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	<itunes:subtitle>The New Zealand blog and podcast of Dr Glenn Peoples that discusses philosophy, theology, politics and social issues.</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Hell and the Chickification of Christianity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annihilationism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad arguments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I posted some thoughts on what I see as the really inappropriate verbal and written attacks being carried out by professing Christians against Mark Driscoll, a pastor at Mars Hill Church in Seattle. The inevitable happened, and some people (whether here at the blog or elsewhere) suggested that maybe I would be more supportive [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>In Support of Mark Driscoll</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3067</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know Mark Driscoll. Nor, for that matter, do those who make up the disturbingly enthusiastic crowd of stone-bearers who wait in the wings, apparently hoping for his downfall. They’re calling him a thug, alleging that he suffers from mental illness, calling him a slime ball, a heretic, an “ass,” a “jerk,” and worse. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>66</slash:comments>
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		<title>How not to argue against Protestantism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/how-not-to-argue-against-protestantism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/how-not-to-argue-against-protestantism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago a Catholic friend of mine made a comment about a church. It was an Anglican church that every year seeks attention by putting up potentially offensive posters that have been known in the past to mock tradition Christian theology (the church has a reputation as being theologically liberal). My friend did not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Maybe it’s not about me after all…</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/maybe-its-not-about-me-after-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/maybe-its-not-about-me-after-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve never been coy about the fact that I’m looking for academic work. Through the blog, the podcast, publications and public speaking I’m trying to raise my profile in the hopes that all these things will help me to make that contact, get the right person to notice, land that job, get that title, improve [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;God of the Living&#8221; &#8211; William Tyndale and the Resurrection</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/god-of-the-living-william-tyndale-and-the-resurrection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/god-of-the-living-william-tyndale-and-the-resurrection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[eschatology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heaven and Hell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dualism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heaven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resurrection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the New Testament in Mark chapter twelve (paralleled in Matthew chapter twenty-two), we read about an encounter between Jesus and some Sadducees. Sadducees, as you may know, were a group of Jews who denied the resurrection of the dead, as well as the existence of spirits (in the sense of departed spirits), angels and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/god-of-the-living-william-tyndale-and-the-resurrection/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>68</slash:comments>
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		<title>The fall and rise of the moral argument</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-moral-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-moral-argument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[realism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In light of the millennia of the history of philosophy that we have behind us, it was only recently – setting the last few decades aside – that the moral argument slipped out of the mainstream. In the first half of the twentieth century C. S. Lewis could refer to the moral argument with some [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2012/the-fall-and-rise-of-the-moral-argument/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>Episode 045: What if God Were Really Bad?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-045-what-if-god-was-really-bad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-045-what-if-god-was-really-bad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad arguments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3015</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here it is, the last podcast episode for 2011. This time I&#8217;m looking at &#8220;the &#8220;evil god challenge&#8221; as posed by Stephen Law in a fairly recent article by that name. Isn&#8217;t the evidence for a good God really no better or worse than the evidence that an evil god? In short, no. Here I [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-045-what-if-god-was-really-bad/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>0:58:52</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>Here it is, the last podcast episode for 2011. This time I&#8217;m looking at &#8220;the &#8220;evil god challenge&#8221; as posed by Stephen Law in a fairly recent article by that name. Isn&#8217;t the evidence for a good God really no better or wo[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Here it is, the last podcast episode for 2011. This time I&#8217;m looking at &#8220;the &#8220;evil god challenge&#8221; as posed by Stephen Law in a fairly recent article by that name. Isn&#8217;t the evidence for a good God really no better or worse than the evidence that an evil god? In short, no. Here I explain why I think (as I suspect many may think) that the evil god challenges has major philosophical shortcomings, in spite of being an argument worthy of our attention.
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		<itunes:author>Dr Glenn Peoples</itunes:author>
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		<title>2011: Greatest Hits</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/2011-greatest-hits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/2011-greatest-hits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the year is almost upon us, and here are my favourite blog posts for 2011. I could just list the ones that have the greatest number of actual hits (traffic wise), but that wouldn&#8217;t tell us much because some posts have been accumulating hits since January and some just started in December. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Queen&#8217;s 2011 Christmas message</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-queens-2011-christmas-message/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-queens-2011-christmas-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Greetings all &#8211; For those of you who missed her Majesty&#8217;s 2011 Christmas message, here it is: If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-queens-2011-christmas-message/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Merry Christmas, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/merry-christmas-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/merry-christmas-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=3000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas everyone! All is quiet on the blogging front at the moment, I&#8217;m taking a few days&#8217; rest and recuperation (long story), but there will be a new podcast within the week. Whatever you&#8217;re doing, have a safe and happy Christmas. Enjoy yourself, spend time with people you love, and to those of us [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/merry-christmas-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hitch: Being dead does not make him any more noble</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/hitch-being-dead-does-not-make-him-any-more-noble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/hitch-being-dead-does-not-make-him-any-more-noble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Hitchens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2993</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s bad taste to say unpleasant things about people when they’re dead. Well, no it’s not actually. Kim Jon Il just died and just today they were mocking him on the radio. Wartime songs were sung about Hitler after his demise, and so on. But in polite society, it’s not done. Christopher Hitchens lost his [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/hitch-being-dead-does-not-make-him-any-more-noble/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>71</slash:comments>
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		<title>The conditional premise of the moral argument</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-conditional-premise-of-the-moral-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-conditional-premise-of-the-moral-argument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The title of this blog entry is a little misleading, since I’m actually talking about a conditional premise of one formulation of the moral argument. It’s not the five-step formulation of the moral argument that I prefer to use, but it’s a common one nonetheless, and one that I do think is sound. The common [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-conditional-premise-of-the-moral-argument/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>97</slash:comments>
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		<title>On the evolution of moral beliefs</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/on-the-evolution-of-moral-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/on-the-evolution-of-moral-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alvin Plantinga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evolutionary argument against naturalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m a moral realist. That means that I think there really are some moral facts. It is wrong to do some things, and it is right to do some things, and this isn’t just a vent of emotion or an expression of my will, it’s really true. Stephen Law is also a moral realist, but [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/on-the-evolution-of-moral-beliefs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Moving</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/moving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/moving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The offices of Beretta and Say Hello to my Little Friend are about to undergo relocation. All office staff and volunteers will be off for the next week or so, our sound engineers will be taking a break, all equipment is being moved and the entire organisation is getting a change of scenery. Yeah, I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Glenn Peoples and Stephen Law to Discuss the &#8220;Evil God&#8221; challenge on Unbelievable Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/peoples-and-law-to-discuss-evil-god/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/peoples-and-law-to-discuss-evil-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public lectures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking engagements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Next week it will be my pleasure to have my third discussion on the Unbelievable radio show with host Justin Brierley. My partner in conversation will be Stephen Law, who teaches philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. Although the only public comments I have made about Stephen at this blog have been for the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>139</slash:comments>
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		<title>Presuppositionalists vs everyone else</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/presuppositionalists-and-everyone-else/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/presuppositionalists-and-everyone-else/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presuppositional apologetics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a podcast on presuppositional apologetics, I noted that it does in fact contain the kernel of a significant type of argument for theism. But what I have never appreciated is the combative “all or nothing” approach that many presuppositionalists take. Unfortunately, some of them see all arguments for God’s existence – all arguments apart [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/presuppositionalists-and-everyone-else/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>60</slash:comments>
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		<title>Brief thoughts about God’s freedom to command</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/brief-thoughts-about-god%e2%80%99s-freedom-to-command/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/brief-thoughts-about-god%e2%80%99s-freedom-to-command/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was wrong about divine command ethics. A divine command theory of ethics sees a close connection between God’s will or commands and facts about ethical rightness and wrongness. One of the old objections to a divine command theory was that it allegedly resulted in the view that ethical facts are just arbitrary. God could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 044: What is Faith?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-044-what-is-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-044-what-is-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Epistemology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2948</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This episode asks the question: &#8220;What is Faith&#8221;? Is it, as some maintain, just believing things for no good reason? When Christian thinkers over the years have spoken of having faith, what have they been talking about? Listen and find out! At the end of this episode I ask listeners if they have any suggestions [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>52</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>0:58:30</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>This episode asks the question: &#8220;What is Faith&#8221;? Is it, as some maintain, just believing things for no good reason? When Christian thinkers over the years have spoken of having faith, what have they been talking about? Listen and find ou[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This episode asks the question: &#8220;What is Faith&#8221;? Is it, as some maintain, just believing things for no good reason? When Christian thinkers over the years have spoken of having faith, what have they been talking about? Listen and find out!
