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Video Presentation: Why the Debate Over Intelligent Design Really Matters

I have recently posted a new video presentation on my YouTube channel. In the video I talk about some of the reasons why I think the debate over Intelligent Design and biological origins is of great significance. Aside from just being a fascinating area, it has many implications in several areas of life. This video, Read More…

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Design Disquisitions: Why the Question of Biological Origins Really Matters

Finally, I’ve managed to publish my first blog article! It’s been a rocky start as I had some technical difficulties. Nevertheless, it feels good to get the ball rolling. In this first article, I’ve chosen to take a step back and reflect upon whether or not intelligent design is an important problem to consider in Read More…

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Foundational Philosophical Alternatives

Criminologist and former atheist Mike Adams summarizes the three foundational philosophical alternatives to the Cosmos: First, we can say that it came into being spontaneously – in other words, that it came to be without a cause. Second, we can say that it has always been. Third, we can posit some cause outside the physical Read More…

Origenes KF: moral principles are built in and attested to by conscience. Sandy: Only if you have the right frame of... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
bornagain77 FP states, Given the fact that it is well known that people with serious diseases or addictions, often “become” religious.... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
BobRyan Anyone who has honest inquiry about the universe must come to the same conclusion Oberg did, which was the same... – Harvard Astronomer: The wonders of the...
kairosfocus F/N: Wikipedia on PSR: The principle has a variety of expressions, all of which are perhaps best summarized by the... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
kairosfocus Sandy, while it is true that harmful worldviews can damage our ability to think straight about right and wrong, there... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Ford Prefect I am slowly working my way through the above mentioned video. At about the 30 minute mark he made the... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
Ford Prefect OT, but I think this might be of interest to some here. I lived with the guy being interviewed while... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
StephenB Origenes:According to Aquinas and you, every aspect of Ted Bundy, including his purported ‘free will’ is made by God. No... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Sandy Kairosfocus Sandy, moral principles are built in and attested to by conscience. Only if you have the right frame of... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
relatd Origenes at 177, God sees all and knows all. He knows, before it happens, who will do wrong and who... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Origenes Relatd @176 Like you, I am a theist who cannot imagine being wrong about it. However, Aquinas argues for a... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
relatd Origenes at 175, Where does Aquinas say that? God creates souls and men, however, He gave us free will. The... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Origenes StephenB @172 ... there is only ONE ARCHITECT of Ted Bundy’s choices and that would be Ted Bundy. He is,... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
Origenes StephenB @170 Ori: The actions of B cannot be a separate entity from B, instead they are an inextricable aspect... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
relatd SB at 72, Man has two choices: Man is the ultimate reference point. So man prefers the words of other... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
StephenB SB: The broader point, which I have made previously, is that moral choices are the product of a multiplicity of... – Aquinas, Ockham, and Descartes about God....
kairosfocus F/N: it should be clear that the design inference is an inference to a key causal factor. As such, it... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
kairosfocus Sandy, moral principles are built in and attested to by conscience. We often feel them most directly when we have... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
kairosfocus F/N: try restarting your PC, you may have entered an odd state. KF – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
kairosfocus Jerry, we must understand the mindset we are dealing with. The design inference on good signs is solid. That is... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...
relatd Ba77, As I'm sure you know, Darwinist ideas must be promoted at all costs or God gets back into science,... – L&FP, 64: The challenge of self-referentiality...