Another traditional attribute of God is Omniscience: the attribute of being all knowing, of having infinite knowledge, along with foreknowledge. If God is omniscient, then God knows the facts about the past, present, and future. If God is all knowing and does not possess the ability to be wrong about humans’ future actions and humans can do [...]
Archive for January, 2007
The Question of Human Free Will and God’s Omniscience
Posted in Attributes of God on January 22, 2007 | 12 Comments »
I’ve been everywhere… (almost… in the U.S.)
Posted in personal, travel on January 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
5 states remaining in my quest for the lower 48.
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The 41st Philosophy Carnival
Posted in carnival on January 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The new philosophy carnival is posted here. I found Westminster Wisdom’s portrayal quite amusing. My apologies for falling asleep at the wheel, but the paper I posted a few days ago has really gotten under my skin.
NOUS meeting
Posted in WSU - Philosophy Department on January 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The NOUS Philosophy Club of Weber State University sponsors events throughout the academic year on various philosophical topics. At a typical NOUS meetings, speakers present their work and participants ask questions about the speaker’s work.
On Friday January 26, 2007 at 430pm in Room SS235, Richard Greene will present his paper, “The Pupkin Gambit: Rationality and [...]
Action individuation in ordinary language
Posted in action theory, experimental philosophy, intuitions on January 15, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I’ve not posted in a while because I’ve been working on the following paper. It’s about action individuation and ordinary intuitions. If you’re not interested in experimental philosophy or you’ve got serious objections against it, I advise you not to read the paper.
Action individuation in ordinary language
Comments are greatly appreciated!
God’s Omnipotence and the Paradox of the Stone
Posted in Attributes of God on January 15, 2007 | 29 Comments »
One attribute of the traditional conception of God is omnipotence. God is said to be all-powerful. But this attribute leads to a dilemma. Suppose that God can create a stone too heavy for Him to lift. If God can create such a stone, then He is not omnipotent since He cannot lift it. On the other hand, [...]
31st MidSouth Philosophy Conference
Posted in Wittgenstein, philosophy conference, travel on January 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I received word yesterday that my paper was accepted for presentation at the MidSouth Philosophy Conference. As long as I can find an affordable flight, I’ll be heading to Memphis, TN at the end of February. I’ll be presenting my paper on the New Wittgensteinian interpretation of nonsense. Here’s the title and abstract:
Is the New [...]
Ought religion be exclusive?
Posted in Religion on January 9, 2007 | 18 Comments »
There are many religions. This is a fact. Each religion upholds any number of theological and social beliefs. The theological beliefs of one religion may not be consistent with the theological beliefs in other religions. For example, the Christian belief that human beings require salvation and God provides this salvation through the incarnation, life, sacrificial death, and resurrection of his divine son, Jesus Christ, is [...]
Philosophy at 7200′ (w/ apologies to Close Range)
Posted in HT, travel on January 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been traveling around the U.S. for almost two weeks, and I’m still traveling. I don’t mean to be on the road this evening. In fact, I’d prefer to be home in Ogden, UT preparing for the first day of classes. Weather conditions in Wyoming, however, are very bad. Interstate 80 is closed in both [...]
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