At the end of this episode I ask listeners if they have any suggestions for scholars that I might interview in future episodes. Be sure to speak up if you have any ideas!

If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Epistemology, Philosophy, podcast, religion</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Dr Glenn Peoples</itunes:author>
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		<title>A genuine question on the inspiration of Scripture</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/a-genuine-question-on-the-inspiration-of-scripture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/a-genuine-question-on-the-inspiration-of-scripture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelicalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inerrancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2940</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As someone who (as far as I can tell) is a fairly orthodox and conservative – I would say evangelical – Christian, what should I make of the frequent reference among my peers to the “verbal” inspiration of Scripture? I’ve blogged previously on inerrancy, and it rubbed some people the wrong way (which doesn’t bother [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Divine Command Ethics: Ontology versus epistemology</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/divine-command-ethics-ontology-versus-epistemology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/divine-command-ethics-ontology-versus-epistemology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine command theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As readers will know, I think the moral argument for God’s existence is a good argument. As those same readers will also probably know, I’m very sympathetic to a divine command theory of ethics. One thing that I’ve said from time to time, at the blog, in the podcast and elsewhere, is that sometimes critics [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/divine-command-ethics-ontology-versus-epistemology/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>55</slash:comments>
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		<title>Blogs and Censorship</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/blogs-and-censorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/blogs-and-censorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[other blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then, the subject of blog censorship comes up here. It comes up rarely, but it is mentioned. Interestingly, when it is mentioned, it is usually mentioned because somebody is commenting on how much they appreciate the fact that I don’t censor discussion here. As it turns out, usually the comment is made [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nuts and Bolts 013: Mere Christianity</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-013-mere-christianity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-013-mere-christianity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[nuts and bolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2925</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I started the “Nuts and Bolts” series as a way of explaining some of the basic / common concepts in philosophy as well as theology at a fairly introductory level. Sometimes this is prompted by the realisation that online, often people refer to those concepts – even criticising or commending them – without actually having [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Say Hello to my Little Store!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/say-hello-to-my-little-store/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/say-hello-to-my-little-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a shiny new button to press over on the right. &#160; It&#8217;s a link to the new store, Say Hello to my Little Store, run by yours truly. You can buy philosophy and theology related T-shirts and other stuff (the inventory is increasing), as well as material promoting this blog and podcast. Now you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students: Free at Last</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/students-free-at-last/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/students-free-at-last/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics and Social stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Compulsory student association membership is now a thing of the past in New Zealand thanks to the passing of the Education (Freedom of Association) Bill. One of the things that I’m really passionate about is first generation human rights. These are the kinds of rights that make up the bedrock of social justice. A fair [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Scope of the Torah&#8217;s Authority in the Old Testament</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/scope-of-the-torahs-authority/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/scope-of-the-torahs-authority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biblical ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biblical studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old testament]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In December 2010 I published a blog post called “Are There Categories of Biblical Law?” This was a chapter from my Master’s thesis on the role of Old Testament Law, and I answered the question in the affirmative: Yes, there are legitimate categories of Old Testament law. One of the ways the Old Testament law can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 043: In Search of the Soul Revisited &#8211; Aristotle and Aquinas</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-043-in-search-of-the-soul-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-043-in-search-of-the-soul-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquinas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aristotle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dualism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physicalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soul]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This episode is a very late addition to the series &#8220;In Search of the Soul,&#8221; looking at the various options that exist in philosophy of mind. In the original five part series I was very conscious of the fact that I was leaving out the view of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, and this addendum is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>1:00:26</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>This episode is a very late addition to the series &#8220;In Search of the Soul,&#8221; looking at the various options that exist in philosophy of mind. In the original five part series I was very conscious of the fact that I was leaving out the vie[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>This episode is a very late addition to the series &#8220;In Search of the Soul,&#8221; looking at the various options that exist in philosophy of mind. In the original five part series I was very conscious of the fact that I was leaving out the view of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, and this addendum is my penance for that fact. As promised in the episode, here are just a few suggestions for further reading, from authors who defend &#8220;hylemorphic dualism.&#8221;
David Oderberg, Real Essentialism
David Oderberg, &#8220;Hylemorphic Dualism&#8221; in Ellen Paul, Fred Miller and Jeffrey Paul (eds), Personal Identity
Edward Feser, Philosophy of Mind: A Beginner&#8217;s Guide

If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>Philosophy, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Dr Glenn Peoples</itunes:author>
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		<title>9/11 &#8211; Ten Years Later</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/911-ten-years-later/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/911-ten-years-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2813</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15) Fred Phelps and the people of Westboro Baptist Church have a reputation for picketing funerals. When a soldier is killed overseas, when a well known and loved person passes away, when a disaster strikes, indiscriminately taking life, they all mean one thing: opportunity. It’s another opportunity to take [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Apologetics 315 interviews Glenn Peoples on God and Morality</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/apologetics-315-interviews-glenn-peoples-on-god-and-morality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/apologetics-315-interviews-glenn-peoples-on-god-and-morality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine command theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking engagements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned at the blog a while back, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Brian Auten over at Apologetics 315 on the topic of God and Morality. Brian has been uploading his recorded interviews to Youtube, so for those who haven&#8217;t heard that interview yet, here it is: Head on over to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/apologetics-315-interviews-glenn-peoples-on-god-and-morality/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Auckland Anglicanism, Same Sex Unions and Ordination</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/auckland-anglicanism-same-sex-unions-and-ordination/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/auckland-anglicanism-same-sex-unions-and-ordination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday on Saturday the 3rd of September 2011, the Auckland Synod of the Anglican Church in New Zealand passed a motion that people involved in sexual relationships outside of marriage but within committed same-sex relationships would not be impeded from being ordained into ministry. The mover of the motion was Glynn Cardy, notorious for his [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/auckland-anglicanism-same-sex-unions-and-ordination/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why are the British Atheists so intimidated?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/why-are-the-british-atheists-so-intimidated/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/why-are-the-british-atheists-so-intimidated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawkins]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hat tip to Peter Byron who made this. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuts and Bolts 012: Kenosis</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-012-kenosis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-012-kenosis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[nuts and bolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the “Nuts and Bolts” series, I lay out some of the fundamental ideas and terms used in philosophy and theology for the lay person. This time I’m looking at kenosis (also referred to less elegantly as kenoticism). Unfortunately, this is one of those terms which in some contexts generates more heat than light. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book recommendation: Philosophy for Understanding Theology</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/book-recommendation-philosophy-for-understanding-theology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/book-recommendation-philosophy-for-understanding-theology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although I’m often dissatisfied with the distinction between philosophy and theology, and precisely where the line is drawn, I realise that there is a proper distinction between the disciplines. You wouldn’t expect to sit down in a systematic theology class and hear a lecture on the B theory of time (even if for some reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian employers and the hiring process</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/christian-employers-and-the-hiring-process/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/christian-employers-and-the-hiring-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2780</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wasn’t sure whether I would share this or use it as an opportunity for comment. I’ve decided to do so, albeit with some fear and trembling. Somebody has to say things like this. If you think I shouldn’t have done so, or if you’re personally (or professionally) connected to the circumstances I describe here, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>30</slash:comments>
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		<title>Episode 042: The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-042-the-minimal-facts-approach-to-the-resurrection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-042-the-minimal-facts-approach-to-the-resurrection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode 42 presents the “minimal facts” approach to the resurrection of Jesus. This episode doesn’t just present the argument in order to persuade you, it’s also meant to show you what the argument is like so that you can use it yourself (if you find it persuasive of course). It starts out with four facts [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Episode 42 presents the “minimal facts” approach to the resurrection of Jesus.
This episode doesn’t just present the argument in order to persuade you, it’s also meant to show you what the argument is like so that you can use it yourself (if you fin[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Episode 42 presents the “minimal facts” approach to the resurrection of Jesus.
This episode doesn’t just present the argument in order to persuade you, it’s also meant to show you what the argument is like so that you can use it yourself (if you find it persuasive of course). It starts out with four facts granted by the majority of New Testament critics, and then works towards an explanation of those facts.
