Philosophy – Page 31 – William M. Briggs

Don’t Panic, But Intelligent Design Is Trivially True (Breathe, Breathe…)

This post, a follow-up to yesterday's, originally ran 4 August 2016. What I mean by intelligent design (which is perhaps not what you mean by it) is that All There…

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Science Without God Is Incomplete

Either God exists or He does not. If He does not, then science does not matter. Nothing does. Anything anybody does is mere prejudice, whim. There is no good, there…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Eternity Lasts A Long Time

Previous post. You MUST review. It's been a few weeks since our break, and doubtless your memory is sketchy about where we are and how we got here. THAT THOSE…

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Dutch Book: Or, How to Gamble

This post first appeared sometime before 2012, but I lost the original date due to the hacking. If you are a gambler, you'll be delighted to learn that there is…

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Probability Of Abiogenesis? There Isn’t One

Remember before when we agreed nothing has a probability? Bully. So if no thing has a probability, neither does abiogenesis, since abiogenesis is a thing. Since abiogenesis is a thing…

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Bishop Barron and Ben Shapiro Chat About Salvation

Atheists reject Christ in the sense that they deny Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead because he is God. Atheists also therefore reject the idea of eternal life…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Eternity And The Mind of God

Previous post. Eternity is a very long time, so settle back. THAT THROUGH THE VISION OF GOD ONE BECOMES A PARTAKER OF ETERNAL LIFE 1 From this consideration it is…

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A Brief Note On Democracy, Authority & Power Inspired by Patrick O’Brian: Houellebecq Trump-Is-Good Update

The scene is this: Dr Stephen Maturin, physician and surgeon of England's Surprise sits dining with his messmates in the ward room, near the end of the Napoleonic wars. The…

shawn marshall on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025
As long as women can vote the USA is doomed.
Brian (bulaoren) on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025
This represents yet another example of what happens when people can self-identify as "high IQ".
Phil R on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025
Just wondering 1) how they can say women are underrepresented as authors when they can't even define what a "woman"…
Michael Dowd on Diversity Patrol Scanning Citations For VictimsNovember 5, 2025
Briggs: Is there a statistical study showing the Victims are happy or unhappy with their Special Elevated Status? It would…
Cary D Cotterman on Little Nate’s Plan To Save The WorldNovember 4, 2025
Leftist elitism leads to nonexistent borders, illegal alien invasion in the tens of millions, wokism, climate hysteria, trans cultism, covid…