#teleology — Public Fediverse posts
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*If you're in the 18th century, you're like: "Well, our transatlantic slave trade is what keeps us from going back to the 15th century"
#teleology #technology
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Whig history - Wikipedia -
*If you're in the 18th century, you're like: "Well, our transatlantic slave trade is what keeps us from going back to the 15th century"
#teleology #technology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whig_hi...
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Whig history - Wikipedia -
*If you're in the 18th century, you're like: "Well, our transatlantic slave trade is what keeps us from going back to the 15th century"
#teleology #technology
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Whig history - Wikipedia -
The teleological argument posits that the design and order in the universe imply a designer. This perspective suggests that complexity and purpose in nature cannot be attributed to random chance. It raises important questions about existence and the nature of creation. #Philosophy #Teleology #Existence #ScienceAndFaith #Debate
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The teleological argument posits that the design and order in the universe imply a designer. This perspective suggests that complexity and purpose in nature cannot be attributed to random chance. It raises important questions about existence and the nature of creation. #Philosophy #Teleology #Existence #ScienceAndFaith #Debate
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The teleological argument posits that the design and order in the universe imply a designer. This perspective suggests that complexity and purpose in nature cannot be attributed to random chance. It raises important questions about existence and the nature of creation. #Philosophy #Teleology #Existence #ScienceAndFaith #Debate
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@chrissbiblenewsletter It might be worth reading Peter C. Hodgson’s 2007 edit. and trans. of Hegel’s ‘Lectures on the Proof of the Existence of God’, Oxford, in conjunction with Kant’s ‘Critique of pure Reason’ trans. Norman Kemp Smith with intro by Howard Caygill 2003, Palgrave, if you’re prepared to consider the possibility that the teleological and cosmological proofs are sublated by the ontological?
The necessary existence of an absolute being, being just an absolute idea underpinned by the mythology of folk tales abducted from indigenous cultures and supplemented with superstitions sentiments will have its time. The absolute idea transcends absolute being, which is an oxymoron. Deity is Foundation, the causal categories that constitute the manifold of a dialectic principle. It beats any binary systems logic, as not mired by Occams Razor! #ProofOfGod #Proof #systemslogic #BinaryAbstractions #Ontology #Teleology #Cosmology #philosophy #Kant #Hegel #Dreams #Earth #MotherEarth #FartherTime #Enlightenment #Awakening #MLK #occamsrazor
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@chrissbiblenewsletter It might be worth reading Peter C. Hodgson’s 2007 edit. and trans. of Hegel’s ‘Lectures on the Proof of the Existence of God’, Oxford, in conjunction with Kant’s ‘Critique of pure Reason’ trans. Norman Kemp Smith with intro by Howard Caygill 2003, Palgrave, if you’re prepared to consider the possibility that the teleological and cosmological proofs are sublated by the ontological?
The necessary existence of an absolute being, being just an absolute idea underpinned by the mythology of folk tales abducted from indigenous cultures and supplemented with superstitions sentiments will have its time. The absolute idea transcends absolute being, which is an oxymoron. Deity is Foundation, the causal categories that constitute the manifold of a dialectic principle. It beats any binary systems logic, as not mired by Occams Razor! #ProofOfGod #Proof #systemslogic #BinaryAbstractions #Ontology #Teleology #Cosmology #philosophy #Kant #Hegel #Dreams #Earth #MotherEarth #FartherTime #Enlightenment #Awakening #MLK #occamsrazor
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@chrissbiblenewsletter It might be worth reading Peter C. Hodgson’s 2007 edit. and trans. of Hegel’s ‘Lectures on the Proof of the Existence of God’, Oxford, in conjunction with Kant’s ‘Critique of pure Reason’ trans. Norman Kemp Smith with intro by Howard Caygill 2003, Palgrave, if you’re prepared to consider the possibility that the teleological and cosmological proofs are sublated by the ontological?
