Detailed analysis by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Paley's Watch
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/AS%20Subjects/Philosophyofreligion/paleyswatch.htm)
Discussion from Faithnet
Fallacies of Paley's Argument
(http://www.victorianweb.org/religion/paley2.html)
Criticisms of Paley's version of the design argument by Thomas E. Hart (The Victorian Web)
Teleology
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14474a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Lecture #15: Critiques of the Design Argument: Hume
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec15.html)
Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
Hume on the Cosmological Argument and Argument from Design
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/hume.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Creation vs. Science
http://www.creationtheory.org/
Critical analysis of creationist arguments. Evolution: Converging Lines of Evidence
http://www.freethoughtdebater.com/FEvolutionCase.htm
Critique of a number of creationist claims. Critique of Intelligent Design
http://www.talkreason.org/Contents.cfm
Links to articles critical of intelligent design. Ontological Argument Ontological Argument
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/o/ont-arg.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ontological Arguments
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ontological-arguments/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Ontological argument
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/o.htm#ontg)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
The Ontological Argument
(http://www.faithnet.org.uk/A2%20Subjects/Philosophyofreligion/ontologicalargument.htm)
Brief discussion from Faithnet
Philosophy of Religion: Ontological Argument
(http://www.rsweb.org.uk/phil/ontological.html)
Collection of briefly annotated links from R. A. Bowie (RS-Web)
Anselm's Ontological Argument
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/ontological.html)
Detailed analysis by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Anselm's Ontological Argument
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/anselm.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
The Ontological Argument
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/ontarg01.html)
Overview notes by Sally Haslanger (MIT)
Tape 4: Anselm, Proslogion, Cur Deus Homo
(http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/x52t04.html)
Lecture by R. J. Kilcullen (Macquarie University)
Philosophers' Criticisms of Anselm's Ontological Argument
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/anselm-critics.html)
Collection of primary source material on the ontological argument by Descartes, Locke, Kant, etc.; from the Medieval Sourcebook (Fordham University)
Gaunilo's Reply to Anselm
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/guanilo.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Anselm's Reply to Gaunilo
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/anselmreply.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Pascal's Wager Pascal's Wager
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/pasc-wag.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pascal's Wager
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pascal's Wager
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/pascal.html)
Summary and brief discussion of problems by Doug Browning (University of Texas)
Pascal's Wager
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/pascal.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Pascal's Wager
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/Pascal.html)
Detailed analysis by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Pascal's Wager Refuted
(http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theodore_drange/wager.html)
Summary and brief set of objections by Theodore Drange (West Virginia University )
Problem of Evil Evil
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05649a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Theodicy
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14569a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
The Problem of Natural Evil
(http://www.cresourcei.org/evil.html)
Essay by Dennis Bratcher (The Christian Resource Institute)
Toward a View of Natural Evil
(http://www.bibleviews.com/naturalevil.html)
Reflections by Kenneth Grider (Bibleviews.com)
Problem of evil
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e9.htm#evil)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
The Problem of Evil
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/evil.html)
Overview notes by Sally Haslanger (MIT) Lecture #19:The Problem of Evil: Preliminaries
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec19.html)
Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
The Argument from Evil
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/evil.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Philosophy of Religion: Problem of Evil
(http://www.rsweb.org.uk/phil/evil.html)
Collection of briefly annotated links from R. A. Bowie (RS-Web) The Problem of Evil
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/evil.html)
Detailed analysis by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Leibniz on the Problem of Evil
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/leibniz-evil/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Karma and the Problem of Evil in India
(http://www.friesian.com/karma.htm)
Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)
Evil and the Free Will Defense
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/evil+fw.html)
Overview notes by Sally Haslanger (MIT)
Lecture #21: The Free Will Defense
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec21.html )
Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
Lecture #22: Mackie's Critique of the Free Will Defense...
(http://www.la.utexas.edu/phl356/lec22.html)
Lecture notes by Robert Koons (University of Texas)
Does the Free-Will Defense Constitute a Sound Theodicy?
(http://hem.passagen.se/nicb/Theodicy.htm)
Essay by Niclas Berggren (The Ratio Institute) against the free will defense
Theodicy
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/t.htm#theod)
Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Evil and Free Will
http://pixnaps.blogspot.com/2004/08/whose-freedom.html
Critical discussion of the free will defense of evil. The Argument from Physiological Horrors
http://www.positiveatheism.org/crt/horrors.htm
A new atheological argument for the non-existence of God.
Evidentialism Evidentialism
http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/evidenti.htm
Article on evidentialism from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Evidentialism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidentialism
Wikipedia article on evidentialism. The Epistemology of Religion
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-epistemology/#Def
Article on justifying religious claims from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Notes on W. K. Clifford and William James
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/cliffordandjames.html)
Analysis by Alan Stairs ( University of Maryland ) The Will to Believe
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/will.html)
Detailed discussion of Clifford vs. James by Gideon Rosen ( Princeton University ) The Will to Believe: William James
(http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/misc/james.html)
Outline by Bob Corbett ( Webster University ) William James: The Will to Believe
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/willtobelieve.html)
Notes by Doug Browning ( University of Texas ) The Will to Believe
(http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/fonda/jamesw.html)
Detailed discussion of James' essay by Mark Fonda ( University of Florida ) St. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/aquinas.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Saint Thomas Aquinas
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aquinas/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
St. Thomas Aquinas
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14663b.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Thomas Aquinas: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/aqui.htm)
Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
St. Anselm Anselm of Canterbury
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/a/anselm.htm)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Saint Anselm
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anselm/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
St. Anselm
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01546a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Anselm of Canterbury: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/anse.htm )
Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11511a.htm)
Catholic Encyclopedia article
Pascal, Blaise
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p2.htm#pasc)
Brief biography by Garth Kemerling
Blaise Pascal
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Pascal.html)
Biography by J. J. O'Connor and E. F. F Robertson (University of St. Andrews)
Pascal links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.asp?PhilCode=Pasc)
EpistemeLink link collection
St. Thomas Aquinas Thomas Aquinas
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aquinas/
Article on Thomas Aquinas from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Thomas Aquinas
http://www.iep.utm.edu/a/aquinas.htm
Article on Thomas Aquinas from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Thomas Aquinas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas
Wikipedia article on Thomas Aquinas. Thomas Aquinas
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/aqui.htm
Brief biography and links to articles on Thomas Aquinas from Garth Kemmerling. Thomas Instituut
http://www.thomasinstituut.org/thomasinstituut/scripts/index.htm
Comprehensive web site on St. Thomas Aquinas. Richard Swinburne Richard Swinburne
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~orie0087/
Homepage of Richard Swinburne at Oxford University . Richard Swinburne
http://www.philosophyofreligion.info/richardswinburne.html
Brief biography of Richard Swinburne by Tim Holt. The Justification of Theism
http://www.leaderu.com/truth/3truth09.html
Article by Richard Swinburne on justifying belief in God. Review of Swinburne's Is There a God?
http://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/think/print.php?num=17
Richard Dawkin's review of Swinburne's Is There a God? David Hume David Hume
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/
Article on David Hume from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. David Hume
http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/humelife.htm
Article on David Hume from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. David Hume
http://www.humesociety.org/
Comprehensive set of links to works by and about David Hume. David Hume
http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hume.htm
Brief biography of David Hume and links to online resources by Garth Kemerling. The Hume Society
http://www.humesociety.org/
Society devoted to stimulating scholarship of David Hume. | 