Anselm`s Fool
... As we shall see, Anselm seems to have thought about such simple-minded arguments; he certainly has a way of making sure we don’t confuse them with his argument. Thus he distinguishes between existence in the understanding (in intellectu) and existence in reality (in re). With this distinction in han ...
... As we shall see, Anselm seems to have thought about such simple-minded arguments; he certainly has a way of making sure we don’t confuse them with his argument. Thus he distinguishes between existence in the understanding (in intellectu) and existence in reality (in re). With this distinction in han ...
A third Testament by Malcolm Muggeridge
... Augustine, Blake, Pascal, Tolstoy, Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky by Malcolm Muggeridge, Orbis Books, 2004 In a dexterous feat of modesty, celebrated author Malcolm Muggeridge has succeeded in making himself invisible in A Third Testament. He puts all his featured writers in the center of t ...
... Augustine, Blake, Pascal, Tolstoy, Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard, and Dostoevsky by Malcolm Muggeridge, Orbis Books, 2004 In a dexterous feat of modesty, celebrated author Malcolm Muggeridge has succeeded in making himself invisible in A Third Testament. He puts all his featured writers in the center of t ...
The Ontological Argument
... • Both theism and atheism are in doubt; but neither is ruled out (refuted) by either logic or experience. • So one must decide where one stands on the God question by either sticking with agnosticism (which is difficult because agnosticism is most often – in practice – atheism), • or by way of a "le ...
... • Both theism and atheism are in doubt; but neither is ruled out (refuted) by either logic or experience. • So one must decide where one stands on the God question by either sticking with agnosticism (which is difficult because agnosticism is most often – in practice – atheism), • or by way of a "le ...
APRIL 11, 2010 THESKEPTICARENA.COM OUR VIEW: BY GOD
... RESEMBLING LOGIC, I CAN SEE HOW THAT WOULD NOT INTEREST YOU). NEWDOW COULD SAVE HIMSELF A LOT OF TIME AND EXPENSE BY ACCEPTING THE FACT OUR FEDERAL COURTS UPHOLD THE LAWS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. SO-CALLED “SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE” ISN’T IN THE CONSTITUTION. (WAYNE, THE FA ...
... RESEMBLING LOGIC, I CAN SEE HOW THAT WOULD NOT INTEREST YOU). NEWDOW COULD SAVE HIMSELF A LOT OF TIME AND EXPENSE BY ACCEPTING THE FACT OUR FEDERAL COURTS UPHOLD THE LAWS SET FORTH BY THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. SO-CALLED “SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE” ISN’T IN THE CONSTITUTION. (WAYNE, THE FA ...
The Ontological Argument
... And, indeed, we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. Or is there no such nature, since the fool hath said in his heart, there is no God? ... But, at any rate, this very fool, when he hears of this being of which I speak—a being than which nothing greater can be ...
... And, indeed, we believe that thou art a being than which nothing greater can be conceived. Or is there no such nature, since the fool hath said in his heart, there is no God? ... But, at any rate, this very fool, when he hears of this being of which I speak—a being than which nothing greater can be ...
Intro to Philosophy Phil 110 Lecture 4: 1
... 2. Proving the “right” God 3. Some important concepts used in the Ontological Argument a. Possibility: as we’re going to interpret it, in Anselm’s argument, “possible” means logically possible b. Existing in thought vs. existing in reality c. Perfections: Those properties which make an entity that h ...
... 2. Proving the “right” God 3. Some important concepts used in the Ontological Argument a. Possibility: as we’re going to interpret it, in Anselm’s argument, “possible” means logically possible b. Existing in thought vs. existing in reality c. Perfections: Those properties which make an entity that h ...
Summa Theologica
... senses, that in the world some things are in motion. Now whatever is in motion is put in motion by another, for nothing can be in motion except it is in potentiality to that towards which it is in motion; whereas a thing moves inasmuch as it is in act. For motion is nothing else than the reduction o ...