The necessary existence of an absolute being, being just an absolute idea underpinned by the mythology of folk tales abducted from indigenous cultures and supplemented with superstitions sentiments will have its time. The absolute idea transcends absolute being, which is an oxymoron. Deity is Foundation, the causal categories that constitute the manifold of a dialectic principle. It beats any binary systems logic, as not mired by Occams Razor! #ProofOfGod #Proof #systemslogic #BinaryAbstractions #Ontology #Teleology #Cosmology #philosophy #Kant #Hegel #Dreams #Earth #MotherEarth #FartherTime #Enlightenment #Awakening #MLK #occamsrazor
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Put Whitehead's Science and the Modern World to bed. It has some good ideas, especially for its placement in time (1925), but he ends up too mired in indefensible metaphysics.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Hl38sR9htBKpdwOlT7yD8?si=7yAdqZQ-SGCxiK0rZ_aSxA
I discuss him in the context of other thinkers.
#philosophy #language #reading #writing #blog #substack #whitehouse #benatar #ligotti #zapffe #teleology #optimism #pessimism #metaphysics #cats #existentialism #nihilism #science #podcast
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Put Whitehead's Science and the Modern World to bed. It has some good ideas, especially for its placement in time (1925), but he ends up too mired in indefensible metaphysics.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Hl38sR9htBKpdwOlT7yD8?si=7yAdqZQ-SGCxiK0rZ_aSxA
I discuss him in the context of other thinkers.
#philosophy #language #reading #writing #blog #substack #whitehouse #benatar #ligotti #zapffe #teleology #optimism #pessimism #metaphysics #cats #existentialism #nihilism #science #podcast
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Put Whitehead's Science and the Modern World to bed. It has some good ideas, especially for its placement in time (1925), but he ends up too mired in indefensible metaphysics.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Hl38sR9htBKpdwOlT7yD8?si=7yAdqZQ-SGCxiK0rZ_aSxA
I discuss him in the context of other thinkers.
#philosophy #language #reading #writing #blog #substack #whitehouse #benatar #ligotti #zapffe #teleology #optimism #pessimism #metaphysics #cats #existentialism #nihilism #science #podcast
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The teleological argument shows how the universe's complexity and order point to an intelligent designer behind everything we see in nature.
#Teleology #Philosophy #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology #Argument
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The teleological argument shows how the universe's complexity and order point to an intelligent designer behind everything we see in nature.
#Teleology #Philosophy #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology #Argument
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The teleological argument shows how the universe's complexity and order point to an intelligent designer behind everything we see in nature.
#Teleology #Philosophy #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology #Argument
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The cosmos may be designed rather than random. The teleological argument highlights precise order, fine-tuned constants, and intricate life systems that hint at purpose. If design points to a designer, science and faith may converge on meaning.
#TeleologicalArgument #Teleology #FineTuning #IntelligentDesign #CosmologyAndFaith
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/why-have-a-universe-at-all-if-god -
The cosmos may be designed rather than random. The teleological argument highlights precise order, fine-tuned constants, and intricate life systems that hint at purpose. If design points to a designer, science and faith may converge on meaning.
#TeleologicalArgument #Teleology #FineTuning #IntelligentDesign #CosmologyAndFaith
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/why-have-a-universe-at-all-if-god -
The cosmos may be designed rather than random. The teleological argument highlights precise order, fine-tuned constants, and intricate life systems that hint at purpose. If design points to a designer, science and faith may converge on meaning.
#TeleologicalArgument #Teleology #FineTuning #IntelligentDesign #CosmologyAndFaith
https://www.chrissbiblenewsletter.org/p/why-have-a-universe-at-all-if-god -
The teleological argument asserts that the complexity and order in the universe point to the existence of an intelligent designer behind it all.
#Philosophy #Teleology #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology #Theology
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The teleological argument asserts that the complexity and order in the universe point to the existence of an intelligent designer behind it all.
#Philosophy #Teleology #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology #Theology
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The teleological argument asserts that the complexity and order in the universe point to the existence of an intelligent designer behind it all.