In this episode I refer to other blog posts and podcast episodes, and as promised here are links to those:
Merry Mithras!
Episode 19: Osiris and Jesus
 Is there No Evidence that Jesus Even Existed?
 Is there No Evidence that Jesus Even Exited? Part 2
 Is there No Evidence that Jesus Even Exited? Part 3

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		<title>Why I like Rowan Williams a Little More than I Used To</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/why-i-like-rowan-williams-a-little-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/why-i-like-rowan-williams-a-little-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m a bit late in noticing this. On the fourth of May 2010, Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, preached a sermon at Charterhouse, London (the text of that sermon is here). Charterhouse &#8211; now a boarding school &#8211; is a former Carthusian monastery in London (the Carthusians were a Catholic order), and that’s why Williams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Week 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/jesus-week-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I’m in Auckland taking part in a couple of speaking events as part of Jesus Week at the University of Auckland. On Wednesday the 4th of August I really enjoyed taking part in a panel discussion with Matt and Madeleine Flannagan, called “A Godless Public Square”? The broad subject area was the legitimate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One reason why I&#8217;m not Catholic</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/one-reason-why-im-not-catholic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/one-reason-why-im-not-catholic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was raised in the Roman Catholic church. Now, I’m a Protestant. I am most definitely not one of those Protestants who believes that part of apologetics means telling everyone that the Catholic church is evil. I find that flavour of Evangelicalism frankly embarrassing. The truth is that I have a great respect for the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>155</slash:comments>
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		<title>Internet Sceptic Meets Real World: Reginald Finley and Bart Ehrman</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/reginald-finley-and-bart-ehrman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/reginald-finley-and-bart-ehrman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reginald Finley is an internet sceptic. There are many such sceptics, who see themselves as part of a thriving community of thought, which in actuality amounts to a (virtual) crowd of usernames at internet forums who perceive themselves at the cutting edge of the genuinely critical approach to biblical studies. They are strident non-believers, they [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jesus: The Cold Case</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/jesus-the-cold-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/jesus-the-cold-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a number of others tonight I have just watched Jesus: The Cold Case on TV One, presented by Bryan Bruce. Here are my thoughts on what I have seen. First off, who is Bryan Bruce? Bryan Bruce is an award winning producer, writer &#38; director who lives in Wellington, New Zealand. He has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kant: There is no such thing as coincidental righteousness</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/kant-there-is-no-such-thing-as-coincidental-righteousness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/kant-there-is-no-such-thing-as-coincidental-righteousness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 07:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A short, sweet lesson: Being a morally good person involves doing your moral duty. If you don&#8217;t at least accept that, then I think you&#8217;re basically mistaken about morality in theory (I say &#8220;in theory&#8221; because I&#8217;m comforted by the fact that you probably live as though I&#8217;m right). But how does being morally good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can God create a rock so heavy that he can&#8217;t lift it?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/can-god-create-a-rock-so-heavy-that-he-cant-lift-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/can-god-create-a-rock-so-heavy-that-he-cant-lift-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[God also cannot dig a ditch that&#8217;s so wide he can&#8217;t jump over it. God also can&#8217;t make a burrito that&#8217;s too hot for him to eat. God also can&#8217;t build a skyscraper that&#8217;s so high that he can&#8217;t jump over it. These are not clever, profound or interesting objections to the doctrine of omnipotence, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buy from The Book Depository and help this site!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/buy-from-the-book-depository-and-help-this-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/buy-from-the-book-depository-and-help-this-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who don&#8217;t know, Say Hello to my Little Friend is an affiliate of the world&#8217;s best online bookstore, The Book Depository. In addition to having some unbeatable prices, they offer free postage worldwide on all purchases. Beat that! Click this button over on the right: Then when you visit The Book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Godless Public Square?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/a-godless-public-square/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/a-godless-public-square/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Godless Public Square: Do &#8220;private&#8221; religious beliefs have a place in public life? On Wednesday the 3rd of August 2011 I&#8217;ll be taking part in a panel discussion on religion in the public square, tackling the issue from the standpoint of theology, philosophy and law. Joining me will be my good friends Matthew Flannagan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miriam, granddaughter of Caiaphas</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/miriam-granddaughter-of-caiaphas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/miriam-granddaughter-of-caiaphas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discoveries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a kid I always said I wanted to be an archaeologist. After a while I gave that idea up because it wasn&#8217;t realistic as a career option, so I thought. How ironic that I ended up studying music, theology and philosophy! Anyway, this is one of the examples of why archaeology is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/mission-statement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/mission-statement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As of yesterday, I have a mission statement. A reader contacted me and commented that he wasn&#8217;t able to find one at the website. Well, that&#8217;s because there wasn&#8217;t one. From time to time I offer a vague comment about just what it is I&#8217;m trying to do via this blog, but there was really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work in progress</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/work-in-progress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/work-in-progress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the blog looks quiet, there are certainly works in progress. While some blogs have new a ton of new posts day after day in an incessant, hurried effort, with virtually no mental checkpoint at all between &#8220;the first thing that comes to mind and sounds awesome and devastating in my internal monologue because I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Degrees of hell?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/degrees-of-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/degrees-of-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heaven and Hell]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[annihilationism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second blog entry in a row on the way that some evangelicals (fewer all the time, thankfully) insist on saying that the Bible – and the New Testament in particular – teaches that some people are going to suffer eternal torment in hell. I won’t make too much of a habit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An open letter to my traditionalist friends</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/an-open-letter-to-my-traditionalist-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/an-open-letter-to-my-traditionalist-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear friends Not just friends, but brothers and sisters. Some of you might think that I am feigning my treatment of you as both friends and even family. I’m not sure how to persuade you that I’m genuine, but I am. I’m writing this open letter because I don’t know you all personally (in fact [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>86</slash:comments>
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		<title>Affirmative Action in a Competitive Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/affirmative-action-in-a-competitive-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/affirmative-action-in-a-competitive-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you support affirmative action in the workplace or the University? Affirmative action is, in brief, the effort to ensure that groups don&#8217;t miss out. If there&#8217;s a history of not many women graduating college, then affirmative action would be to favour women studying at college. If it looks like a black minority is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Wright: Wrong about Soul Sleep</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/tom-wright-wrong-about-soul-sleep/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/tom-wright-wrong-about-soul-sleep/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Wright’s scholarly writing on the biblical teaching on the resurrection of the dead is praiseworthy for a number of reasons. He has alerted the evangelical community to the unfortunate way in which popular theologies of “going to heaven” are eclipsing the biblical hope of the resurrection to eternal life. But he does have one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horotiu: What does a liberal democracy do with mythological beasts?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/horotiu-what-does-a-liberal-democracy-do-with-mythological-beasts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/horotiu-what-does-a-liberal-democracy-do-with-mythological-beasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political Philosophy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re not from New Zealand you may never have heard of a taniwha, a creature from Maori mythology that lives in the deep. While some such creatures were good, serving as protectors of an area, some of these monsters were killers who, like dragons in myths from other nations, needed to be taken care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Craig, Richard Dawkins and the &#8220;Empty Chair&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/bill-craig-richard-dawkins-and-the-empty-chair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/bill-craig-richard-dawkins-and-the-empty-chair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Later in 2011 William Lane Craig will be visiting Oxford, stomping ground of Richard Dawkins. It&#8217;s no secret that Dawkins has quite self consciously presented himself &#8211; both in publications like The God Delusion and in public speaking engagements &#8211; as an outspoken apologist for atheism. For that reason then it&#8217;s a little surprising that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 041: The Epistemological Objection to Divine Command Ethics</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-041-the-epistemological-objection-to-divine-command-ethics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-041-the-epistemological-objection-to-divine-command-ethics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ethical theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Episode 41, I address a common objection to divine command ethics: Does the fact that non-believers can still know moral truths and live moral lives somehow show that morality is not in any way grounded in God&#8217;s will or commands? Here I survey some crude versions of this argument and then offer some comments [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>In Episode 41, I address a common objection to divine command ethics: Does the fact that non-believers can still know moral truths and live moral lives somehow show that morality is not in any way grounded in God&#8217;s will or commands? Here I sur[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>In Episode 41, I address a common objection to divine command ethics: Does the fact that non-believers can still know moral truths and live moral lives somehow show that morality is not in any way grounded in God&#8217;s will or commands? Here I survey some crude versions of this argument and then offer some comments on a more recent presentation of the objection by Wes Morriston.
