Atno
One issue I have is that even though it may be extremely improbable that the universe which arrives is life permitting, I don't see why this...
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Bamidbar 22
I haven't personally tried to articulate some version of the "composition requires a cause" argument. It seems appealing,...Leave a comment:
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Luke Barnes, Alex Malpass, and the Concept of God
Actually, the majority of this video has to do with the fine tuning argument itself (which I don't find particularly convincing, but interesting). At... -
ClassicalLiberal.Theist replied to Is the Natural Law compatible with Death Sentences? Does that include Divine Command?in PhilosophyI don't know very much about this subject (just because I've never had an interest in it) but I know Edward Feser has a book on capital punishment, and...Leave a comment:
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ClassicalLiberal.Theist commented on Abraham's to Do the Reasons for God's Actions undermine the PSR?in PhilosophyI don’t think so. The whole reason that the reasons for God’s actions must come from himself is to ensure him as actus purus. If something other than... -
Do the Reasons for God's Actions undermine the PSR?
Asking why God does something, is sort of a non-question as far as I can tell. God is the reason for God's actions. God is his own object, in a sense;... -
Degree in Philosophy?
I like philosophy, and I would like a degree, but I don't find it practical, economically speaking. I was wondering what you all thought on getting a... -
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Greg
Some sort of PSR type argument. The existence of timeless contingent things is accepted, for under the PSR, it sill requires an explanation...Leave a comment:
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Contingent things probably can't be timeless
As I've thought about the nature of contingency, and the nature of being eternal, it doesn't seem to me to be the case that timless things can be contingent.... -
Atno
Thanks for the response.
Do you think that it would have to be the case the God has to have a morally sufficient reason for actualizing...Leave a comment:
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RomanJoe
"Why can't a morally perfect God create morally imperfect beings?"
I don't know if it is necessarily...Leave a comment:
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Irreducible Complexity
This has come up, due to the fact that I am friends with many creationists. They often pose the idea that the existence of IC systems disproves evolution,... -
RomanJoe
Something is morally imperfect if it's actions would be considered morally impermissible. For example, if I were to punch you in the face...Leave a comment:
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I think my answer would be no. It isn't that an object actualizes its own potentials, but that there is some aspect of the universe that will actualize...Leave a comment:
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An Argument against God's Existence
I saw someone bring this up on r/debatereligion, and this is essentially their quarrel in premise form.
1. God is morally perfect
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