tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post2544666994843304310..comments2024-03-08T16:52:11.999-06:00Comments on APOLOGIA: Radical Skepticism (Part 4 of 4)Hendrik van der Breggenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04149481975577863835noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-40487330348716042492010-11-25T13:34:39.982-06:002010-11-25T13:34:39.982-06:00Thanks Toyin.
- HendrikThanks Toyin.<br />- HendrikHendrik van der Breggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149481975577863835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-60785870828225589782010-11-24T17:49:20.039-06:002010-11-24T17:49:20.039-06:00Very nice post.Very nice post.Toyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-58787563762843239242010-11-22T12:51:51.686-06:002010-11-22T12:51:51.686-06:00Dr. V.,
Okay. Thank you for at least considering...Dr. V.,<br /><br />Okay. Thank you for at least considering a debate. I appreciate that.<br /><br />I received your letter in the mail yesterday, and I will be reading those articles over this next week.<br /><br />I'll catch you around the digital ether!<br /><br />Warmly,<br />KaneKane Augustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365182037573315451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-79453394811653409482010-11-21T23:19:21.839-06:002010-11-21T23:19:21.839-06:00Hi Kane,
Apologies for taking so long to respond ...Hi Kane,<br /><br />Apologies for taking so long to respond to your last comment. Carla and I just got back from Atlanta tonight, after 5 wonderful days hanging out with good friends plus taking in various presentations at the annual Evangelical Philosophical Society meeting and EPS Apologetics Conference. We also had some sight seeing in Atlanta, which included an excellent tour of the Martin Luther King Jr. museum, MLK’s home, and his neighbourhood. Carla and I were deeply impressed with Atlanta.<br /><br />Thanks for your invitation to have a formal debate with you on my website, but I decline. I’m quite busy with teaching, writing, and research, and to do well at my work, I’ve got to maintain my focus. (I especially need to guard my time for reading and thinking.)<br /><br />Of course, if you think that what I write in my column isn’t right, please feel free to engage my arguments. We can still continue to have our “mini-debates.”<br /><br />Best regards to you and yours,<br />HendrikHendrik van der Breggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149481975577863835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-37812796480667961792010-11-18T13:28:10.514-06:002010-11-18T13:28:10.514-06:00Dr. V.,
Do you accept formal debate challenges?
...Dr. V.,<br /><br />Do you accept formal debate challenges?<br /><br />I was thinking it might be interesting if you were to host a formal debate on your website. I would consider debating you, given a topic appropriate to both our interests.<br /><br />Just a thought.<br /><br />Cheers!Kane Augustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365182037573315451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-38769704476013698872010-11-15T15:29:43.489-06:002010-11-15T15:29:43.489-06:00Oh, very good, Dr. V.! Thank you very much for th...Oh, very good, Dr. V.! Thank you very much for that.<br /><br />Yes, we have the <a href="http://www.ypl.gov.yk.ca/wpl.html" rel="nofollow">Whitehorse Public Library</a> where I live. Their religion/philosophy section is quite sparse, however. I think I have more material on those subjects and I don't even have 2/3 of my personal library here with me!<br /><br />In any case, you are very generous for sending me material. I will read it with great pleasure. Thank you again.<br /><br />Chowder!<br />KaneKane Augustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365182037573315451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-82087237080460458432010-11-15T12:46:54.705-06:002010-11-15T12:46:54.705-06:00Hi Kane,
I've made a photocopy of Richards...Hi Kane,<br /><br />I've made a photocopy of Richards' article and put it in the mail for you, along with a copy of Scott Rae's section on Ethical Egoism from Rae's book <i>Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics</i>, 3rd edition (Zondervan 2009). I hope you find these helpful.<br /><br />Do you have a public library out where you are? Inter-library loans could be useful to you.<br /><br />Also, I encourage you to study Craig's work. He is an important philosopher.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />HendrikHendrik van der Breggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149481975577863835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-19077260121873650012010-11-15T00:40:48.918-06:002010-11-15T00:40:48.918-06:00Dr. V.,
I'd love to read Jay Richards' ar...Dr. V.,<br /><br />I'd love to read Jay Richards' article, but "The content of this article is not available for viewing online." Thus spake CRJ.<br /><br />Do you know of any other links to the same article that I can view?Kane Augustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365182037573315451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-44291498291509119162010-11-14T19:13:20.239-06:002010-11-14T19:13:20.239-06:00Hello Kane,
It's good to hear from you, and I...Hello Kane,<br /><br />It's good to hear from you, and I hope you're doing well.<br /><br />I would be happy to read Ayn Rand's book <i>The Virtue of Selfishness</i> and provide my philosophical assessment. Rand and her work are not complete strangers to me (many years ago, I quite enjoyed <i>Atlas Shrugged</i> and <i>Anthem</i>). However, it may take a few months, if not a year or so, to do the evaluation that you request, because my "to read" pile is presently quite tall.<br /><br />In the meantime, you might wish to check out the following resources:<br /><br />- Jay W. Richards' article "Was Ayn Rand Right?" in <a href="http://journal.equip.org/issues/was-ayn-rand-right-" rel="nofollow"><i>Christian Research Journal</i></a>.<br /><br />- William Lane Craig's lecture <a href="http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6099" rel="nofollow">"Can We Be Good Without God?"</a><br /><br />Best regards,<br />HendrikHendrik van der Breggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04149481975577863835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189981194016418049.post-62147039770844342132010-11-14T17:50:28.885-06:002010-11-14T17:50:28.885-06:00Dr. V.,
I wonder, would you be willing to proffer...Dr. V.,<br /><br />I wonder, would you be willing to proffer your evaluations of Objectivist morality? For example, if you were to read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virtue_of_Selfishness" rel="nofollow">The Virtue of Selfishness</a>, by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Rand" rel="nofollow">Ayn Rand</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Branden" rel="nofollow">Nathaniel Brandon</a>, would you be willing to give an evaluation of her morality from your Christian perspective?Kane Augustushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365182037573315451noreply@blogger.com