#Philosophy #Teleology #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology #Theology
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The teleological argument suggests that the universe's intricate design points to a purposeful creator. From the complexity of DNA to the fine-tuning of physical constants, it raises profound questions about existence. Do you think design implies a designer? Let's discuss! #Philosophy #Teleology #Existentialism #ScienceAndFaith #Debate
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The teleological argument suggests that the universe's intricate design points to a purposeful creator. From the complexity of DNA to the fine-tuning of physical constants, it raises profound questions about existence. Do you think design implies a designer? Let's discuss! #Philosophy #Teleology #Existentialism #ScienceAndFaith #Debate
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The teleological argument suggests that the universe's intricate design points to a purposeful creator. From the complexity of DNA to the fine-tuning of physical constants, it raises profound questions about existence. Do you think design implies a designer? Let's discuss! #Philosophy #Teleology #Existentialism #ScienceAndFaith #Debate
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Civilisation after Actuality: A Critique, A Summary
#philosophy #video #psychology #civilisation #culture #teleology
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Civilisation after Actuality: A Critique, A Summary
#philosophy #video #psychology #civilisation #culture #teleology
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Civilisation after Actuality: A Critique, A Summary
#philosophy #video #psychology #civilisation #culture #teleology
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The teleological argument points to the complexity and order in nature as evidence of intelligent design. It invites us to ponder the purpose behind the universe.
#Teleology #Philosophy #Design #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology
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The teleological argument points to the complexity and order in nature as evidence of intelligent design. It invites us to ponder the purpose behind the universe.
#Teleology #Philosophy #Design #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology
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The teleological argument points to the complexity and order in nature as evidence of intelligent design. It invites us to ponder the purpose behind the universe.
#Teleology #Philosophy #Design #IntelligentDesign #Cosmology
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The teleological argument suggests that the universe's complexity and order point to a purposeful designer. From the intricate balance of ecosystems to the precise laws of physics, can we truly dismiss the idea of a guiding intelligence? What are your thoughts on this philosophical debate? #Teleology #Philosophy #IntelligentDesign #ExistentialQuestions #Debate
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The teleological argument suggests that the universe's complexity and order point to a purposeful designer. From the intricate balance of ecosystems to the precise laws of physics, can we truly dismiss the idea of a guiding intelligence? What are your thoughts on this philosophical debate? #Teleology #Philosophy #IntelligentDesign #ExistentialQuestions #Debate
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The teleological argument suggests that the universe's complexity and order point to a purposeful designer. From the intricate balance of ecosystems to the precise laws of physics, can we truly dismiss the idea of a guiding intelligence? What are your thoughts on this philosophical debate? #Teleology #Philosophy #IntelligentDesign #ExistentialQuestions #Debate
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Is Islam Compatible with Western Civilisation?
When someone declares that Islam is "incompatible with Western civilisation," why is the West automatically treated as the moral standard? Before you judge whether Islam fits your "Western" world, you must first prove that your world is morally defensible.https://wrzky.com/is-islam-compatible-with-western-civilisation/
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Is Islam Compatible with Western Civilisation?
When someone declares that Islam is "incompatible with Western civilisation," why is the West automatically treated as the moral standard? Before you judge whether Islam fits your "Western" world, you must first prove that your world is morally defensible.https://wrzky.com/is-islam-compatible-with-western-civilisation/
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Is Islam Compatible with Western Civilisation?
When someone declares that Islam is "incompatible with Western civilisation," why is the West automatically treated as the moral standard? Before you judge whether Islam fits your "Western" world, you must first prove that your world is morally defensible.https://wrzky.com/is-islam-compatible-with-western-civilisation/
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The teleological argument points to order and purpose in nature as clues to design.
Critics say natural processes can explain it, yet many see evidence of a designer.
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The teleological argument points to order and purpose in nature as clues to design.
Critics say natural processes can explain it, yet many see evidence of a designer.
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The teleological argument points to order and purpose in nature as clues to design.
Critics say natural processes can explain it, yet many see evidence of a designer.
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I published a Substack essay response on Oliver Neutert's Calibrating Superintelligence.
The philosophies of Oliver and I are substantially similar. Whilst I think his governance ideas may work fine in a controlled corporate environment – ostensibly a monarchy – they diverge at scale.
