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- Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:59 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Ontological Argument.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11598
Re: Ontological Argument.
It is a direct derivative of both the prime mover and first causation arguments. If everything exists has a cause and requires a mover then the first mover must be uncaused. Since there's anything at all, the first cause is the greatest of all existence (and therefore the greatest we can imagine). ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:39 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Ontological Argument.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11598
Re: Ontological Argument.
I will help shed some light on this one since I'm probably the one who uses the argument and I have adequate explanatory for it. Unfortunately, when people attempt to explain the argument or give it without carefully thinking about it, they end up leaving pretty important information out (like Ivell...
- Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:27 am
- Forum: Moral and Ethical Affairs
- Topic: Craig vs Harris Debate
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9225
Re: Craig vs Harris Debate
Dudeacus97, that guy has some pretty flawed reasoning. Percentages are misleading, wars don't die, people do. Christians are fond of attributing wars to atheists. Many times due only to the lack of religious beliefs of the rulers of those societies themselves. And, more often then not, the wars hav...
- Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:18 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Philosophy: Theology and Mathematics
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7897
Re: Philosophy: Theology and Mathematics
Wha? :? I honestly have no clue how you could possibly come to that conclusion but I'd like you to back that up if you would (in a different thread of course). We can do it here. Its not off topic or derailing this thread. Just want say that we're talking strictly about Mathematics here. Not any th...
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:14 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Philosophy: Theology and Mathematics
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7897
Re: Philosophy: Theology and Mathematics
That is an interesting point - that God cannot invent as that implies something he did not know before - never thought of it like that. Just wanted to make clear that my position isn't that God invented Math. (in someone else's response to me) I said Mathematics exists and is true because and ONLY ...
- Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:25 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5303
Re: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
I ask questions. That's my way of doing things. If you are bothered by that, don't answer. The fact that I ask them again and again is because I do not think I have the right answer. Directed at Daniel, but still needs to be addressed. Bryan, what you are doing here isn't "ask questions"....
- Tue Feb 05, 2013 12:23 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: PRAYING VERSUS ACTING
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1783
Re: PRAYING VERSUS ACTING
Welcome Dr. Kowalski Thank you for sharing your article with us. I had a question and comments I wanted make in regards to your article. Have you read Where the Conflict Really Lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism by Alvin Plantinga? If you don't mind me quoting your article since it is from an e...
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5303
Re: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
Look Dom, I'm not going to argue with you anymore because there is no point in that. Bryan, you've provided no such argument to begin with. If you don't even have any explanation or evidence for your position, then it is simply dismissed. Its as simple as that, Bryan. ***I have already participated...
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:30 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5303
Re: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
Then what about the frame of time between when the body was placed in the tomb and the actual arrival of the guards? Since you don't like my corruption story... Maybe you would like a more plausible one. No Bryan. Your corruption story isn't simply because "I don't like it". Your corrupti...
- Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:19 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Philosophy: Theology and Mathematics
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7897
Re: Philosophy: Theology and Mathematics
Anyway, the point I was first trying to make was that I thought there were similarities between Theology and Mathematics in that we deal with the Abstract. Hopefully, others might join in the conversation. You know, I've been pondering what you said here for a little while since I evidently missed ...
- Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:35 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Why did God create Man?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9787
Re: Why did God create Man?
Dan, this actually bothers me as well. Thanks for raising this topic. For me, this has a lot to do with the creation of man I'll have a go at it. In my opinion, God started Creation because of Man. Is this considered a circular argument? Any other takers? ~Grey This entire thread premise isn't real...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:06 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Advocating Atheism
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9533
Re: Advocating Atheism
Listen, I know what misinformation and disinformation is. What you seem to not be getting is that BY DEFINITION and IN UNDERSTANDING they are FALSE. Again, I have stated that you've assumed WITH NO JUSTIFICATION that relativism is axiomatic. Are you implying that our individual perspectives are infa...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:09 am
- Forum: Questions for Christians
- Topic: Needing some apologetics resources for a friend
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5212
Re: Needing some apologetics resources for a friend
My primary resource is http://www.arcapologetics.org/ They go straight to the point. No beating around the bush. I also augment my arguments with Descartes http://www.amazon.com/Descartes-Meditations-On-First-Philosophy/dp/002367170X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1358233462&sr=8-5&keywords=medi...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:08 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Advocating Atheism
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9533
Re: Advocating Atheism
You are completely misunderstanding. Anything that isn't information is a falsehood. It matters not a single bit if the agent behind the falsehood has done so intentionally or not. You say one man's information is another's misinformation as if their perspective matters. It doesn't. You've assumed t...
- Sun Jan 13, 2013 1:40 am
- Forum: Philosophical Discussions
- Topic: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5303
Re: Common fallacies that the apologist NEEDS to KNOW vol.1
You are saying that in a corrupted roman empire those soldiers or someone else higher up the ranks couldn't have taken bribe. I beg to differ. Be serious... Corrupt? You must be joking. The centurion, nor the soldiers in the company would have taken a bribe. Again, you show very little knowledge of...