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		<title>Richard Carrier on the Resurrection part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/richard-carrier-on-the-resurrection-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/richard-carrier-on-the-resurrection-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 07:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biblical studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[resurrection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Carrier]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2574</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At his Internet Infidels website and in a number of talks including a debate with Michael Licona on the Resurrection of Jesus, Richard Carrier presents an argument for “Why I Don’t Believe the Resurrection Story.” I have decided to put together a response to the reasons that Carrier offers for not believing in the resurrection [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/richard-carrier-on-the-resurrection-part-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Could atheism be a properly basic belief?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/could-atheism-be-a-properly-basic-belief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/could-atheism-be-a-properly-basic-belief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 11:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epistemology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alvin Plantinga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basic beliefs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A conversation I had the other day reminded me of what is now a rather old argument in relation to the question of belief in God (old in terms of twentieth century arguments anyway). Essentially, the issue was this: If my purported experience of knowing God / knowing that God exists via some sort of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/could-atheism-be-a-properly-basic-belief/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>The look</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-look/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 09:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As regular readers may have noticed, I&#8217;ve been tweaking the look of the blog lately. When I first started it I didn&#8217;t have a picture of my face at the website. Now I&#8217;m experimenting with a few ideas. The current image at the top of the page might not be everybody&#8217;s idea of what they [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Apologetics 3:15 Interviews Glenn Peoples</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/apologetics-315-interviews-glenn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/apologetics-315-interviews-glenn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 08:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine command theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[speaking engagements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Brain Auten of Apologetics 315. The main theme of the discussion was the relationship between God (or a lack thereof) and ethics. Check it out over at Apologetics 315. Today&#8217;s interview is with Dr. Glenn Peoples. Glenn is a New Zealand based Christian philosopher, podcaster, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does John 1:3 rule out uncreated abstract objects?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/does-john-13-rule-out-uncreated-abstract-objects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/does-john-13-rule-out-uncreated-abstract-objects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[metaphysics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract objects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[platonism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2533</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend today brought my attention to his question, put to William Lane Craig, on whether or not the existence of uncreated abstract objects is compatible with biblical teaching. The question concerns a disagreement that Bill Craig has with Peter Van Inwagen of Notre Dame University. It might be helpful, therefore, if I outline the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/does-john-13-rule-out-uncreated-abstract-objects/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>66</slash:comments>
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		<title>Women as First Witnesses to the Empty Tomb</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/women-as-first-witnesses-to-the-empty-tomb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/women-as-first-witnesses-to-the-empty-tomb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Easter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical Jesus]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Early on the morning of the first Easter Sunday, according to the New Testament, a small number of women came to the tomb where Jesus had been laid, only to find that it was empty. The empty tomb is one of the widely accepted facts that speak in favour of belief in the resurrection of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Episode 040: God and the Social Nature of Morality</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-040-god-and-the-social-nature-of-morality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-040-god-and-the-social-nature-of-morality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine command theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2510</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve reached a milestone &#8211; 40 Episodes! Episode 40 is an explanation of Robert Adams&#8217; argument that the social nature of moral obligation supports the claim that morality is ultimately grounded in God. &#160; &#160; If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<itunes:subtitle>We&#8217;ve reached a milestone &#8211; 40 Episodes!
Episode 40 is an explanation of Robert Adams&#8217; argument that the social nature of moral obligation supports the claim that morality is ultimately grounded in God.
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		<itunes:summary>We&#8217;ve reached a milestone &#8211; 40 Episodes!
Episode 40 is an explanation of Robert Adams&#8217; argument that the social nature of moral obligation supports the claim that morality is ultimately grounded in God.
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		<itunes:keywords>Ethics, podcast</itunes:keywords>
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		<title>Looking for other podcasts</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/looking-for-other-podcasts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/looking-for-other-podcasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2503</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks, I thought that with such an educated and knowledgeable readership this would be a good place to ask this question: What other podcasts on theology / philosophy of religion / philosophy do you know of that are based in the southern hemisphere? I&#8217;m trying to put together a list, but to be honest [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Debate Review: William Lane Craig and Sam Harris</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/debate-review-william-lane-craig-and-sam-harris/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/debate-review-william-lane-craig-and-sam-harris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Harris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Lane Craig]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2491</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the evening of the 7th of April 2011 (the 8th of April here in New Zealand), Christian philosopher William Lane Craig debated Atheist author and speaker Sam Harris on the question Is Good from God? Brian Auten has made the mp3 audio of this debate available over at Apologetics 315. What follows is my [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/debate-review-william-lane-craig-and-sam-harris/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Abortion Healthcare?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/is-abortion-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/is-abortion-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bioethics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Access to abortion services is an essential part of women’s health!” “Abortion is healthcare, not a crime!” “You should not use your personal values as a way of interfering with women’s healthcare services.” I’ve heard slogans like these used more times than I care to remember. These slogans are now being trotted out by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moreland on Neuroscience and Souls</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/moreland-on-neuroscience-and-souls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/moreland-on-neuroscience-and-souls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dualism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[morelandphysicalism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to philosopher J P Moreland, the findings of neuroscience show – tentatively at least – that substance dualism is true and all forms of physicalism are false. Specifically, he says that the science of the brain shows that consciousness is not and cannot be the function of physical beings. It shows, on the contrary, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>60</slash:comments>
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		<title>The How and the Why of it: Why language actually matters</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-how-and-the-why-of-it-why-language-actually-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-how-and-the-why-of-it-why-language-actually-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critical thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[language]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2462</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Don’t be so picky. Enough people say it this way now in many pockets of our culture, therefore words have changed their meaning. Get over it and move on.” “Oh you’re so pedantic. Why worry about the details of whether what I said is technically right or wrong? Language is all about communication, and people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming events in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/upcoming-events-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/upcoming-events-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 03:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the podcast has roared back into life with the episode on Divine Command Ethics. Although time is a pretty scarce resource, as I mentioned in episode 39 there are a couple more episodes in the making already. Episode 40 will be in the area of epistemology and philosophy of religion, looking at the question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 039: Divine Command Ethics</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-039-divine-command-ethics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/episode-039-divine-command-ethics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: In this episode I call it episode 40. It&#8217;s not. It&#8217;s episode 39. The podcast is back. Actually, episode 39 was going to be on another topic, but then someone suggested this one to me, so as I already had a document called &#8220;episode 039&#8243; I called this &#8220;document 040.&#8221; And then when I [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:duration>0:43:22</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>NOTE: In this episode I call it episode 40. It&#8217;s not. It&#8217;s episode 39.
The podcast is back. Actually, episode 39 was going to be on another topic, but then someone suggested this one to me, so as I already had a document called &#8220;ep[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>NOTE: In this episode I call it episode 40. It&#8217;s not. It&#8217;s episode 39.
The podcast is back. Actually, episode 39 was going to be on another topic, but then someone suggested this one to me, so as I already had a document called &#8220;episode 039&#8243; I called this &#8220;document 040.&#8221; And then when I started recording it I thought &#8211; &#8220;Hey, this is the 40th episode. Cool!&#8221; and I made a big deal of it in the recording. And then after I uploaded it I realised that since I skipped over the episode 39 that I&#8217;m writing, this isn&#8217;t really 40 at all, it&#8217;s episode 39! So that was an epic fail.
So no sooner do I release another podcast episode, I am making excuses for it! This episode is based on a lecture on divine command ethics that I gave a few years ago. Enjoy!
