Philosophy – Page 43 – William M. Briggs

Summary Against Modern Thought: Why You Might Say Evil Is A Thing, Part II

Previous post. These are the rebuttals to the arguments presented last week. Review! Answers to these arguments 1 It is not difficult to answer these arguments. Evil and good are…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Why You Might Say Evil Is A Thing

Previous post. Today some purported counter-examples to this assertion are given, along with their rebuttals. As far as coming speaking about evil, see paragraph 5 and 6 from the second…

<em>Fire and Fury</em>: It’s False, That’s How We Know It’s True

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Fire and Fury: It’s False, That’s How We Know It’s True

Stream: The False-But-True Fallacy There's concern in the City of Others Riches (Washington D.C.) that Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury book about the Trump White House contains as much truth…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil Is Not An Essence

Previous post. Evil is a lack, not an attribute. We as shorthand like to say it is an attribute, but that is all this is: shorthand, a metaphor. Here we…

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Falsifiability Is Falsifiable

We've talked many times before, and at greater length in Uncertanity, about the concept of falsifiability. It has come up again lately. The term shouldn't be but is equivocal. I…

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Jaws and the Meaning of Life

Stream: What the Atheist Claim of the Meaninglessness of Life Would Mean (If it were True) Links fixed! There is a scene early on in the killer-shark movie Jaws which…

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Summary Against Modern Thought: Evil is Not Intended, Part II

Previous post. We continue with the proof that evil is not intended, with some seemingly convincing counter-arguments, and the answers to these. Two Chapters this week. Arguments which seem to…

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Reason’s Greetings!, Say Brights to Supers

Stream: Reason's Greetings!, Say Brights to Supers Our Summa Contra Gentiles series continues after New Years. The email salutation began "Reason's Greetings". It continued: Friends. Family. Food. Festivity. What else?…

Trebics on Viewer Asks: Why Do I Bother?October 4, 2026
Truth, Goodness, Beauty. Thank you for dispensing truth, much needed. You, also, like Isaiah, talk mostly to the remnant, and…
APC Carrier on Viewer Asks: Why Do I Bother?October 3, 2026
it is not about the carelessness of others or their responsiveness. It is about the fact that if you are…
C-Marie on Academics Call For The Killing Of Babies In “After-Birth” AbortionsOctober 1, 2026
Why do those who are promoting the One World Government want children destroyed? Because then governing will be easier with…
sandy on Academics Call For The Killing Of Babies In “After-Birth” AbortionsOctober 1, 2026
What you are witnessing is not lunacy or saying silly things for effect. This is an example of normalization --…
Briggs on Viewer Asks: Why Do I Bother?October 1, 2026
All, Thanks for the kind words and inspiration, everybody. It means a lot to me.