Amazing. Just stunned. The reference to psychology, to not addressing content, to “othering” (great word!). Truly stunned. How could you say that and ...
I know plenty of atheists, even just around here - all individual people, with different strengths of conviction, strengths of their reasons and evide...
Incurious religious people are no fun to talk to either. Tom, you are much more fun. Clearly curious person. I was talking about “atheists” in general...
Precisely - that would be a discussion. You begin with whatever is agreed, lay out your logic and conclusions, and you can dispute/discuss/disagree/ag...
Yes. And, despite all the offers to discuss God and uses of “God” in their sentences, they already seem to know that God cannot exist, whatever “god” ...
I see this as asking whether the better society needs enforceable laws setting limits to our speech, or whether the best society should agree there ca...
With respect to what is a definition, the only difference to me between the stipulated version, and the more permanent, to me, is a matter of degree. ...
First, I didn’t think you could understand me, so why bother. Second, There are fifty things prior to my posts with Leon that you didn’t respond to. L...
Telling ya… The rub of all philosophy. How can we say something about anything. I don’t have the time, energy, brains or education to do it, but it’s ...
Yes. Some may say this justifies meaning as use, but that would misinterpret what you expressly said. No need for interpretation. “the meaning of a wo...
I appreciate the response and dialogue. I agree when discussing “truth” or “reality” or “faith” - a dictionary won’t do. I agree about what stipulated...
Spot on. I appreciate you weighing in. I guess not everything I said is muddled-headed to everyone. (I actually know that, but appreciate your reply.)...
“Unless we first” “Have at hand…in order to” These place things in order of some priority. How hard is that to follow? I keep forgetting you are willf...
Hi Timothy. I see us all breaking things down into so many parts. “Inhere” could be problematic. Is this a better way of saying “participate in the fo...
I appreciate the organized response. The numbered paragraphs. But I’m forced to mostly respond on your terms again. Because you don’t make many direct...
I have to infer this by your manner saying "I've not said no," but if you are saying "there are definitions," then we agree perfectly. And if you are ...
"Concepts" versus "words" versus "whatever content X" (here, "faith"). This is the nub of all philosophy, no? It is really difficult to step outside o...
What is with the “beforehand” and the “correct”? Banno said “foundational”. The post asks “what is faith”. So the foundation is a question. Beforehand...
But not non-existent. Not to be painstakingly avoided when trying to communicate. You just contradicted yourself. If “definitions are” then my work is...
The clearest example of a free choice is a choice made against and despite all biases, drivers, necessities and forces. Choosing the cake that no one ...
I actually think all of us philosophic thinkers, do both at the same time. In order to speak, we are metaphysicians, taking ontological objects, in an...
I agree with everything you said. I would clarify that the wrangle as we are now wrangling here, begins when someone tries to claim there are stipulat...
It’s the same conversation on so many threads. Same exact conversation. Which is a good conversation, but without definitions, a conversation about “f...
“Predications” as distinct from definitions. There goes the goal post again. Or there you go pulling the ladder out from under yourself. Just more wor...
That seems to be your rule of engagement, perplexity at other minds saying things you wouldn’t say. Right, you never do, but you keep talking anyway. ...
I usually cringe at philosophic notions of God. (And I hypocritically philosophize about God, so, no judgment!) I think what you just said here somewh...
I agree. Much to ponder peering into the wisdom that overlaps cultures, religions, times. I agree as well. And I see Aristotle and Heraclitus everywhe...
Deny this aspect? You said yourself faith is “a form of commitment that reveals itself when it is hardest to maintain.” That tells us where to look to...
Because there is such a thing as “making sense”, I agree it therefore makes sense that there is a being that makes all sense of everything. And I agre...
I hope God does come between you and anything else one day. I’m actually sure God will, and expect that will be a pleasant meeting. But not today. Che...
I am a Catholic, so I hope and believe in an afterlife, but it all sounds impossible to me. The body supports my consciousness and my consciousness is...
God is obviously a big puzzle piece in the history of philosophy and on this forum. I get it. But it is just as reasonable to conclude this “God” does...
Why assume that? There may not be consequences. Or must there be consequences? Must there be effects? What causes that? How do you mean that inside of...
Is that supposed to answer any of my questions? Draw a starting line without anything transcendent referenced in it and then move forward. Give me an ...
So how do you get out of the starting gate with any inquiry into anything, on any terms? How do you avoid being one of the ones you criticize, and pro...
Nothing is that simple for us anymore. Mental struggle and conversational suffering. Ok. So it’s my whole way of thinking about the argument/syllogism...
Essentially, my whole way of thinking about the problem of evil. :100: The argument concludes the premises on which this conclusion was based make no ...
This makes sense to me too. In a way, it’s a tautology and doesn’t really say anything. I can reword it this way: In a world with no meaning, meaningl...
I think I may have been unclear using the word “justified”. I meant accounted for. With whatever conception of God there is that fits the all-good-pow...
“Them. They.” Calling all Hispanic people criminals (which no one ever said) is as wrong as calling all MAGA racist (which a lot of people say). Both ...
Did you spend a lot of time talking with a lot of people who call themselves “maga”? Or do you know “maga” from the news and media? You really might w...
And that’s why we will always make war, always victimize, always feel victimized - because all of us are perpetrators of abuse, and none of us are sai...
So why must we apply the notion of justice to suffering with the presence of of God? There is no other way? What you dismiss as a category error, I di...
Essences, or universals, or ideas - intelligible/mental stuff. Or in art, you have the medium (paint, bronze) and the particular form the artist gives...
“What is the sum of 2 plus 2?” Isn’t the number all of us say in answer to this question not only symmetrical, but identical? Is it even possible that...
That’s kind of my whole point. Someone who uses suffering to prove God doesn’t exist is putting some intrinsic meaning into the suffering. Suffering =...
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