#philosophy #AIethics #AIgovernance #superintelligence #teleology #accountability #responsibility #language #AIregulation #governance #Enlightenment #integration #blog #podcast #video -
I published a Substack essay response on Oliver Neutert's Calibrating Superintelligence.
The philosophies of Oliver and I are substantially similar. Whilst I think his governance ideas may work fine in a controlled corporate environment – ostensibly a monarchy – they diverge at scale.
#philosophy #AIethics #AIgovernance #superintelligence #teleology #accountability #responsibility #language #AIregulation #governance #Enlightenment #integration #blog #podcast #video -
I published a Substack essay response on Oliver Neutert's Calibrating Superintelligence.
The philosophies of Oliver and I are substantially similar. Whilst I think his governance ideas may work fine in a controlled corporate environment – ostensibly a monarchy – they diverge at scale.
#philosophy #AIethics #AIgovernance #superintelligence #teleology #accountability #responsibility #language #AIregulation #governance #Enlightenment #integration #blog #podcast #video -
Subjective Objections
On Fridays I come home late. I go to Greek Class which sees me home by 9:30 at night. I’m in bed by 10:30 most nights. To normal people that’s not late. Certainly not to Greeks whom I’m given to understand are too busy eating at absurdly odd hours to sleep ever except in the morning. After social engagements, I take a long time to “come down,” because my social battery doesn’t drain so much as become supercharged and render sleep unlikely. I couldn’t sleep through Missuz’ […]https://vianegativa6.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/subjective-objections/
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Subjective Objections
On Fridays I come home late. I go to Greek Class which sees me home by 9:30 at night. I’m in bed by 10:30 most nights. To normal people that’s not late. Certainly not to Greeks whom I’m given to understand are too busy eating at absurdly odd hours to sleep ever except in the morning. After social engagements, I take a long time to “come down,” because my social battery doesn’t drain so much as become supercharged and render sleep unlikely. I couldn’t sleep through Missuz’ […]https://vianegativa6.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/subjective-objections/
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Subjective Objections
On Fridays I come home late. I go to Greek Class which sees me home by 9:30 at night. I’m in bed by 10:30 most nights. To normal people that’s not late. Certainly not to Greeks whom I’m given to understand are too busy eating at absurdly odd hours to sleep ever except in the morning. After social engagements, I take a long time to “come down,” because my social battery doesn’t drain so much as become supercharged and render sleep unlikely. I couldn’t sleep through Missuz’ […]https://vianegativa6.wordpress.com/2026/05/31/subjective-objections/
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🥚?🐔 What if the chicken came not before the egg, but as a byproduct of how we choose to understand causality, knowledge, and the limits of both?
Blog post:
https://jackiebranc.com/the-prototype-came-first-of-the-chicken/#philosophy #determinism #epistemology #teleology #nonlocality #philosophicalhumour #chickenandegg
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🥚?🐔 What if the chicken came not before the egg, but as a byproduct of how we choose to understand causality, knowledge, and the limits of both?
Blog post:
https://jackiebranc.com/the-prototype-came-first-of-the-chicken/#philosophy #determinism #epistemology #teleology #nonlocality #philosophicalhumour #chickenandegg
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🥚?🐔 What if the chicken came not before the egg, but as a byproduct of how we choose to understand causality, knowledge, and the limits of both?
Blog post:
https://jackiebranc.com/the-prototype-came-first-of-the-chicken/#philosophy #determinism #epistemology #teleology #nonlocality #philosophicalhumour #chickenandegg
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Orientalism and the Denial of Muslim Political Agency
Western political discourse often treats Muslims as politically illegible, interpreting Muslim societies through secular or liberal frameworks. This critique examines how Orientalism embedded in Western political thought denies Muslim political agency and frames Islamic resistance as a threat rather than a response to imperial violence.https://wrzky.com/orientalism-and-the-denial-of-muslim-political-agency/
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Orientalism and the Denial of Muslim Political Agency
Western political discourse often treats Muslims as politically illegible, interpreting Muslim societies through secular or liberal frameworks. This critique examines how Orientalism embedded in Western political thought denies Muslim political agency and frames Islamic resistance as a threat rather than a response to imperial violence.https://wrzky.com/orientalism-and-the-denial-of-muslim-political-agency/
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Orientalism and the Denial of Muslim Political Agency
Western political discourse often treats Muslims as politically illegible, interpreting Muslim societies through secular or liberal frameworks. This critique examines how Orientalism embedded in Western political thought denies Muslim political agency and frames Islamic resistance as a threat rather than a response to imperial violence.https://wrzky.com/orientalism-and-the-denial-of-muslim-political-agency/
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"Hegel ... sees things in terms of a 'principle of Idealism' ... It is a teleological or quasi-teleological principle, according to which things must be seen as if existing on account of, or as if tending towards, certain consummating experiences, experiences where there will cease to be a barrier between the self and other persons, or between the thinking mind and the world confronting it."
