…makes no sense. Seriously. In my experiences with continental philosophers, I could not understand a thing they said — it all came across as gibberish to me. Maybe it’s just me, or maybe what they’re saying just makes no sense. To illustrate this, here’s a video I found while surfing the web, along with a [...]
Frank Turek reports on a new study published by the Econ Journal Watch which indicates that libertarians and conservatives tend to know far more about issues of basic economics than do their liberal counterparts (You can read the the full study here). According to the Wall Street Journal: [The] percentage of conservatives answering incorrectly was 22.3%, very [...]
Tags: conservatives, liberals, libertarians
Not according to Harry Frankfurt. Though I happen to believe that the standard “omnipotence-is-the ability-to-do-only-what-is-logically-possible” response is sound, this also works. If omnipotence includes the ability to actualize contradictory states of affairs, then no problem — God can do it (As absurd as it sounds). Writes Frankfurt: Suppose, then, that God’s omnipotence enables Him to do [...]
Tags: Harry Frankfurt, logic, omnipotence
From J. P. Moreland, “The God Question: An Invitation to a Life of Meaning” (Eugene, OR: Harvest House. 2009) 34-35 “[S]uppose I invited you over to my house to play a game of Monopoly. When you arrive I announce that the game is going to be a bit different. Before us is the Monopoly board, [...]
Tags: God Question, J. P. Moreland, life, meaning, meaning of life
This question has been answered with an affirmative yes by some of this blog’s recent commenters, who have epic experience in critical thought. Their objections are rather amusing to say the least. Loud atheists like these are known for their deification of “truth” and “reason” while they proclaim the superiority of their intelligence over any [...]
Tags: Knowledge, Opinion, Philosophy