... senses, that in the world some things are in motion. Now whatever is in motion is put in motion by another, for nothing can be in motion except it is in potentiality to that towards which it is in motion; whereas a thing moves inasmuch as it is in act. For motion is nothing else than the reduction o ...
the gospel of god - First Presbyterian Church of Hospers PCA
... Hypothesis, physicist Victor Stenger confesses mistake. They have a vested interest in the outcome. that not only does he disbelieve in God, he They sense how costly it would be to them to side doesn’t like the Christian God: ‘If he does with Jesus and surrender to him, and so we see as we exist, I ...
... Hypothesis, physicist Victor Stenger confesses mistake. They have a vested interest in the outcome. that not only does he disbelieve in God, he They sense how costly it would be to them to side doesn’t like the Christian God: ‘If he does with Jesus and surrender to him, and so we see as we exist, I ...
THE MANY GODS OBJECTION TO PASCAL`S WAGER
... inclusion within a decision matrix, the Wager will have little if any impact on those not already sympathetic with religion. It will fail to shake atheists and agnostics out of their irreligious worldviews, and thus using the theological tradition to rebut MGO greatly weakens, if not undermines, the ...
... inclusion within a decision matrix, the Wager will have little if any impact on those not already sympathetic with religion. It will fail to shake atheists and agnostics out of their irreligious worldviews, and thus using the theological tradition to rebut MGO greatly weakens, if not undermines, the ...
Half Term Homework – Ontological Revision
... “Therefore, Lord not only are You that which nothing greater can be conceived but you are also something greater than can be conceived. Indeed, since it is possible to be conceived to be something of this kind, if you are not this very thing, something can be conceived greater than You, which canno ...
... “Therefore, Lord not only are You that which nothing greater can be conceived but you are also something greater than can be conceived. Indeed, since it is possible to be conceived to be something of this kind, if you are not this very thing, something can be conceived greater than You, which canno ...
Introduction
... reasons, which reason does not know.” (680; emphasis added) Typically, philosophers have emphasised the negative part of this statement. However, the positive is at least as important. Pascal was an intuitionist and believed sentiments to be the springboard of morality, but he was no sentimentalist ...
... reasons, which reason does not know.” (680; emphasis added) Typically, philosophers have emphasised the negative part of this statement. However, the positive is at least as important. Pascal was an intuitionist and believed sentiments to be the springboard of morality, but he was no sentimentalist ...
Logical Puzzles and the Concept of God
... trick. But I’ve never tried to analyze it before, so let’s see now.... One of the strange things about the (usual) conception(s) of God is that “he” is supposed to have a variety of human attributes, but to have them to “an infinite degree”. There is a question in my mind about whether that even ma ...
... trick. But I’ve never tried to analyze it before, so let’s see now.... One of the strange things about the (usual) conception(s) of God is that “he” is supposed to have a variety of human attributes, but to have them to “an infinite degree”. There is a question in my mind about whether that even ma ...
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PASCAL`S WAGER 343 [6–233] Infinity. Nothingness. Our soul has
... Who then can blame the Christians for not being able to give reasons for their belief, professing as they do a religion which they cannot explain by reason. They declare, when expounding to the world, that it is foolishness, stultitiam;1 and then you complain that they do not prove it! If they prove ...
... Who then can blame the Christians for not being able to give reasons for their belief, professing as they do a religion which they cannot explain by reason. They declare, when expounding to the world, that it is foolishness, stultitiam;1 and then you complain that they do not prove it! If they prove ...
Slide 1
... In particular, Aquinas’ arguments depend upon the following points: 1. The Law of Non-Contradiction never fails. The LNC affirms that two mutually contradictory properties cannot exist at the same time (e.g., it cannot be true that there is a first cause and that there is not a first cause.) 2. Emp ...
... In particular, Aquinas’ arguments depend upon the following points: 1. The Law of Non-Contradiction never fails. The LNC affirms that two mutually contradictory properties cannot exist at the same time (e.g., it cannot be true that there is a first cause and that there is not a first cause.) 2. Emp ...
