Summary Against Modern Thought: Human Happiness Does Not Lie In Acts Of Virtue
Previous post. Strange (again again) are the things men seek out. That man’s ultimate felicity does not lie in acts of the moral virtues 1 It is clear, too, that the ultimate felicity of man does not...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Ultimate Happiness Comes In Contemplation Of God
Previous post. Finally, the grand (and not unexpected) reveal! That the ultimate felicity of man consists in the contemplation of God 1 So, if the ultimate felicity of man does not consist in external...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Ultimate Happiness Man’s Knowledge of God
Previous post. Three-word summary: Avoid bad books. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In the Knowledge of God Which is Generally Possessed by Most Men 1 It remains to investigate the kind of...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Man’s Knowledge of God Through Demonstration
Previous post. Ultimate felicity does not come in reading chapters like this. But it’s sure to put you in a good mood. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In the Knowledge of God Gained by...
View ArticleDoes Free Will Exist In The Universe? (That Would Be A Yes.)
Embedded in nearly every argument against free will is the Appeal to Effeminacy. Here it is in Alfredo Metere’s new Cosmos article “Does free will exist in the universe? (That would be a no.)” From...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Man’s Knowledge of God Through Faith
Previous post. Have faith, we’re getting there. That Human Felicity Does Not Consist In the Knowledge of God Which is Through Faith 1 Now, there is still another knowledge of God, in one sense superior...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: You Can’t Get To God Through Science
Previous post. An intellectual substance is an angel. Grab yourself a quiet seat, dear reader; we have a long chapter ahead of us this week. WHETHER IN THIS LIFE MAN IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND SEPARATE...
View ArticleThe McCarrick Scandal & Objectively Disordered Sexual Desires
It will be no surprise that the Catholic church is plunged deep into yet another scandal involving men with objectively disordered sexual desires. One of the “explainers” of this scandal is priest...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: A Misunderstanding of Separate Substances
Previous post. This chapter, and the next, exist to squash a couple of subtle, technical errors. They require close reading to grasp. It’s best to at least skim: don’t skip. Reminder: An intellectual...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: A Second Misunderstanding of Separate Substances
Previous post. Like last week, this chapter exists to squash a subtle, technical errors. Again it requires close reading to grasp. It’s best to at least skim: don’t skip. Reminder: An intellectual...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Ultimate Happiness Does Come In Knowing...
Previous post. We’re closing in on ultimate happiness! You didn’t think it would be easy, did you? A short chapter this week. But an important one. See paragraph 3 for a huge limitation of science!...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: A Limitation of Knowledge
Previous post. A man’s got to know his limitations. THAT IN THIS LIFE WE CANNOT UNDERSTAND SEPARATE SUBSTANCES 1 Hence, since separate substances cannot be known by us in this life in the preceding...
View ArticleLeibniz’s Problem with Materialism — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
In this essay, I shall consider a popular view in the philosophy of mind known as emergentism. Emergentism is a type of materialist view that says that the brain or some material in the body directly...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: We Can’t Fully Know Ourselves
Previous post. A man’s got to know his limitations. THAT THE SOUL DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ITSELF THROUGH ITSELF IN THIS LIFE 1 Now, it seems that some objection may be offered against what we have said, on...
View ArticleThe Odious Ideas Of Father James Martin
This post is a follow-up to Homosexuality Is Abnormal, Unhealthy & Unfortunate — In The Church & Everywhere. See at the bottom for answers to that post. Here is all we need know about Father...
View ArticleJudea Pearl Is Wrong On AI Identifying Causality, But Right That AI Is...
Yep I’ve disagreed with Judea Pearl before on causality, and I do so again below; but first some areas of agreement. Some deep agreement at that. Pearl has a new book out (which I have not read yet)...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Knowledge Of God Is Limited
Previous post. We can, however, know that man is not God. THAT IN THIS LIFE WE CANNOT SEE GOD THROUGH HIS ESSENCE 1 Now, if we are not able to understand other separate substances in this life, because...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Ultimate Happiness Comes After Death
Previous post. Something to look forward to, but with fear and trembling. Share this Chapter with those who believe paradise can be built. THAT MAN’S ULTIMATE FELICITY DOES NOT COME IN THIS LIFE 1 If,...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: How Angels See God
Previous post. Back into some technicalities this week. But with some insight into cause and effect. THAT SEPARATE SUBSTANCES DO NOT SEE GOD IN HIS ESSENCE BY KNOWING HIM THROUGH THEIR ESSENCE 1...
View ArticleI Am About To Destroy The Government — And You Can Be A Witness!
Younger readers may wish to the leave the room. Older ones will want to check that their wills are in order. For I’m about to astonish and amaze with a demonstration of pure political power that will...
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