Introduction Belief can be defined as follows. William Alston said: 1. If S believes that p, then if someone asks S whether p, S will tend to respond affirmatively. 2. If S believes that p, then, if S considers whether it is the case that p, S will tend to feel it to be the […]
Month: March 2021
Problems with the Book of Mormon
A Review An article on Catholic.com entitled “Problems with the Book of Mormon” concludes by highlighting two alleged errors which can be pointed out to missionaries when discussing the Book of Mormon. Both suffer fatal flaws and should not be considered errors. With this in mind the reader should see why a full analysis of […]
Latter-day Atheists
Introduction Latter day Atheists: The Problem of Omnipotence in Mormon Theology is a paper presented in 2007 by Adam P. Groza at the National Meeting of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. The main contention of the paper is as follows: (i) Mormons believe in a maximally powerful God, (ii) Mormons believe in at least […]
Creatio ex nihilo: A Critique of the Mormon Doctrine of Creation
Introduction
Criticisms of Moroni’s Promise
At the end of the Book of Mormon, Moroni includes the following promise in Chapter 10: 3 Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, […]
The Eternal Progression Argument Against Mormonism
The Eternal Progression Argument Against Mormonism (“EPAAM”) is a philosophical argument presented by Jonathan R. Pruitt and published by Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in December 2014. In order to fully understand the EPAAM, we must first introduce Alvin Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (“EAAN”). Alvin Plantinga’s EAAN argues that a simultaneous belief in both evolution […]
The Praxeological Argument
Introduction This argument can be formulated as follows: P1. God exhibits all perfections P2. Aseity is a perfection C1. Therefore God has aseity and has no need to do anything P3. God has taken actions (e.g. created the world) C2. This shows a contradiction C3. Therefore God does not exist Analysis Aseity in the sense […]
A Logical Proof that Mormonism is False
The article on carm.org “A Logical Proof that Mormonism is False”, reasons as follows (paraphrased): Mormonism teaches an infinite regression of causes An infinite regression of causes is logically impossible because you cannot cross an infinity If something contains a logical impossibility, it cannot be true. This is logical proof that Mormonism is false. The […]
Philosophical problems with the Mormon concept of God
Introduction In the article entitled “Philosophical Problems with the Mormon Concept of God” published by The Christian Research Institute, three philosophical problems are presented: The Problem of an Infinite Number of Past Events The Problem of Eternal Progression with an Infinite Past The Problem of Achieving Omniscience by Eternal Progression 1 David L. Paulsen notes […]
Argument from poor design
The argument from poor design (dysteleological argument) can be formulated as follows: P1. God is perfect P2. If God is perfect, then all his creations would be at least well designed P3. Humans and animals are not well designed C1. Therefore God did not create humans and animals C2. Therefore God does not exist In […]