Category Archives: Philosophy
“Why does God need our worship?”
This question keeps cropping up in various forms lately in different quadrants of the internet, so I figured I’d blog about it in a post all of its own. I mentioned this before in another post, but it does keep … Continue reading
Filed under Atheism, Christianity, Philosophy, Theology
Claims about Truth freak people out…
There is a way to make a more scholarly statement on this topic, but the title is pretty much the bottom line. I’ve realized this for a while, but never really mulled it over seriously…modern peoples are freaked out by … Continue reading
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The Problem of Evil? Part 6…
Now, there are a few other points I want to add here. First, I think Hume makes an odd “mistake” in his supposed logical argument against the existence of God. If God is both omni-benevolent and omnipotent, why do we … Continue reading
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The Problem of Evil, Part 5b…
The last post was about Free Will as a solution to the “Problem of Evil.” In this post, I’d like to delve into another aspect of this solution. Most of the time, when people talk of the Problem of Evil, … Continue reading
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The Problem of Evil, Part 5a…
Ok, here are the other “Problem of Evil” posts: Part 1, 2, 3, and 4. As I’ve been discussing, “The Problem of Evil” is one argument that is used against the idea of there being a God, and now I’m … Continue reading
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The problem of evil? Part 4…
Well, I lied. In part 3 I said I would cover free will in this post, but I’m saving it til later. I wanted to discuss another POV that will wind up connecting with free will first. Please do read … Continue reading
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The problem of evil? Part 3…
In this installment, I’ll look at another solution to “the problem of evil” discussed in part 1 and part 2. The reason I pulled this “solution” out from the rest is that it is a popular one to discuss, and … Continue reading
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The problem of evil? Part 2…
Please read part 1 to get the general idea of the “problem of evil.” Various philosophers/theologians have offered different “solutions” to the “problem” of evil. In this part, I’m going to explore various proposed solutions…saving Augustin’s view, and free will … Continue reading
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The problem of evil? Part 1…
I’ve gone over some of the arguments for the existence of God, now I’m going to turn to the one major philosophical argument against their being of God. Please hang in there with me; I’m doing this in several parts … Continue reading
Filed under Apologetics, Atheism, Logic, Philosophy
Apologetics; The Moral Argument for God…
As with the other philosophical arguments in support of God; The Cosmological, Teleological, and Ontological, there is one more major one, and that is the Moral Argument for God. This argument is also presented in a general way in philosophical … Continue reading
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