This group is dedicated for those who not only hold naturalism as a worldview, but enjoy defending it via debate.

Naturalism the belief is that all phenomena have a natural cause or explanation.

No supernatural, no spirits, no angels, no goblins, no heavens, no god(s).

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"Thus, all metaphysical naturalists believe that if anything exists in our universe, it is a part of nature, and has a natural cause or origin, and there is no need of any other explanation. This belief is not asserted or assumed as a first principle, but is arrived at from a careful and open minded investigation of all the evidence and reason [...].

As we see it, the progress of science and other critical methods has consistently found natural causes and origins for everything we have been able to investigate thoroughly -- for so long, so widely, on so many subjects, both disparate and related. Indeed, it has never once failed in this regard whenever a problem or question could be properly investigated. So it is a thoroughly reasonable inference that this shall continue unabated. We have every reason to believe that the results of future investigations will most probably be the same for every subject once we have access to sufficient evidence to decide on the matter.

So whenever we have a vast body of evidence, we find nothing else but a very strong basis for belief in naturalism, and since this is never observed to be the reverse, naturalism is the most sensible conclusion. Should any change in this pattern occur in the future, we may be justified in changing our worldview. But until then, this is the most reasonable view to take. Why? Because with a complete system of Metaphysical Naturalism it is possible to offer a plausible hypothetical answer to every question science can't get at yet, which means it is a very robust and useful worldview. It means we are on to something.

Now, by "nature" we mean a non-sentient universe, with all it's properties and behaviors. Basically we mean nothing more than space, time, material, and physical law. There my be other dimensions besides space and time, but these would still be nothing more than mindless extensions of the same physical being, much as time may be a mere extension of space, and all three dimensions of space a mere extensions of one."

- Richard Carrier: Sense And Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism - pg. 67

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Audio Debates:

Subject: Atheism vs. Theism
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Dan Barker vs. Jason Gastrich

Doug Krueger vs. Jason Gastrich

Doug Krueger vs. Jason Gastrich (round 2)

Dan Barker . Richard Carrier vs. Hassanain Rajabali . Michael Corey

Dan Barker . Richard Carrier vs. Hassanain Rajabali . Michael Corey (round 2)

Ron Barrier vs. Ray Comfort

Anton Batey vs. Gene Cooks

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Subject: Evolution vs. Creationism
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Massimo Pigliucci vs. Kent Hovind

Massimo Pigliucci vs. Robert Allen

Misc. Video(s)
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Faith By David Campbell