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Inference To The Best Explanation: Shapiro’s <em>The Miracle Myth</em> Reviewed — Part II
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Inference To The Best Explanation: Shapiro’s The Miracle Myth Reviewed — Part II

Read Part I. A researcher puts you into a room. On the table is a blue ball. Somebody put it there. It could have been Alice, Bob, or Charlie. Given…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: All Beings Seek The Good
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Summary Against Modern Thought: All Beings Seek The Good

Previous post. Be sure and review and understand what our saint meant by "the good". Even beings devoid of knowledge seek the good 1 Now, if a celestial body is…
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What Is It You Truly Desire — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
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What Is It You Truly Desire — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel this? Does anyone else perceive that there has been an upsurge in the discussion on the probability of Heaven/Hell No, not…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Motion Of The Heavens
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Summary Against Modern Thought: The Motion Of The Heavens

Previous post. This looks like a lot, but it is not that difficult. Our saint moves us swiftly through each argument. There is much to learn from this, even though,…
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A Society Run By Atheist Scientists Would Be Horrible
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A Society Run By Atheist Scientists Would Be Horrible

Skeptic Michael Shermer is pleased the number of folks with no religious affiliation is growing, and will likely continue to grow. One estimate is that "there are more than 64…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: How Things Are Ordered To Their Ends
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Summary Against Modern Thought: How Things Are Ordered To Their Ends

Summary Against Modern Thought: How Things Imitate Divine Goodness Previous post. Question: What is the final cause? Answer: Yes. How Things Are Ordered To Their Ends In Their Various Ways…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Become More Godlike
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Become More Godlike

Previous post. Review! We skipped a week because of Easter, and memories are short. That things naturally tend to become like God inasmuch as He is a cause 1 As…
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The Gremlins Of MCMC: Or, Computer Simulations Are Not What You Think
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The Gremlins Of MCMC: Or, Computer Simulations Are Not What You Think

I don't think we're clear on what simulation is NOT. RANDOMNESS IS NOT NECESSARY, for the simple reason randomness is merely a state of knowledge. Hence this classic post from…
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