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philosophy

  1. 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)...
    • Humble Penny
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    • bible endtimes genesis history jesus matthew philosophy revelation
    • Category: General
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
    • Mark Quayle
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    • argument debate interpretation kindness language philosophy point of view worldview
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: General Theology
  5. 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...
  6. 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.
  7. 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...
  8. public hermit

    Wise thoughts: Summaries of classic philosophical works in words of one syllable

    These are fun. I'll post a few. Link at the bottom. "Philosophy is notable for its jargon, so it is a good exercise to try to summarize its classic works in short texts of just one syllable. The past few days philosophers have provided such summaries, as a game in pandemic times, maybe inspired...
  9. A

    "Philosophically speaking, is the Trinity considered polytheism?"

    It's been long said that the Trinity is a mystery in which can never be known. That may be true but I firmly believe that the Holy Spirit can bring revelation at any moment in time because our God is a living God, not a dead one!!!! For The Spirit is always at work. Hints and pieces of the...
  10. S

    Decades in decline

    Any thoughts on this? From Ravi Zacharias... “In the 1950s kids lost their innocence. They were liberated from their parents by well-paying jobs, cars, and lyrics in music that gave rise to a new term ---the generation gap. In the 1960s, kids lost their authority. It was a decade of...
  11. public hermit

    Is belief a choice?

    Given any proposition p, is it a matter of choice to believe that p is true (or false)? It seems to me that if I strongly believe that p is true, then I will not be able to simply choose to believe that p is false. And, likewise, if I strongly believe that p is false, then I will not be able to...
  12. public hermit

    "What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem?"

    Was Tertullian correct when he posed the rhetorical questions, "What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What concord is there between the Academy and the Church?" (De praescriptione haereticorum VII) Is philosophy beneficial or detrimental to Christian thought and faith? Why or why not...
  13. 2PhiloVoid

    Atheists Overreach ... Why do they do that?

    Ok. Yes, yes, I know! Everyone hates long, elaborate media representations, and in recognizing this, I realize that the following video is well over an hour long. You can just ignore most of the video if you want to since all that probably needs to be heard is what (Christian) sociologist...
  14. TimMcCollum

    The Goes to the Christians

    Is it possible that we are way past the days of Revelation? I mean this as in, what if the persecutions of the Jews and Christians by guys like Constantine were the End of Times? What if the wars were won already? What if the 1,000 years with Jesus happened? What if we are living in the time of...
  15. TimMcCollum

    Isn't time a measurement of motion?

    If time simply measures motion, like Earth's orbit and rotation, then wouldn't that make time a concept of imagination. By this I mean, wouldn't time be a human concept? It wouldn't exist at all! What do you think of this?
  16. Roidecoeur78

    Plato's Influence On The New Testament

    In Acts 17:24-28 Paul says: “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else...
  17. Its True

    God's Perfect Plan

    This is going to be a bit fantastical and not really specific subject driven. These are simply some thoughts and reasons why I choose continuous belief in Christ. Give it some thought. Whether or not it matters is up to you. If I state something that is inherently wrong, please point it out. I'd...
    • Its True
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    • angel angels angels in heaven creation omnibenevolence omniscience philosophy unfetteredthoughts witnessing witnessing to atheists
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    • Forum: Hamartiology
  18. Not David

    Is learning Greek Philosophy useful?

    I mean, works of Plato and Aristotle have been used by Christians to defend their beliefs or even to get into a common ground with non-Christians. What do you think?
  19. 2PhiloVoid

    Getting spiritually Screwtaped Over – by C.S. Lewis

    Below you'll find a fun and comical, yet brief, video representation of the 1st Letter from C.S. Lewis' book, The Screwtape Letters (… one of my favorite books!). Within the 1st letter of Lewis' playfully diabolical correspondence, we find two Demons who represent the possible ways--even if in...
  20. 2PhiloVoid

    Moral Outrage/Righteous Indignation--When is it appropriate???

    Sometimes in this life, we open our eyes to the world around us and we see ethical inconsistencies and feel like we exist in some kind of moral and/or social disequilibrium. I suppose this is the case for just about any person, from any background, and of any political leaning, and it can be...
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