The Dallas Socratic Society is a group that meets on the second Monday of every month (from 7:30 to 9:30pm) in order to discuss various topics in philosophy (generally) and philosophy of religion (in particular). In a typical DSS meeting, someone reads a paper and we then have discussion.
DSS participants place a premium on clear argument, reason and evidence. The papers presented are intended to be both lucid and rigorous. The primary tools of investigation employed by the DSS are those of analytic philosophy - although other perspectives are welcome.
Keith Boozer, "Soteriological Problems for Molinism"
Dr. Robert Sloan Lee, "Carl Sagan's Extraordinary Claim"
Jesse Cohen, "Nicholas Everitt's Failed Attack on Natural Theology"
Dr. Robert Sloan Lee, "Jonathan Harrison on Science, Ethics and God"
Xavier Bannis, "Thomas Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Free Will"
Buddy Detzel, "On Sola Scirptura and Inerrancy – Some Issues"
David Pattillo, "To Infinity and Beyond: A Critical Examination"
Jesse Cohen, "Arguing Against Armstrong's Immanent Universals"
Video & Discussion: Tabash & Swinburne Debate on God's Existence (tentative)
Dr. William J. Abraham, "Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?"
J. Cagnina, "Intelligent Design and Human Vision"
Caitlin Makatura, "David Hume's Degenerate Empiricism"
David Pattillo, "Presentism and Truth-Makers"
Dr. Robert Sloan Lee, "Natural Law Theory & Divine Command Theory -- Friends or Foes?"
Debate: Realism vs. Immaterialism [Xavier Bannis & John S. Lee vs. Jesse Cohen & Robert S. Lee]
Jessse Cohen, "Local Materialism: The Plantinga-van Inwagen Debate"
Dr. Robert Sloan Lee, "Why Plato's Euthyphro is not about Religion and Ethics"
TBA