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		<title>Nuts and Bolts 011: Ethical Intuitionism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-011-ethical-intuitionism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-011-ethical-intuitionism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 08:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Epistemology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intuitionism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the “nuts and bolts” series, I explain and discuss some of the fundamental ideas in philosophy (and theology sometimes) that are taken for granted within the discipline, but which might not be very well known to ordinary human beings. This time the subject is ethical intuitionism (or moral intuitionism). Firstly, and this cannot be [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Name that Fallacy! Robert Peterson on Annihilationism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/name-that-fallacy-robert-peterson-on-annihilationism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/name-that-fallacy-robert-peterson-on-annihilationism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the “name that fallacy” series I showcase some examples of how not to argue; cases of either formal or informal logical fallacies. The latter of these two categories covers a significant range of possibilities, and it’s sometimes a matter of some controversy whether someone’s comments really fit into any of them – especially when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Name that Fallacy! Dawkins v Craig</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/name-that-fallacy-dawkins-v-craig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/name-that-fallacy-dawkins-v-craig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[logic]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I announced at the time a debate on November 13, 2010 in Puebla Mexico on the question: Does the Universe have a Purpose? The debate participants were Matt Ridley, Michael Shermer, and Richard Dawkins vs Rabbi David Wolpe, William Lane Craig, and R. Douglas Geivett. This second post in the “Name that Fallacy” series draws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Name that fallacy! Sarfati on Evolution</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/name-that-fallacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/name-that-fallacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Sarfati (PhD, physical chemistry) is the author of Refuting Evolution. The title page shows the hammer of science smashing a glass pane (which I think is probably meant to represent evolution). The idea here – and certainly the idea expressed in the book, is that evolutionary biology can be refuted based on scientific considerations. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When God attacks: Trying to make sense of God in natural disasters</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/when-god-attacks-trying-to-make-sense-of-god-in-natural-disasters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/when-god-attacks-trying-to-make-sense-of-god-in-natural-disasters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[problem of evil]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As all my New Zealand readers know, as do many others I’m sure, just before 1pm a few days ago on the 22nd of February a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The destruction was massive. Over a hundred people have been confirmed killed, and over two hundred are still missing [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>65</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rationalists and Empiricists</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/rationalists-and-empiricists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/rationalists-and-empiricists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[These days &#8211; especially on the internet, although usually out side of a formal philosophical context, a lot of outspoken atheists take the title &#8220;rationalist.&#8221; Within popular philosophy, therefore (again, in the context of internet based discussion), if a person uses the word &#8220;rationalist&#8221; it is often assumed that one is talking about opposition to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viva La Bieber! Justin Bieber on Abortion</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/viva-la-bieber/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/viva-la-bieber/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Justin Bieber is now a blip on the radar when it comes to the abortion issue. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone he made some fairly casual and yet politically inflammatory comments, setting himself apart from the popular liberal celebrity milieu: “I really don’t believe in abortion,” Bieber says. “It’s like killing a baby?” How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can a Catholic Support Live Action’s Pro-Life Activism?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/can-a-catholic-support-live-action%e2%80%99s-pro-life-activism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/can-a-catholic-support-live-action%e2%80%99s-pro-life-activism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lying]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2366</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my recent post showing how Live Action has exposed Planned Parenthood clinics abetting child prostitution, we observed people working for Live Action acting undercover. That is, they were acting as though they were people that they weren’t really. A man posed as a pimp when he wasn’t actually a pimp, and a woman posed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Locke on Voluntary Dictatorship</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/john-locke-on-voluntary-dictatorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/john-locke-on-voluntary-dictatorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classical liberalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Locke]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In chapter eight of book two of his Two Treatise of Government, John Locke sets out that famous principle that all democratic societies now take for granted: A just society can only be governed with the consent of the people: Men being, as has been said, by nature all free, equal, and independent, no one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Lennox on Lazy Apologetics</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/john-lennox-on-lazy-apologetics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/john-lennox-on-lazy-apologetics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christian Persuaders over at UCCF recently released a podcast episode featuring an interview with John Lennox on the “Lazy Apologist” and why you shouldn’t be one. “In my books,” insisted Lennox, “all Christians are apologists – positive or negative.” This is because “We are in the world, we’ve been commanded to witness to our faith. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lectures via Skype? Why not?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/lectures-via-skype-why-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/lectures-via-skype-why-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public lectures]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For someone in my position when it comes to academic and professional interests, geographical isolation is one of the biggest barriers between me and a large number of opportunities: Conferences, speaking opportunities and job opportunities, virtually all of which lie outside of New Zealand. I’d like to think that there are enough people who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIP Gary Moore, 1952-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/rip-gary-moore-1952-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/rip-gary-moore-1952-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 07:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog is usually devoted to philosophy (especially philosophy of religion, ethics and political philosophy), theology and biblical studies, and my thoughts on social issues. But it’s my blog, and in theory I can say whatever I like. Like right now. I was absolutely gutted this morning to find out that one of my favourite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jill Stanek on Live Birth Abortion</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/jill-stanek-on-live-birth-abortion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/jill-stanek-on-live-birth-abortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics and Social stuff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The other day I met Jill Stanek in Dunedin as she was traveling through New Zealand on the Pro Life Tour. Jill has a pretty horrific story to tell – but she’s not the only one by any means who has seen this. Watch the clip below where she is interviewed by Bill O’Reilly and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planned Pimphood</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/planned-pimphood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/planned-pimphood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2302</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This one has more relevance to my American readers than to others. Expose Planned Parenthood is an organisation that has the goal of exposing the conduct of the Government funded Planned Parenthood. Make no mistake about it, Expose Planned Parenthood are opposed to liberal abortion laws. But the way they expose Planned Parenthood is not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Inspired by actual events</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/inspired-by-actual-events/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/inspired-by-actual-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Humour]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Glenn! Sitting here at my keyboard, in isolation from the rest of the world, I have come up with the ultimate argument against all religious belief – especially Christian belief. I have not consulted history to see if anyone has addressed this question before. I have not read any contemporary literature on the subject [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So you think you&#8217;re logical?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/so-you-think-youre-logical/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/so-you-think-youre-logical/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[logic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take the logic test, devised by Colin Beckley and friends. The test is HERE. There are actually two short tests, each out of 15. I got 15 for each one, and since I&#8217;m an illogical nutjob (so people in the blogosphere keep telling me) I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll all do much better! EDIT: As Madeleine reminds [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Politicians can’t argue, and water is wet</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/politicians-can%e2%80%99t-argue-and-water-is-wet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/politicians-can%e2%80%99t-argue-and-water-is-wet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad arguments]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know this may come as a total shock to many readers, but some politicians are not amazingly bright. Or at least even if they are, the arguments that they use to make a political point are – to put it somewhat gently – not always water tight. While this isn’t exactly front page news, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Unexpected Hanging Paradox</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-unexpected-hanging-paradox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/the-unexpected-hanging-paradox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:26:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Epistemology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paradox]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nick “The Slasher” McGurk was found guilty of no fewer than nine counts of first-degree murder. A jury took just ten minutes to reach a unanimous guilty verdict. The case was open and shut. The judge donned his black cap and passed sentence: “Nicholas James McGurk, the court sentences you to death by hanging. Your [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nuts and Bolts 010: Theological Liberalism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-010-theological-liberalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/nuts-and-bolts-010-theological-liberalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[nuts and bolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelicalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal theology]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought it was high time we had another “nuts and bolts” blog, part of a series where I unpack some of the basic terms and concepts used in either theology or philosophy. This time we’re in theological territory, looking at the question of what this thing called Liberal Theology (or “theological liberalism”) is. As [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Deal Breakers and Christian Essentials</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/deal-breakers-and-christian-essentials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/deal-breakers-and-christian-essentials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecclesiology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelicalism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2262</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately I’ve been seeing some pretty unpleasant discussions at blogs where Christians have been positioning themselves in opposition to other Christians because those other Christians didn’t hold some doctrine that was essential to the faith, or else they did hold it, but they didn’t regard it as essential to the Christian faith. The example I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dawkins gets science and religion wrong. In other news, man bites dog.</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/dawkins-gets-science-and-religion-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/dawkins-gets-science-and-religion-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dawkins]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know, I know. Pointing out that Richard Dawkins bungles the relationship between science and religion is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel. Next to getting confused about what arguments for religious belief actually say, he has built the latter part of his career on the practice of being wrong about the relationship [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(un)Friendly fire</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/unfriendly-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2011/unfriendly-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I make a remark about the unfairness and crippling partisanship of some evangelicals and the way that it harms our collective effort to present the Christian message to the world. However I don’t typically name names when it comes to people who have personally attacked me. I don’t like to give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Defence of William Lane Craig on Original Sin</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/in-defence-of-william-lane-craig-on-original-sin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/in-defence-of-william-lane-craig-on-original-sin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelicalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[original sin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I will admit to jumping on a bandwagon with this one. A good recent post over at MandM alerted me to just how far and wide the phenomenon of apparently ignorant evangelicals bashing William Lane Craig is spreading based on something he said recently. Since such uninformed critique seems to spread like wildfire, I thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Episode 038: Zeitgeist</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/episode-038-zeitgeist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/episode-038-zeitgeist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historical Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[myths]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2234</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the request of a couple of listeners, this episode is a response to the documentary: Zeitgeist. As I promised in the episode, here are a few links. First, a link to some astronomical illustrations: http://www.tracer345.org/zeitgeist.html And here are the links to my three part blog series on evidence for the historical Jesus outside the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:subtitle>At the request of a couple of listeners, this episode is a response to the documentary: Zeitgeist.
