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Determinism – Another Great Misunderstanding
My last post was about one misunderstanding of science that annoys me. Here’s another. Just rereading Anthony Kenny’s “What I Believe” (motivated by a reply to Bob’s comment in the last post) – in the chapter on morality he summarily … Continue reading
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God Does Exist After All — Part 3
Part 3. The Will of the Sofa This follows on from part 1, whereas part 2 was a bit of background. In part 1 I described what it means to say that something like Marxism, or pacificm, exist. As we … Continue reading
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God Does Exist After All — Part 1.
Part 1. Another Type of Existence What is ‘libertarianism’? Or ‘pacifism’? Or ‘Marxism’? Do these things exist? I think these three things can be said to exist, but they do so in a very particular way. They are things that … Continue reading
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Why Arguing Matters
Every reasonable person admits that some of their beliefs may be wrong. But no-one knows which they are, for if they did, they would no longer be beliefs. It is only in the robust clash of honest argument, that we … Continue reading
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Friday Philosophy: Sorites Paradox
In what I hope will be a regular series, I want to think about a new philosophical question each Friday. This isn’t stuff I’ve thought about deeply or for a long time, so please feel free to make suggestions or … Continue reading
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Friday Philosophy: Mary's Room
In what I hope will be a regular series, I want to think about a new philosophical question each Friday. This isn’t stuff I’ve thought about deeply or for a long time, so please feel free to make suggestions or … Continue reading
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The Form of the Cosmological Argument
The cosmological argument for the existence of God is a perennial line of reasoning for those wanting to bolster their belief in God. It is an argument I haven’t looked into deeply. When I was doing my theology undergraduate degree … Continue reading
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Friday Philosophy: Necessary Existence
In what I hope will be a regular series, I want to think about a new philosophical question each Friday. This isn’t stuff I’ve thought about deeply or for a long time, so please feel free to make suggestions or … Continue reading
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