philosophy

  1. Farid7

    Is change possible?

    Hello everyone, I would like to share something about change. The "Y" is a variable for anything in general. "If something different than Y is not Y. Then Y cannot become something different, because then something different is Y. Thus Y cannot change."
  2. Tranquil Bondservant

    The Comprehension of the Erasure of a Justification For Morality

    The erasure of our loving God who sets the parameters for our behaviour Though it's never expressed as a stated belief or understood as such, our culture on a most fundamental level in it’s zeitgeist understands the erasure of a justification for moral actions. As seen with how marriages are...
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  4. G

    If Philosophy gave an a priori roadmap, to scientific discovery: would Science heed it?

    Hi there, So it has dawned on me, that maybe there is something that Philosophy has to offer "Science". Science defines a method of falsifiability (according to Karl Popper), whereby hypothesis are entertained, tested and verified. The point I would make, is that if you know what manner of...
  5. Mark Quayle

    Free Will, Predestination and Time

    I'm posting this under Kitchen Sink, because I want those not claiming Christianity to be able to contribute. Within what I say here, I want it understood, though, that I am assuming the meaning of 'God' to be, among other things, the absolute Omnipotent, a person, (i.e. not a mere mechanical...
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  6. 2PhiloVoid

    Philosophy: The Enemy of our Christian Faith ?

    In the video below, youtube podcaster Analytic Christian (aka Jordan Hampton) interviews Dr. Doloris Morris and discusses the issue of how the field of Philosophy is often viewed by some Christians and how it can be of benefit. What points made by Dr. Doloris Morris do you agree or disagree...
  7. G

    Why don't you adapt first, and mutate later?

    Hi there, So question is: Get me? The glass is half full after all!
  8. public hermit

    $14.5 Million for Philosopher-Led Project on Agency in Biology

    Wow. That's a chunk of change. "Alan C. Love, professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science, has won a $14.5 million grant to support the interdisciplinary project “Agency, Directionality, and Function: Foundations for a...
  9. The Liturgist

    A Supplementary Catechism For Forum Members

    Answers, explanations and discourses pertaining to commonly held theological and philosophical misunderstandings among otherwise pious and faithful Christians who adhere to the Nicene Creed and the ChristianForums Statement of Faith, presented in a spirit of love, concord and good will for the...
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  10. public hermit

    If a philosopher tells a joke and no one hears it...

    I thought some of these were pretty hilarious. From Gerald Dworkin's new book: What I hated most about Kuhn’s lectures was the combination of obscurantism and dogmatism. On one hand, he was extremely dogmatic. On the other, it was never clear about what. —Errol Morris on Thomas Kuhn Some...
  11. Humble Penny

    Biblical Chronology: From Adam To The End Of The World (conclusion)

    This concludes my work on Biblical Chronology: From Adam To The End Of The World. As you all can see I have cited each place where I found my information and have been able to prove without a shadow of a doubt the truthfulness of my work. For those who still doubt the authenticity of the...
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  12. Humble Penny

    Biblical Chronology: From Adam To The End Of The World (3919 Anno Mundi - Abraham To Moses)

    Picking up from Biblical Chronology: From Adam To The End Of The World (3489 Anno Mundi - Flood To Abraham) we will account for the time from Abraham to Moses: God's Reckoning 55 Years (From Isaac's 5th Year)⁴ 91 Years (Jacob)⁵ 39 Years (Joseph)⁶ 17 Years (Jacob dies in his 147th Year) 54 Years...
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  13. Humble Penny

    Biblical Chronology: From Adam To The End Of The World (3489 Anno Mundi - Flood To Abraham)

    Continuing where we left off in Biblical Chronology: From Adam to the End of the World (2242 Anno Mundi - Adam to the Flood) we may now account for the time from the Flood to Abraham: 2 Years (Shem)² 135 Years (Arphaxad) 130 Years (Cainan)³ 130 Years (Shelah) 134 Years (Eber) 130 Years (Peleg)...
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  14. Humble Penny

    Biblical Chronology: From Adam To The End Of The World (2242 Anno Mundi - Adam To Flood)

    Now that you have an overview of the problem from Biblical Chronology: From Adam to the End of the World (Introduction) we must begin our account for the time from Adam to the Flood: 230 Years (Adam) 205 Years (Seth) 190 Years (Enosh) 170 Years (Kenan) 165 Years (Mahalalel) 162 Years (Jared)...
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  15. dóxatotheó

    Is Trinity Contradiction or Mystery?

    Hello I am Prince a Trinitarian and you may ask why cause conceptually Jesus and Holy Spirit arent regarded majestically equal to God thats false Revelation 21:4 and John 20:28 and Jude 1-8 and Hebrews 1:1-8, the Holy Spirit the Spirit who proceeded from the Father and Sent through the Son Psalm...
  16. 2PhiloVoid

    What can we learn when Nietzsche preaches Pilate ... ?

    As a Christian who takes various educational cues from philosophers of all kinds in order to scour the landscape of human thought for God's Truth, a particular cue I've taken is from Christian philosopher, Merold Westphal, who is a favorite of mine. One of Westphal's books is titled, Suspicion...
  17. Mark Quayle

    You would be hard pressed to win a debate with a madman!

    In the same way that our humanity and experiences color the way we think, our language does also. People think more differently from each other than most of us realize. Lately I've noticed that whole threads are full of people talking past each other because they simply don't think alike...
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  18. O

    St. Augustine's Roadblocks in his Confessions

    In his book, Confessions, St. Augustine makes some profound statements such as: Through the Spirit we see that whatsoever exists in any way is good… -Book 31, Ch 31 But then, he contests these thoughts with, such as when referring to the Manichaeans: They themselves are truly evil, when they...
  19. Caliban

    A 97-Year-Old Philosopher Faces His Own Death

    This is an 18 minute video; it is emotionally powerful and a beautiful insight into the thoughts of a man facing death. There is a deep and reflective Stoicism about his consideration of his life. See what you think.
  20. Cshuffle777

    Great Quotes About The Person Called "God"

    I'll start, and I don't claim to have the best one. “... the divine knowing - what the Father knows, and what the Word says in response to that knowing, and what the Spirit broods upon under the speaking of the Word - all that eternal intellectual activity isn't just daydreaming. It's the cause...
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