As I promised in the episode, here are a few links.
First, a link to some astronomical illustrations: http://www.tracer345.org/zeitgeist.html
And here[...]</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>At the request of a couple of listeners, this episode is a response to the documentary: Zeitgeist.
As I promised in the episode, here are a few links.
First, a link to some astronomical illustrations: http://www.tracer345.org/zeitgeist.html
And here are the links to my three part blog series on evidence for the historical Jesus outside the New Testament, as promised:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
You might also find it helpful to check out my previous blogs on copycat theories about the life of Jesus of Nazareth.

If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:keywords>apologetics, atheism, podcast, religion</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Dr Glenn Peoples</itunes:author>
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		<title>Christmas 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/christmas-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/christmas-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Christmas! Why are you reading a blog? Merry Christmas If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
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		<title>New improved link structure!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/new-improved-link-structure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/new-improved-link-structure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK so it&#8217;s not really all that interesting, but I&#8217;ve just changed the structure of permalinks at this blog. Permalinks are links to individual posts. Take my last post on Ricky Gervais&#8217;s silly comments about God. The link to that post used to look like this: http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/index.php/why-ricky-gervais-is-a-comedian/ See that index.php in the middle? That&#8217;s ugly. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Ricky Gervais is a Comedian and not a Philosopher</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/why-ricky-gervais-is-a-comedian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/why-ricky-gervais-is-a-comedian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais has given us all a cheery holiday message about why he’s an atheist. People who believe in God don’t need proof of his existence, and they certainly don’t want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief. They even say things like “it’s true to me” and “it’s faith”. I still [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>64</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does self sacrifice make a greater difference in godless universe?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-self-sacrifice-make-a-greater-difference-in-godless-universe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-self-sacrifice-make-a-greater-difference-in-godless-universe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently finished reading Erik Wielenberg’s book Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe. I’ve already commented a couple of times on crucial junctures in that book where the author’s argument against theologically grounded ethics depends heavily on conceptual confusion and misrepresentation. It would get a bit tedious to write a blog entry every time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are there Categories of Biblical Law?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/are-there-categories-of-biblical-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/are-there-categories-of-biblical-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biblical studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[old testament]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[Time for another foray into biblical studies. I thought it might be fun (???) to post some excerpts from previous work I have done at the University of Otago when completing my Master's Degree in Theology. This is the first such example, slightly adapted from my thesis on the modern role of biblical law.] One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“You Always Think You’re Right!”</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/you-always-think-youre-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/you-always-think-youre-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad arguments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critical thinking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had anyone say this? Maybe you’ve said it yourself. Two people are in a disagreement, and one of them gets sick of the discussion and blurts out “You always think you’re right!” Never mind the fact that if somebody says this, it’s likely that they’ve had a few disagreements with you in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Every Day is Pike River</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/every-day-is-pike-river/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/every-day-is-pike-river/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the afternoon of Friday the 19th of November 2010 there was an explosion in Pike River coal mine, 50km north-east of Greymouth, on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Initially I heard mixed reports about how many men were trapped inside. Two managed to crawl out, and eventually it became clear that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>72</slash:comments>
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		<title>How not to do business</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/how-not-to-do-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/how-not-to-do-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Discount Domains, the company responsible for the extended downtime of this website, blog and podcast in June and July 2010, have walked away from the issue after not providing services paid for by me in regard to this domain, and at the time of writing this entry they have been unwilling to refund me one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On hold &#8211; again</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/on-hold-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/on-hold-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 09:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As happens every now and then, the blog is about to come to a screeching halt for a little while The house that we rent has been sold and the new owners will be moving in on the 17th of December, so we need to be out before then. We haven&#8217;t found a new place [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Theological Liberalism and Street Cred</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/theological-liberalism-and-street-cred/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/theological-liberalism-and-street-cred/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal theology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Dominic Crossan, the late Robert Funk, John Shelby Spong, or New Zealand’s own Lloyd Geering.  All call themselves Christians, none of them believe that God exists (except in some emotive or mythological manner), and all are adamant that Christianity should change. It should give up belief in a personal creator, in myths about miracles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Craig v Dawkins &#8211; sort of</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/craig-v-dawkins-sort-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/craig-v-dawkins-sort-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2172</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you might know, although he seems to have a lot to say about how bad the arguments for God&#8217;s existence are, Richard Dawkins has always refused the open offer from William Lane Craig to have a debate on the subject. Well, I just spotted this on William Lane Craig&#8217;s Facebook page: I am currently [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>143</slash:comments>
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		<title>God and the Meaning of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/god-and-the-meaning-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/god-and-the-meaning-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2169</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my lunch breaks I’m reading through Erik Weilenberg’s book Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe. In an earlier post, &#8220;Do Moral Facts Not Require an Explanation?&#8221; I commented on Wielenberg’s claims about moral facts not requiring any explanation. When I first got the book, I first turned to the second section, which addresses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back soon!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/back-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/back-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, I hope you&#8217;re enjoying the warm New Zealand weather (or if you&#8217;re in the northern hemisphere, this is a great time for a holiday!). I&#8217;ll be away for a few days. We&#8217;re flying up to Auckland to be at my little sister&#8217;s wedding, coming home on Sunday the 7th of December. Don&#8217;t mess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Why isn’t the Trinity in the Bible?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/why-isn%e2%80%99t-the-trinity-in-the-bible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/why-isn%e2%80%99t-the-trinity-in-the-bible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trinity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I post a blog entry called “A (genuine) Generous Orthodoxy.” In it, I mentioned in passing that I wouldn’t rule out a non-trinitarian from being “saved” with any kind of certainty. Shortly afterwards, I received an email from someone who does in fact deny the doctrine of the Trinity yet still identifies as a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>49</slash:comments>
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		<title>Musings on debate outcomes</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/musings-on-debate-outcomes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/musings-on-debate-outcomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This random thought was prompted by me hearing a radio interview with Dinesh D’Souza today. It seems to me that in the wake of obvious defeats in public debates, some atheists throw their former champions under a bus. When Bill Cooke debated William Lane Craig on the existence of God, Dr Cooke very clearly lost. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>61</slash:comments>
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		<title>Calling published scholars</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/calling-published-scholars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/calling-published-scholars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a scholar who has authored a book in philosophy or theology, published by a reputable publishing house, then I want to hear from you if you’re interested in what follows. In the humanities (maybe in other fields too, but who cares), one of the best ways to have a book published is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A (genuine) Generous Orthodoxy</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/a-genuine-generous-orthodoxy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/a-genuine-generous-orthodoxy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orthodoxy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, I start with an admission: The title of this blog entry isn’t really fair to Brian McLaren. (Incidentally, for more posters like the one at the top of this blog, check them out here). I say the title’s not fair – that is, if taken a certain way – because as the poster illustrates, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does Christian faith make people more moral?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-christian-faith-make-people-more-moral/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-christian-faith-make-people-more-moral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that statistical findings (and the way they are interpreted and reported) have occupied my attention lately. A little while ago I looked at some unpopular stats: There aren’t as many homosexuals out there as some want us to think (who knows why), and more young Muslims condone suicide bombing than they’d like us [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>48</slash:comments>
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		<title>Taking Requests</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/taking-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/taking-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, it&#8217;s actually hard work coming up with new subjects to write podcast episodes on. I&#8217;ve done thirty-seven so far and you&#8217;ve all just sat back and soaked it up. So now it&#8217;s time to get involved. I want to hear from listeners about what they&#8217;d like to hear episodes on. Anything in philosophy, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do atheists know more about Christianity than Evangelicals?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/do-atheists-know-more-about-christianity-than-evangelicals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/do-atheists-know-more-about-christianity-than-evangelicals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 00:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The short answer is: No. You may have noticed a bit of buzz recently about a new survey that (so the buzz is saying) shows that atheists know more about Christianity than Christians do. I’ve seen self professed atheists make this claim online before, and now their bias confirmation tendencies have kicked into overdrive with [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/do-atheists-know-more-about-christianity-than-evangelicals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>109</slash:comments>
