Posts Tagged by Pontius Pilate
The Trolley Problem and the Problem of Moral Progress: The Case of Pontius Pilate
| October 25, 2016 | Posted by Steve Fuller under Ethics, Intelligent Design, Of General Interest, Philosophy, Science fiction, Science, Philosophy and (Natural) Theology, Science, worldview issues/foundations and society |
We started by assuming that Pilate made a mistake of world-historic proportions when he condemned Jesus to death. However, as Pilate in Purgatory explores the alternative histories that would result in a better world, he may come to discover that each of those alternatives would have resulted in a worse world because they would have also prevented the Resurrection of Jesus, which is the cornerstone of the Christian faith
