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Thread: On Anselm's 2nd Formulation of the Ontological Argument
Post: RE: On Anselm's 2nd Formulation of the Ontological...
| (November 21, 2016 at 2:09 am)Maelstrom Wrote: How many times must I provide evidence that Aquinas is a dead end?
http://www.vorpal.us/2007/10/the-five-wa...dead-ends/
I have commented on that alre... |
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November 21, 2016 at 2:40 am |
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Thread: God exists subjectively?
Post: RE: God exists subjectively?
| (November 20, 2016 at 11:20 pm)Tonus Wrote: (November 20, 2016 at 10:25 pm)theologian Wrote: You hold that in Five Ways of St. Thomas, there is a premise that says "everything is caused" or "every... |
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November 21, 2016 at 2:28 am |
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Thread: On Anselm's 2nd Formulation of the Ontological Argument
Post: RE: On Anselm's 2nd Formulation of the Ontological...
| For St. Thomas Aquinas, that is invalid, because what must be proved to be real via demonstration must start with things we are sure to be real. Hence, the 5 Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas all starts with... |
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November 21, 2016 at 2:08 am |
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Thread: Atheism is irrational.
Post: RE: Atheism is irrational.
| (November 21, 2016 at 1:20 am)Maelstrom Wrote: (November 21, 2016 at 1:17 am)theologian Wrote: there must be a Unmoved Mover, First Cause, Uncaused Necessary Cause, Perfect Being, and Supremely In... |
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November 21, 2016 at 2:01 am |
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Thread: Your position on naturalism
Post: RE: Your position on naturalism
| (November 20, 2016 at 11:59 pm)Primordial Bisque Wrote: (November 20, 2016 at 10:33 pm)theologian Wrote: If everything is natural, then we deny principle of sufficient reason, because every natura... |
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November 21, 2016 at 1:45 am |
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Thread: Atheism is irrational.
Post: RE: Atheism is irrational.
| (November 20, 2016 at 11:56 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (November 20, 2016 at 11:36 pm)theologian Wrote: Whatever is rational utilizes either the senses, the intellect or both.
Atheism cannot deny G... |
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November 21, 2016 at 1:17 am |
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Thread: Socrates On Philosophy and Death
Post: RE: Socrates On Philosophy and Death
| (November 21, 2016 at 12:30 am)bennyboy Wrote: (November 20, 2016 at 11:55 pm)theologian Wrote: You wanna try my demonstration?
Go for it.
1. Concepts are Universals.
2. Matter are Particulars.
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November 21, 2016 at 1:00 am |
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Thread: On Moral Authorities
Post: RE: On Moral Authorities
| (November 20, 2016 at 11:47 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: I'm going to have to brush up on them. Aquinas can be a good read!
I agree. Maybe reading Dr. Edward Feser's "The Last Superstition" and "Aquinas... |
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November 21, 2016 at 12:54 am |
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Thread: Socrates On Philosophy and Death
Post: RE: Socrates On Philosophy and Death
| (November 20, 2016 at 11:46 pm)bennyboy Wrote: (November 20, 2016 at 11:15 pm)theologian Wrote: I think holding that death is the end is the most dangerous, for what to prepare for if death is the... |
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November 20, 2016 at 11:55 pm |
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Thread: Your position on naturalism
Post: RE: Your position on naturalism
| (November 20, 2016 at 11:35 pm)Whateverist Wrote: Thank you for what I take to be a genuinely held position on your part. We've been suffering a barrage of Poes and trolls so not something to be ta... |
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November 20, 2016 at 11:51 pm |
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Thread: Atheism is irrational.
Post: Atheism is irrational.
| Whatever is rational utilizes either the senses, the intellect or both.
Atheism cannot deny God by using senses. For, to deny something by the use of senses is to search the whole physical reality, j... |
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November 20, 2016 at 11:36 pm |
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Thread: Believers, put yourself in my place.
Post: RE: Believers, put yourself in my place.
| Perhaps, what is wrong too with defining atheism as lack of belief in God is to not define anything at all. For all -ism holds on to some affirmation and not merely describing some lack-ness. This is ... |
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November 20, 2016 at 11:27 pm |
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Thread: Socrates On Philosophy and Death
Post: RE: Socrates On Philosophy and Death
| I think holding that death is the end is the most dangerous, for what to prepare for if death is the end? Especially if rationally the immateriality of the human soul can be demonstrated? |
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November 20, 2016 at 11:15 pm |
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Thread: God exists subjectively?
Post: RE: God exists subjectively?
| (November 20, 2016 at 10:49 pm)Minimalist Wrote: You do so want to be special, don't you. You even invented a special friend.
It is hard to take you seriously, pal. Bullshit is bullshit... and yo... |
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November 20, 2016 at 11:05 pm |
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Thread: God exists subjectively?
Post: RE: God exists subjectively?
| (November 20, 2016 at 10:29 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:But, your One-Testicled Flying Pink Unicorns cannot be the First Cause, for we can further ask, what caused it to be a One-Testicled Flying Pin... |
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November 20, 2016 at 10:38 pm |
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Thread: Your position on naturalism
Post: RE: Your position on naturalism
| If everything is natural, then we deny principle of sufficient reason, because every natural being being defined by its nature which in turn must be defined by what is not defined by nature, the beyon... |
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November 20, 2016 at 10:33 pm |
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Thread: God exists subjectively?
Post: RE: God exists subjectively?
| (November 20, 2016 at 8:07 pm)Tonus Wrote: I don't see how you can demonstrate anything conclusively using metaphysics. Logical deduction tells us that the example cannot be resolved and is logical... |
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November 20, 2016 at 10:25 pm |
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Thread: On Moral Authorities
Post: RE: On Moral Authorities
| (November 17, 2016 at 9:05 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: Okay, interesting.
Well, I'm interested too with what you can say with the Five Ways.
(November 17, 2016 at 9:05 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: (my e... |
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November 20, 2016 at 9:23 pm |
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Thread: God exists subjectively?
Post: RE: God exists subjectively?
| (November 17, 2016 at 8:46 pm)Tonus Wrote: How do you get to an unmoved mover or an uncaused cause? By assigning a specific quality to an entity for one reason only: so that it does not contradict ... |
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November 20, 2016 at 6:44 pm |
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Thread: On Moral Authorities
Post: RE: On Moral Authorities
| (November 17, 2016 at 12:30 am)robvalue Wrote: The problem here is getting theists to define exactly what they mean by morality in the first place. Even this guy who admits he'll roll over on anythi... |
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