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		<title>Friendly Fire: What are they saying about Stephen Hawking’s latest book?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/what-are-they-saying-about-stephen-hawkings-latest-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/what-are-they-saying-about-stephen-hawkings-latest-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[big bang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosmology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen hawking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m not a physicist or a cosmologist. When Stephen Hawking’s recent book came out, and his media releases gave the impression that he had some new theory and had now shown in some new way that God didn’t create the universe, I made an unwarranted assumption. At first sight, I made the assumption that other [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/what-are-they-saying-about-stephen-hawkings-latest-book/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>September Biblioblog rankings are out</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/september-biblioblog-rankings-are-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/september-biblioblog-rankings-are-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy has posted the September 2010 Biblioblog rankings. It ranks a bunch of serious blogs that cover theology and biblical studies (and it also includes John Loftus&#8217;s blog &#8211; we all feel bad for the guy). Apparently I&#8217;m number 8. For now. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/september-biblioblog-rankings-are-out/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Interview on the Theopologetics Podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/interview-on-the-theopologetics-podcast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/interview-on-the-theopologetics-podcast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was interviewed on the Theopologetics podcast, which is run by Chris Date. The title of the episode was &#8220;Let&#8217;s Get Physical,&#8221; and Chris invited me to discuss my belief in physicalism as a philosophy of mind from a Christian and biblical point of view. Check out that episode here, or at the iTunes [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/interview-on-the-theopologetics-podcast/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Laws of logic, laws of morality</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/laws-of-logic-laws-of-morality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/laws-of-logic-laws-of-morality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my discussion with Arif Ahmed, Dr Ahmed rejected my position that moral facts are best explained in terms of a non-natural person. Now, he doesn’t accept that there are any moral facts at all, but if there were, he indicated, they wouldn’t suggest the existence of a non-natural person. Arif’s main argument against this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/laws-of-logic-laws-of-morality/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Arif Ahmed, morality and empiricism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/arif-ahmed-morality-and-empiricism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/arif-ahmed-morality-and-empiricism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epistemology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empiricism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest episode of the Unbelievable? radio show is out this weekend. This time it features a discussion between me and Arif Ahmed, an atheist from the University of Cambridge. We were discussing the moral argument for theism. The discussion was certainly interesting enough, although it was divided up so as to fit into the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/arif-ahmed-morality-and-empiricism/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Humanism, ignorance, and bizarre terminology</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/humanism-ignorance-and-bizarre-terminology/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/humanism-ignorance-and-bizarre-terminology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fail]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Really? So humanism is natural law theory? Or maybe a humanist wrote the book of Romans. Someone didn&#8217;t do much thinking when making this one! If humanism were really nothing more than a moral epistemology then someone should have told them! If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/humanism-ignorance-and-bizarre-terminology/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Server Upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/server-upgrade/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/server-upgrade/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey all. About an hour from now, there will be a hardware upgrade with the server, so the site will be briefly down. It&#8217;s all for the best. If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/server-upgrade/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Homosexuality and Islam: Two unpopular statistical realities</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/homosexuality-and-islam-two-unpopular-statistical-realities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/homosexuality-and-islam-two-unpopular-statistical-realities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homosexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the facts are unpopular. The title is not meant to imply that I’m going to talk about facts that connect homosexuality and Islam. Simply because neither one of these statistical realities really deserved a blog post of its own, I’ve combined them into one. Unpopular fact 1: There aren’t nearly as many homosexuals out [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/homosexuality-and-islam-two-unpopular-statistical-realities/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>99</slash:comments>
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		<title>Censorship and kiddie porn</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/censorship-and-kiddie-porn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/censorship-and-kiddie-porn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pornography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2093</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some years ago now I was involved in exposing somebody as a publisher of child pornography. That man is no longer in New Zealand as a result, and I am glad of that. I would find child porn reprehensible no matter what my family situation, but I have four children. That makes the thought of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Episode 037: Classical Liberalism and Natural Law</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/episode-037-classical-liberalism-and-natural-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/episode-037-classical-liberalism-and-natural-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Political Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classical liberalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural law]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first time I have ever actually apologised for an episode. It&#8217;s long. It&#8217;s dry. You might fall asleep. I&#8217;m sorry. &#160; If you liked this post, feel free to help support this project.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/episode-037-classical-liberalism-and-natural-law/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<itunes:duration>0:57:50</itunes:duration>
		<itunes:subtitle>This is the first time I have ever actually apologised for an episode. It&#8217;s long. It&#8217;s dry. You might fall asleep. I&#8217;m sorry.
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		<itunes:summary>This is the first time I have ever actually apologised for an episode. It&#8217;s long. It&#8217;s dry. You might fall asleep. I&#8217;m sorry.
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		<itunes:keywords>Ethics, podcast</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:author>Dr Glenn Peoples</itunes:author>
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		<title>Recovery from downtime</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/recovery-from-downtime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/recovery-from-downtime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you will know (unless you&#8217;re new here), a series of shoddy errors by my (now former) domain host resulted in this site being down for a while in mid July through to August this year. That put a major dent in traffic (reducing it to nothing for a while), lowered the search [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Confusing the Good and the Right</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/confusing-the-good-and-the-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/confusing-the-good-and-the-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine command theory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2079</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today Erik Wielenberg’s book Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe arrived in the mail. Wielenberg is a proponent of the claim that moral facts exist without God. They are just brute facts. They are there, and that is that, with no deeper explanation to be offered. Because of my keen interest in the moral [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/confusing-the-good-and-the-right/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Some advice for my evangelical friends</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/some-advice-for-my-evangelical-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/some-advice-for-my-evangelical-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2067</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes my blog posts aren&#8217;t terribly academic in nature, but are purely personal. This is one of those. If you’re an evangelical Christian then you and I have some pretty important things in common. In fact if you’re a Christian at all – a serious Christian (I hope you know what I mean: you’re self [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/some-advice-for-my-evangelical-friends/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Do moral facts not require an explanation?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/do-moral-facts-not-require-an-explanation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/do-moral-facts-not-require-an-explanation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethical naturalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the central bone of contention in the moral argument for the existence of God is the claim that philosophical naturalism cannot provide a basis for moral facts, while theism can. To say that one outlook cannot give an account of moral facts while another can is to assume that moral facts need an “account” [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/do-moral-facts-not-require-an-explanation/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>Has Hawking said something new?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/has-hawking-said-something-new/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/has-hawking-said-something-new/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosmological argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2058</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a bit of a buzz about Stephen Hawking’s latest book The Grand Design. I haven’t read it, and since I’m not all that familiar with intricate physics and cosmology I probably won’t read it (another reason is that my existing research interests are keeping me more than busy enough). But the impression [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/has-hawking-said-something-new/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>100</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tom Wright on reading the Bible literally</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/tom-wright-on-reading-the-bible-literally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/tom-wright-on-reading-the-bible-literally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biblical studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interpretation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One issue that I&#8217;ve seen pop up in a number of different contexts recently (one prominent example is the debate between Matt Flannagan and Ray Bradley on God and morality) is the issue of whether and when to interpret biblical passages literally or metaphorically. It&#8217;s an issue that I think highlights the shortcomings of &#8220;fundamentalism&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/tom-wright-on-reading-the-bible-literally/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does different behaviour indicate different moral beliefs?