Debating Knowledge
Can God be said to take risks if he knows everything?
Tuesday, October 9th, 20072:53 pm
It may seem fairly obvious that an all-knowing God could not be said to take any risks. A risk seems to necessitate that something is unknown to the risk-taker. Betting money on a horse, for example, is considered risky because the gambler does not know which horse will win. If the gambler were omniscient, then […]
An argument against the possibility of A.I.
Thursday, September 20th, 20073:18 pm
1. Intelligence requires (at least) the ability to reason.
2. A train of reasoning is impossible unless each step in the reasoning train is connected in a “Ground-Consequent” relation and the end of that reasoning train is reached because it is connected in a Ground-Consequent relation.
3. If a train of reasoning can be explained entirely in […]
Logical proof that whatever I say is true
Sunday, October 15th, 20064:19 pm
1. R P
2. R → W P
3. C → […]
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
10:20 pm
Classes just get in the way of learning.
A note to certain Calvinists to whom I have recently spoken:
Monday, September 25th, 20063:46 pm
If all you do is quote Scripture which supposedly supports your view, and fail to answer philosophical objections which have been raised against it, all you’re really left with is a very strong argument for why the Bible isn’t true.
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