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Thoughts on Faith and Induction
If the problem of induction tells us that we are not justified in establishing law-like relations in science, then upon what do we base our certainty that the sun will “rise” tomorrow, or that magnetic poles of opposite charge will … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Life, Philosophy, Questions, Religion, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged David Hume, faith, God, induction, philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, problem of induction, reason, religion, science, theist
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A conversation between my professor and I…
Fellow Philosophers, So as I adjust to a very diminished work load, and actually have some time to tend to various obligations that have been put off for some months, I have recently begun my study of “life’s meaning” in … Continue reading
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Tagged E.D. Klemke, Existence, Existentialism, Life, Meaninglessness, philosophy, religion, Richard Taylor, Sisyphus, The Meaning of Life
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Using Philosophy of Science to Evaluate Claims in Philosophy of Religion
I offer this post as a tribute to my exceptionally well-spoken colleague at http://theologiansinc.wordpress.com/ Please excuse the “flat-earthed” numbskullery throughout the essay, but I think that you’ll find the treatment a bit more thorough than the last. 🙂 Yours In … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Philosophy, Psychology, Questions, Religion, Science
Tagged Alvin Plantinga, Cognition, Epistemological evolution, evolution, Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism, falsifiability, falsification, Imre Lakatos, Karl Lorenz, Karl Popper, naturalism, Patricia Churchland, philosophy, philosophy of religion, philosophy of science, progressive research program, religion, science, sophisticated methodological falsifiability, Where the Con
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Evaluating Alvin Plantinga’s Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism
In Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism, Alvin Plantinga has argued that despite the assertions of the atheist and naturalist communities, science is not at odds with theism at all; that it is, in fact, naturalism that … Continue reading
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Posted in Announcements, Personal Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
Tagged Angst, booze, coping, dating, mental-health, morality, philosophy, philosophy of religion, psychology, religion, theist
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Evaluating the skeptical theistic response to the problem of evil…
Ok, today’s post is a doozy! A lot of effort went in to it, so I hope you enjoy it. If you have anything to add, feel free to berate my cognitive abilities and slap me with a post. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Plantinga, argument from evil, Daniel Howard-Snyder, evil, faith, free-will, goodness, justification for evil, Michael Bergmann, Ockam's Razor, philosophy, philosophy of religion, problem of evil, reason, religion, skeptical, skeptical theist, theodicy, William Rowe
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Divine Command Theory
I just read the most maddening, illogical, and vapid attempt at a legitimate treatment on the source of moral action. It is by a theist nit-wit named Janine Marie Idziak. I won’t go into all of the reasons why it … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Religion
Tagged atheism, atheist, DCT, divine command theory, ethics, God, Janine Marie Idziak, morality, natural law, religion, theist
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