In Opposition To Scientism
Bo and Ben Winegard start their Quillette essay (thanks to K.A. Rodgers for the tip) “In Defense of Scientism” by saying “Truth is always provisional”. Is that proposition true, or merely provisional?...
View ArticleA Flood Of Evidence: From God To Noah To Hume To Nobody
Here are remarks on “Enlightenment & Sacrifice — Remarks on Joseph de Maistre” by Thomas Bertonneau, which I urge you to read in full. Bertonneau is reading de Maistre’s Elucidation on Sacrifices,...
View ArticleIs Time Travel Metaphysically Possible? — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
Before answering the question, I will define the different meanings of the word “possible”. In philosophy, there are different senses of the word “possible”. Besides, it’s good to know the different...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Divine Providence Applies To The Contingent
Previous post. Contingency is that which is not (logically, metaphysically) necessary. THAT GOD’S PROVIDENCE APPLIES TO CONTINGENT SINGULARS 1 It is obvious from what we have shown that divine...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: God’s Providence Applies To All
Previous post. There is no escaping providence. THAT GOD’S PROVIDENCE APPLIES IMMEDIATELY TO ALL SINGULARS 1 Now, some have conceded that divine providence extends to singulars, but through certain...
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The Limitations And Usefulness Of IQ
That Smarts Everybody knows that some people are smarter than others, and that some are teachable and some not. Well, some people do deny these facts, believing that if everybody started from the same...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: How God Uses Secondary Causes
Previous post. Angels and demons are secondary causes, too. THAT THE EXECUTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF SECONDARY CAUSES 1 We should attend to the fact that two things are...
View ArticleThe Consent Fallacy
Warning The links and scenarios have disturbing imagery. The consent argument is so strong in our culture that its truth is almost self-evident. It says as long as two people consent in an act, that...
View ArticleReality-Based Probability & Statistics: Ending The Tyranny Of Parameters!
Here it is! The one, the only, the peer-reviewed (and therefore true) “Reality-Based Probability & Statistics: Solving the Evidential Crisis” … Continue Reading Reality-Based Probability &...
View ArticleHow Might Angels (Good or Bad) Work?
First best and truest answer to the titular question is: I do not know. That non-material, i.e. spiritual beings, are … Continue Reading How Might Angels (Good or Bad) Work?
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Divine Providence Does Not Exclude Free Will
Previous post. God exists. And, as promised, so does your freedom of will! THAT DIVINE PROVIDENCE DOES NOT EXCLUDE FREEDOM … Continue Reading Summary Against Modern Thought: Divine Providence Does Not...
View ArticleButtigieg Says God Made Necrophiliacs, Pedophiles
Mayor Pete is throwing God in the face of VP Mike Pence. The impossibly named Buttigieg (pr. butty-gay?) says Pence … Continue Reading Buttigieg Says God Made Necrophiliacs, Pedophiles
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: God Uses Angels & Demons
Previous post. The world, Reality, is a much richer place than most of us know. Our good saint proves that … Continue Reading Summary Against Modern Thought: God Uses Angels & Demons
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: There Is A Hierarchy Of Intellect
Previous post. There is a natural ordering of intellectual abilities, in us and in angels. THAT LOWER INTELLECTUAL SUBSTANCES ARE … Continue Reading Summary Against Modern Thought: There Is A Hierarchy...
View ArticleThe Viability Fallacy
Gaze and wonder at the the chart pushed by the New York Times to explain the abortion laws of each … Continue Reading The Viability Fallacy
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: The Ordering Among Angels
Previous post. Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges. ON THE ORDERING OF THE ANGELS AMONG THEMSELVES 1 Since bodily … Continue Reading Summary Against Modern Thought: The Ordering Among Angels
View ArticlePrime Example Of Consent Fallacy: Legalizing Prostitution
NYT: Could Prostitution Be Next to Be Decriminalized? Marijuana has gone mainstream, casino gambling is everywhere and sports wagering is spreading. Could prostitution be next? Lawmakers across the...
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Equality Is False
Previous post. Equality cannot be the case since there is a hierarchy among men. ON THE ORDERING OF MEN AMONG THEMSELVES AND TO OTHER THINGS 1 As a matter of…
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: A Celestial Hierarchy
Previous post. We come today to the end of the first part of Book Three! Great material is on the way! THAT LOWER BODIES ARE RULED BY GOD THROUGH CELESTIAL…
View ArticleSummary Against Modern Thought: Celestial Bodies Don’t Influence Our Bodies
Previous post. Today we start the second part of Book Three. Only another year and a half or so to go in Book Three. Then, finally, Book four! Our intellects…
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