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Your philosophy is rooted in the concept of uplifting mankind as the all-powerful (i.e. God). Why is Claim 4) axiomatically valid? Because we say it is. Our perception tells us that it must be...

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In terms of a logical argument, Premise 5) is to be accepted based on the Christian theology of God. If Claim 4) is to be considered as true, then it must fit all conditions. Now, in...

An image is a 2D representation of a 3D object (much like a shadow). The 2D representation has elements of the 3D object, but is definitely not the complete thing. In the same way, we have elements...

God is. God's knowledge is part of Him. Thus, God's knowledge is, inasmuch as He is. To separate God's knowledge from Himself is to deny the concept of God. To make the claim that God is is to...

That kind of thought requires that God have an antecedent. God, being the infinite regress, has no antecedent. Neither does His knowledge. It would be illogical to assume that His knowledge has an...

Guisslapp,

If you want, we can discuss it from a different standpoint, as I don't believe God is atemporal. I believe God is the necessary infinite regress for existence to be here. There is...

In the sense that one must have existence before one can have consciousness? How does this misalign with the concept of God?



This sound somewhat constrained, and technically unprovable. You...

Quite the claim. Back it up. What do you believe are the epistemological and metaphysical reasons why it is in error to believe in God?

Daniel

Well, then this is one area where you and Guisslapp will disagree, because that is what he's defending. He claims it is the notion that, if a person understood all of the things that can surround a...

Keep in mind that a thoroughly thought out concept does not equal a right concept. It is always



I don't understand where "rational" comes into this equation. Subjective morality is about...

You are discussing the difference between subjective and objective morality. I know quite well the difference between the two. However, up to this point, you had not distinguished between the two. ...

No, it is judged from the perspective of the person agreeing to be governed. I am willing to give up the use of force in return for the government protecting my rights. "Absolute freedom" is actually...

I never said substantial risk. There is always a risk, but it does not mean that it is a substantial risk. If a child goes on a walk with no idea of any risk what-so-ever, and is raped, it's...

So, if I understand correctly, your philosophical understanding of "right" and "wrong" are strictly limited to a self-centered basis? That is to say, if it is good for me, then it is right, and if...

Guisslapp, do you believe in anything being right merely because it is right? Or is everything that we perceive to be right actually just psychological conditioning over time and the accumulation of...

I understand the purpose of stare decisis. I just disagree that it should be an abiding principle when it is proven that a decision made is wrong. Even the Supreme Court can make mistakes. It's...

So do you champion death? There are three positions: life, death, and indifference. Surely you're a naturalist though. You know as well as I do that natural selection is set up so that those who...

When you two ask questions that you sincerely want the answer to, I will answer them. These questions are absurd, in that any thinking human being can tell the difference between themselves and a...

Sorry, my computer at work hasn't been letting me post. When I have time, I will answer. Again, sorry for the delay.

On what basis do you not? Just because there is lack of development doesn't mean a person isn't a person. If an individual must be "fully developed" to be considered a person, then males are...

Stare decisis is still not law. I understand what you're saying, but to not overturn a wrong decision in favor of saving the concept of precedent is cowardice. It's like saying we are infallible...

Can you provide me a situation where the mother dies but the unborn child does not? Remember, the discussion at hand is concerning 1st trimester abortions.

Daniel

I think it should be noted, however, that you are applying a statement out of context. I said that it was better to rid oneself of the unborn child because if you do not, then both lives are...

Stare decisis is not some overarching law that must be adhered to. Here's a quote stolen from Wikipedia (and the reference quoted on the site is Keenan Kmiec's The Origin and Current Meaning of...

You're missing what I'm saying. I don't quite understand, exactly, how it is that you always manage to subvert what I'm saying into something completely different. Each of my posts attempts to make...