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-different-behaviour-indicate-different-moral-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-different-behaviour-indicate-different-moral-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relativism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent blog on the moral argument, I noted (in the comments) that in the real world we all find ourselves faced with certain moral facts, like the fact that we shouldn’t do unnecessary harm to others. Somebody objected to this, thinking that it was clearly not true. For example, the inquisitors harmed people [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nuts and Bolts 009: Validity and Soundness</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/nuts-and-bolts-009-validity-and-soundness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/nuts-and-bolts-009-validity-and-soundness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“You make a valid point.” Have you ever heard anyone say this? When people say this they probably mean something like “you make a good point,” but when you enter the world of philosophy, you realise that the word “valid” is reserved for a different purpose. Similarly, in everyday speech when someone says “He has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Haldane and Glenn Peoples on physicalism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/john-haldane-and-glenn-peoples-on-physicalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/john-haldane-and-glenn-peoples-on-physicalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology / Biblical Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dualism]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2046</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, while I was in the UK recently I visited Justin at Premiere Radio who hosts the Unbelievable? Radio show. We recorded two episodes, and the first one aired on the 4th of September (my birthday &#8211; how appropriate!) and is now available in the show&#8217;s podcast. You can subscribe to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Atheism, Science and Morality &#8211; University of Auckland</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/the-new-atheism-science-and-morality-university-of-auckland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/the-new-atheism-science-and-morality-university-of-auckland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meta-ethics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday the 6th of September I spoke at the University of Auckland on The New Atheists, Science and Morality. The talk is like a live presentation version of a podcast on Sam Harris and morality that I did a while back, with some updates and variations. Jachin over at the Explaining the Bible website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in the old country</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/back-in-the-old-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/back-in-the-old-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone &#8211; I&#8217;m back in New Zealand. I&#8217;m in Auckland, and will fly back home to Dunedin tomorrow evening. There are a lot of people to be thanked for the many blessings I&#8217;ve been able to enjoy recently. For my time at the ESPR conference at Oxford, my thanks goes out to Aku Visala [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A simple explanation of the moral argument</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/a-simple-explanation-of-the-moral-argument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/a-simple-explanation-of-the-moral-argument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently there has been some discussion here about the moral argument for theism, with a couple of correspondents announcing with great certainty (but unfortunately little else) that the argument is just terrible. I beg to differ. Today I appeared on an episode of the Unbelievable? radio show, hosted by Justin Brierley (actually we did two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does the moral argument point to a benevolent God?</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-the-moral-argument-point-to-a-benevolent-god/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/does-the-moral-argument-point-to-a-benevolent-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stephen law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the moral argument]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Philosophers who defend theism by making use of the classical arguments or some variation thereof (like the cosmological argument, the teleological and fine tuning arguments and the moral argument) have always been realistic about what each of these arguments, if sound, establishes. The cosmological argument establishes that the universe has a cause with certain features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glenn Appearing on the Unbelievable Radio Show</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/glenn-appearing-on-the-unbelievable-radio-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/glenn-appearing-on-the-unbelievable-radio-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are just four more sleeps until I fly out for the UK to take part in the annual conference of the European Society for the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Oxford. I&#8217;m excited! Adding to the excitement, another appointment has come up. Some of you may be familiar with the Unbelievable? radio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving to a new server</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/moving-to-a-new-server/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/moving-to-a-new-server/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=2006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone, my host has gotten a new, bigger and more powerful server. This site is about to be moved over to the new server. Anything you post int he next 24 hours may be lost, so it&#8217;s probably best to wait a day before posting anything. If you liked this post, feel free to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Lecture: The New Atheism, Science and Morality</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/public-lecture-the-new-atheism-science-and-morality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/public-lecture-the-new-atheism-science-and-morality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public Lecture: The New Atheism, Science and Morality As you know (and a number of you have very kindly supported me in the endeavour), shortly I&#8217;ll be flying off to Oxford for a conference at which I&#8217;ll be speaking (more on that another time). When I get back I have a couple of speaking engagements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debate Review: Flannagan V Bradley</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/debate-review-flannagan-v-bradley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/debate-review-flannagan-v-bradley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[angry atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine command theory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Is God the Source of Morality?” Is it rational to ground right and wrong in commands issued by God? Matthew Flannagan (left, affirmative) vs Raymond Bradley (right, negative) University of Auckland, 2nd of August 2010 Few subjects in philosophy are more interesting to me than the meta-ethical question of what makes any moral claims true. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where I stand on legal same sex marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/where-i-stand-on-legal-same-sex-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/where-i-stand-on-legal-same-sex-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homosexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I posted a couple of blog entries that made reference to homosexuality. I didn’t seek the subject out, it just popped up in current affairs due to the publicity surrounding a couple of recent studies. However, writing those two blog posts reminded me that I haven’t actually written a blog entry laying out what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work related deaths and causation</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/work-related-deaths-and-causation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/work-related-deaths-and-causation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You’d think that people with an interest in producing studies with a statistical basis would understand simple principles like this one: Correlation does not indicate causation. However, researchers in Southampton, England, have thrown such fundamentals to the wind, and as a result we now know that “What a person does for a living could play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What decent physicalism is not</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/what-decent-physicalism-is-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/what-decent-physicalism-is-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy of mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dualism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physicalism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My current lunch time reading project is the 2007 book by Nancey Murphy and Warren Brown, Did My Neurons Make Me Do It? Philosophical and Neurobiological Perspectives on Moral Responsibility and Free Will (Oxford University Press). Although I’ve only just broached the first chapter, I can already tell that I’m really going to enjoy it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study links homosexuality and childhood abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/study-links-homosexuality-and-childhood-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/study-links-homosexuality-and-childhood-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homosexuality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent University of Otago study has indicated that people who suffered sexual abuse or rape as children are more likely than others to later identify as either homosexual or bisexual. Otago University researcher associate professor Elisabeth Wells has looked at the connection between adverse childhood events and sexuality and found those who experienced trauma [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downtime &#8211; The long story</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/downtime-the-long-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/downtime-the-long-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, we’re up and running again. For those of you who are just glad that the site is up again, there’s no need to read what follows. For those who are curious as to what went wrong, here’s an explanation of why the website, blog and podcast have been unavailable for so long recently. First, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journal editors, I have five humble requests</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/journal-editors-i-have-five-humble-requests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/journal-editors-i-have-five-humble-requests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[academia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I submit the following questions/requests/general comments for the consideration of all journal editors out there. Firstly, consider why you are asking people to send two (or even three) printed copies of an article that you might not even accept. You’re running an international journal, and you’re asking people to mail bundles of maybe 30 pages. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oxford: Nearly there!</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/oxford-nearly-there/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/oxford-nearly-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/?p=1962</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all! Some time ago now I announced that I would be speaking at a conference at the University of Oxford in late August if I could raise the funds. That announcement is HERE. As you can see via the thermometer over on the right hand side, we&#8217;re getting there. A big chunk of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flannagan v Bradley</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/flannagan-v-bradley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/flannagan-v-bradley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Flannagan and Raymond Bradley are to publicly debate the question: &#8220;Is God the Source of Morality?&#8221; Venue: University of Auckland, in “The Centennial” 260 – 098 OGGB (the bottom level of the Business School) on 12 Grafton Rd, Auckland City. Date/time: Monday 2 August from 7-9pm The subject of the debate will be whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuts and Bolts 008: Nominalism</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/nuts-and-bolts-008-nominalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/nuts-and-bolts-008-nominalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[metaphysics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuts and bolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nominalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[realism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the “nuts and bolts” series, I explain and discuss some of the fundamental ideas in philosophy (and theology sometimes) that are taken for granted within the discipline, but which might not be very well known to ordinary human beings. This time the subject is nominalism. Do tables exist? Do all red apples (assuming that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downtime</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/downtime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/downtime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For almost the last 24 hours, my site has been inaccessible. I apologise for this. The fault was caused by the dishonest, misleading, underhanded, unfair, greedy and arguably illegal actions of my domain name service provider, Clever Internet. I will not bore you with the details, but I have been busy for most of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matt Flannagan to speak in Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/matt-flannagan-to-speak-in-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beretta-online.com/wordpress/2010/matt-flannagan-to-speak-in-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the 17th to the 23rd of November 2010 the annual conference of the Evangelical Philosophical Society will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, in the USA. This year my good friend and fellow blogger Matt Flannagan will be attending and speaking on &#8220;God and the Genocide of the Canaanites.&#8221; Here&#8217;s the blurb on his talk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divine Command Ethics and the Epistemological Objection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m putting together an article on this subject at the moment, so I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on Divine Command Ethics and the epistemological objection (that’s what I’ve decided to call the objection). Divine command ethics is a cluster of views on ethics, and they all have in common a very close [...]]]></description>
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