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Why Is A Living Planet A Heresy?
I can't prove that holding that the earth is alive and possesses an intellect and will is heresy, but I think it is for the following reasons. On my Stream…
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Leibniz’s Problem with Materialism — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
In this essay, I shall consider a popular view in the philosophy of mind known as emergentism. Emergentism is a type of materialist view that says that the brain or…
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Jerry Coyne Doesn’t Have Free Will
Edge is at it again, asking named persons "What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?" Many interesting things to discuss, so consider this the launching of…
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Sean Carroll’s “The Big Picture” Reviewed: Why “Poetic Naturalism” is an Oxymoron — Guest Post by Bob Kurland
Another version of this article first appeared at Kurland's site. Scientism, the belief that science can explain everything about the world and ourselves, is a religion, although not formally expressed…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Every Agent Acts for an End
Previous post. Every agents does indeed act for an end, and never for nothing. For nothing is the absence of anything. There is no such thing as "random". How every…
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The Deepest State — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
I'd like to propose an analogy. But first, the groundwork. Let's say you believe (but can't prove) that there is such a thing as 'The Deep State'. Your friend, who…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Intellect & Free Will
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. More on…
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AI Does Not Pose A Challenge To Christianity
The theology and philosophy of the Atlantic article "Is AI a Threat to Christianity?" proves that it was all downhill after the schoolmen in the sad twilight of the Middle…