Pascal`s Wager is a Lie: An Epistemic Interpretation of the
... In entertaining and evaluating all of these objections scholars treat the Wager as an isolated, mathematical proposition and subject it to the logical and mathematical rigor associated with modern mathematics and rationality. However, this is not how Pascal intended the passage to be treated. As Jam ...
... In entertaining and evaluating all of these objections scholars treat the Wager as an isolated, mathematical proposition and subject it to the logical and mathematical rigor associated with modern mathematics and rationality. However, this is not how Pascal intended the passage to be treated. As Jam ...
Blaise Pascal. (1623-1662). His Religious Philosophy
... the helpless state conceived by Montaigne is man falleri and cor:rupted by sin. Man able to fulfil the duties conceived by Epictetus is another man, regenerated and redeemed by Christ, supported by God's grace. Here also the antinomy is overcome. There remains, however, an essential difference betwe ...
... the helpless state conceived by Montaigne is man falleri and cor:rupted by sin. Man able to fulfil the duties conceived by Epictetus is another man, regenerated and redeemed by Christ, supported by God's grace. Here also the antinomy is overcome. There remains, however, an essential difference betwe ...
if - Mike Fuller
... A cautionary note … Could you prove that you love someone? Probably not … but you know that you do! Just Looking … ...
... A cautionary note … Could you prove that you love someone? Probably not … but you know that you do! Just Looking … ...
The Argument from Pascal`s Wager
... Because the whole argument moves on the practical rather than the theoretical level, it is fitting that Pascal next imagines the listener offering the practical objection that he just cannot bring himself to believe. Pascal then answers the objection with stunningly practical psychology, with the su ...
... Because the whole argument moves on the practical rather than the theoretical level, it is fitting that Pascal next imagines the listener offering the practical objection that he just cannot bring himself to believe. Pascal then answers the objection with stunningly practical psychology, with the su ...
Pascal`s Wager
... Appeals to your intellect regarding the wisdom of choices (making a judgment in view of the options or/and consequences): You will experience an infinite loss if God does in fact exists then if He doesn’t exist-if you refuse to believe. You will experience an infinite gain if God does exists and exp ...
... Appeals to your intellect regarding the wisdom of choices (making a judgment in view of the options or/and consequences): You will experience an infinite loss if God does in fact exists then if He doesn’t exist-if you refuse to believe. You will experience an infinite gain if God does exists and exp ...
Religion Quotations I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank
... I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright Religion is as much a human universal as language Talcott Parsons To live at all is miracle enough. Mervyn Peake Some piously record “In the beginning God”, but I say “in the beginning hydrogen”. Harlow Shapley You must abandon reason, kno ...
... I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright Religion is as much a human universal as language Talcott Parsons To live at all is miracle enough. Mervyn Peake Some piously record “In the beginning God”, but I say “in the beginning hydrogen”. Harlow Shapley You must abandon reason, kno ...
Pascal's Wager
Pascal's Wager is an argument in apologetic philosophy devised by the seventeenth-century French philosopher, mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–62). It posits that humans all bet with their lives either that God exists or that he does not. Based on the assumption that the stakes are infinite if God exists and that there is at least a small probability that God in fact exists, Pascal argues that a rational person should live as though God exists and seek to believe in God. If God does not actually exist, such a person will have only a finite loss (some pleasures, luxury, etc.), whereas they stand to receive infinite gains (as represented by eternity in Heaven) and avoid infinite losses (eternity in Hell).Pascal's Wager was based around the idea of the Christian God, though similar arguments have occurred in other religious traditions. The original wager was set out in section 233 of Pascal's posthumously published Pensées (""Thoughts""). These previously unpublished notes were assembled to form an incomplete treatise on Christian apologetics.Historically, Pascal's Wager was groundbreaking because it charted new territory in probability theory, marked the first formal use of decision theory, and anticipated future philosophies such as existentialism, pragmatism and voluntarism.