By traditional Christianity I mean a system of beliefs accepted by virtually all Christians at all times throughout Christian history. These are tenan...
I don't think traditional Christianity suggests that heaven is desirable because you do many things that you like. One of the centrepieces of Christia...
Then what is the method of distinguishing between good and bad stuff in philosophy? It cannot be based on only preference (viz. my inclination to favo...
What is then the point of doing philosophy? I understand your view to view evaluation of viewpoints as analogous to evaluation of art in that there's ...
If God exists (and is moral), then these expressions of personal desires have a potential to get at the 'absolute' (viz. divine) morality. These claim...
This may well be true, but I better first understand what and why someone is saying, and only then deem it as crap (not saying you don't, just stating...
They might, but it needs to be demonstrated. And it would need to be demonstrated on a case-to-case basis, not once-for-all. Doing otherwise is pretty...
I agree, every fallible human is fallible. Aquinas is not right because he's well-recognized. What I do advocate is an exercise of wisdom when it come...
You're right in that Aquinas is not an arbiter of truth, but he is widely considered one of the greatest theologians of the Western church. Most likel...
Could you clarify what exactly creates the difficulty for a perfect, all-good God to have been in hell? I will try to work out some plausible ways to ...
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