J.N. Findlay
#Findlay #Hegel #Idealism #Philosophy #Consciousness #Phenomenology #Nonduality #Teleology
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"Hegel ... sees things in terms of a 'principle of Idealism' ... It is a teleological or quasi-teleological principle, according to which things must be seen as if existing on account of, or as if tending towards, certain consummating experiences, experiences where there will cease to be a barrier between the self and other persons, or between the thinking mind and the world confronting it."
J.N. Findlay
#Findlay #Hegel #Idealism #Philosophy #Consciousness #Phenomenology #Nonduality #Teleology
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#AndrewPinsent - The #BigBang and the #Structure of #Reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgwxxGoPH4c
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfCosmology #Cosmology #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Theology #Theism #Atheism #Teleology #God #Religion #ParticlePhysics #Physics #Expansion #Inflation #CosmicInflation #Time #Creation #Complexity #Forces #Nature #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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#AndrewPinsent - The #BigBang and the #Structure of #Reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgwxxGoPH4c
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfCosmology #Cosmology #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Theology #Theism #Atheism #Teleology #God #Religion #ParticlePhysics #Physics #Expansion #Inflation #CosmicInflation #Time #Creation #Complexity #Forces #Nature #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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#AndrewPinsent - The #BigBang and the #Structure of #Reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgwxxGoPH4c
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfCosmology #Cosmology #PhilosophyOfScience #Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Theology #Theism #Atheism #Teleology #God #Religion #ParticlePhysics #Physics #Expansion #Inflation #CosmicInflation #Time #Creation #Complexity #Forces #Nature #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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#ACGrayling - Diverse #Arguments for #God?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBp-IkuFyY
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfReligion #Theology #Theism #Worship #LifeAfterDeath #Belief #Faith #Logic #OntologicalArgument #ArgumentFromDesign #Design #Teleology #Anselm #Bible #CosmologicalArgument #Cosmology #FallacyOfComposition #Causality #Contingency #Science #Apologetics #Morality #ArgumentFromEvil #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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#ACGrayling - Diverse #Arguments for #God?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBp-IkuFyY
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfReligion #Theology #Theism #Worship #LifeAfterDeath #Belief #Faith #Logic #OntologicalArgument #ArgumentFromDesign #Design #Teleology #Anselm #Bible #CosmologicalArgument #Cosmology #FallacyOfComposition #Causality #Contingency #Science #Apologetics #Morality #ArgumentFromEvil #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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#ACGrayling - Diverse #Arguments for #God?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKBp-IkuFyY
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfReligion #Theology #Theism #Worship #LifeAfterDeath #Belief #Faith #Logic #OntologicalArgument #ArgumentFromDesign #Design #Teleology #Anselm #Bible #CosmologicalArgument #Cosmology #FallacyOfComposition #Causality #Contingency #Science #Apologetics #Morality #ArgumentFromEvil #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
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"We say that ‘mistakes happen’. But that’s not true. Mistakes are always made by individuals at specific times and places. This means that mistakes are not simply failures or malfunctions.
… A theory of mistakes will help us understand, in a systematic and experimentally driven way, behaviour that threatens the flourishing of living beings. It will also help us appreciate the #normativity that runs through life."
https://aeon.co/essays/a-new-theory-suggests-mistakes-are-an-essential-part-of-being-alive
#philosophy #teleology