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§3. Matt Chandler’s and John Piper’s ‘two-willed god’: There is a history!
*To catch up read my first and second installments, 1) here and 2) here. II This is my second installment (well third really) on Matt Chandler’s and John Piper’s ‘two-wills in God theology’. My last p… more →
The Evangelical Calvinist
Brother Bill had a razor
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wrote 3 weeks ago: For those who don’t know, “Occam’s razor” is a theory of problem solving attributed to a Franciscan … more →
The Decalogue; Jesus, Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham
wrote 3 weeks ago: The ten commandments were revealed by Moses coming down from the mountain, and presented to Israel o … more →
Underappreciated Philosophers: Marsilius of Padua
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wrote 2 months ago: Sometimes, the cool people don’t get the attention they deserve. Marsilius is definitely one o … more →
1.11.13 In 30 days, Imagine what you could be doing!
wrote 4 months ago: We’ve all heard: Keep it simple stupid! Occam’s Razor advocate?? Simplicity as we all kn … more →
On the window trail - January 2010 (3)
wrote 4 months ago: William of Occam, a Franciscan monk The following is an edit of a post which first appeared in Febru … more →
Principles of William of Ockham (Occam)
wrote 6 months ago: These are the basic principles of William of Ockham or William of Occam. This comes from 1. All thin … more →
Ockham: Why God determines morality.
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wrote 6 months ago: William of Ockham was a divine command theorist, thus he believed that reason, and direction from Go … more →
11 Most Important Philosophical Quotations
wrote 8 months ago: 1. “The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates (470-399 BCE) Socrates’ [wiki] belief that w … more →
That Strange Predicate/Relation IS
wrote 9 months ago: The predicate IS has two parameters. Placing arguments in those parameters produces something like … more →
Believe you me(me)
wrote 11 months ago: “I must go!” “Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Don’t you want to have a little quickie?” “No! With you … more →
Heresy: Things to Consider Before Burning Someone at the Stake
wrote 11 months ago: I read this verse in 2 Peter recently, and the phrase “destructive heresies” caught my a … more →
Shoulders of Giants? -Philosophy and Science in Context, or, "Lawrence Krauss jumps off!"
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wrote 12 months ago: If I have seen further [than other scientists/philosophers] it is by standing on ye sholders of Gian … more →
Sometimes it takes a nightmare...
wrote 1 year ago: …to wake us up to reality. The growing awareness of the wisdom of nature– from the archi … more →
§3. Matt Chandler’s and John Piper’s ‘two-willed god’: There is a history!
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wrote 1 year ago: *To catch up read my first and second installments, 1) here and 2) here. II This is my second instal … more →
William of Ockham
wrote 1 year ago: William of Ockham graphic by Kathy Grimm William of Ockham (play /ˈɒkəm/; also Occam, Hockham, or se … more →
The Razor's Edge
wrote 1 year ago: … for that path is sharp as a razor’s edge, impassable, and hard to follow, say the wise … more →
5 Misunderstood Philosophy Quotes. Ockham's Razor
wrote 1 year ago: This morning i found myself yet again browsing through pages upon pages of philosophy quotes. There … more →
Quackery, Hokum, Baloney: Separating Science from Stupidity
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wrote 1 year ago: Suppose I told you that somewhere between Earth and Mars there is an invisible teapot that orbits th … more →
What Occam's Razor Can’t Cut
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wrote 1 year ago: *Posted by Barry Creamer Occam’s Razor Defined In the Fourteenth Century a Franciscan named Wi … more →
