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Comment on Dumbass by oohlah

oohlah — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:55:09 +0000

I think it may only be a matter of time before something like that happens.

Comment on Dumbass by Scott

Scott — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:50:28 +0000

Dude. Don’t give them any ideas or they’ll start shooting women going into those clinics.

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Comment on A new blog, an interesting post on Aquinas, and a few thoughts… by Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:48:05 +0000

OK, I see now; I think I was failing to take into account the “nothing more.”

Comment on A new blog, an interesting post on Aquinas, and a few thoughts… by oohlah

oohlah — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:35:05 +0000

In the concessive version, the oughts are “ought to do.” They’re categorical rules an agent must follow. So, the chaplain is talking about what the prisoner ought to do (ought to have done). Nothing more.

Comment on A new blog, an interesting post on Aquinas, and a few thoughts… by Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:04:59 +0000

I must be missing something about the concessive version; what about it is supposed to be different from the original? I don’t see why it would cause a problem for the operator distinction.

Comment on Paymo.biz, time-tracking software for academics? by oohlah

oohlah — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:52:37 +0000

Awesome! Thanks John!

Comment on How can anyone of us say God is omni-benevolent? by oohlah

oohlah — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:25:32 +0000

Derek,

I didn’t author the original post, but I can certainly speak to your “comment.”

I think kratos’s concern is well justified. One of the problems you have misunderstood is that if God didn’t endow people with free will, then God is morally responsible for the acts we perform.

On your view, all of our acts would be determined by God because God is omniscient. We couldn’t possibly act differently than how God knew we were going to act. To do so would undermine God’s omnscience. Right?!? Since God is omnipotent and since God didn’t do anything to prevent — using your examples — “9/11″ or the “Holocaust” though God knew that these events were going to be perpetrated, God is morally responsible for those actions. So, God is evil.

Since it’s a contradiction to say that “God is omnibenevolent and God is omnimalevolent,” the position you’re defending fails.

Comment on Comments Policy by shaunmiller

shaunmiller — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:15:59 +0000

I like your comments policy. I’m going to plagiarize it for my blog.

Comment on How can anyone of us say God is omni-benevolent? by Derek

Derek — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:57:22 +0000

So it is better to preserve the free will of one individual, and take the life of 32 others? Is that good?

Like 9/11. Should God preserve the free will of 4 individuals and allow over 3,000 people die without any safety nor sanctuary, and have millions mourn and live in constant fear of terrorism? Is this good? Is this loving, to sacrifice thousands for 4 men?

6 million Jews died in the Holocaust. The total deaths amount to 7 million. Is it loving to allow one man to have his free will and slaughter 7 million people?

This is retarded.