Summary Against Modern Thought: God Uses Angels & Demons
Previous post. The world, Reality, is a much richer place than most of us know. Our good saint proves that angels and demons carrying out God’s will is possible. THAT…
Category: Philosophy
The philosophy of science, empiricism, a priori reasoning, epistemology, and so on.
The Consent Fallacy
Warning The links and scenarios have disturbing imagery. The consent argument is so strong in our culture that its truth is almost self-evident. It says as long as two people…
Summary Against Modern Thought: How God Uses Secondary Causes
Previous post. Angels and demons are secondary causes, too. THAT THE EXECUTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MEANS OF SECONDARY CAUSES 1 We should attend to the fact that…
The Limitations And Usefulness Of IQ
That Smarts Everybody knows that some people are smarter than others, and that some are teachable and some not. Well, some people do deny these facts, believing that if everybody…
Summary Against Modern Thought: God’s Providence Applies To All
Previous post. There is no escaping providence. THAT GOD’S PROVIDENCE APPLIES IMMEDIATELY TO ALL SINGULARS 1 Now, some have conceded that divine providence extends to singulars, but through certain intermediary…
Summary Against Modern Thought: Divine Providence Applies To The Contingent
Previous post. Contingency is that which is not (logically, metaphysically) necessary. THAT GOD’S PROVIDENCE APPLIES TO CONTINGENT SINGULARS 1 It is obvious from what we have shown that divine providence…
Is Time Travel Metaphysically Possible? — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
Before answering the question, I will define the different meanings of the word “possible”. In philosophy, there are different senses of the word “possible”. Besides, it’s good to know the…
A Flood Of Evidence: From God To Noah To Hume To Nobody
Here are remarks on “Enlightenment & Sacrifice — Remarks on Joseph de Maistre” by Thomas Bertonneau, which I urge you to read in full. Bertonneau is reading de Maistre’s Elucidation…