“Let no one ignorant of geometry enter” (Plato) Plato doesn’t mean here that a prerequisite for learning philosophy is math, rather Mathema means what is eminently learnable, and so we speak of polymaths.  For, in order for me to encounter the triangle as the figure that it is, I must have the rule before my … Traditional Proofs For The Immortality Of The Soul: RECOLLECTION

Our podcast guru Ed just did an interesting interview on the topic of morality and God. Check it out! Kant said the two things that stir us with wonder are the starry skies above and moral law within. If we look up at the stars, for instance, we don’t see the randomness that is the … Dr. Stephen Sullivan & Edouard Tahmizian | Interview on Divine Command Theory

Many universalists argue that in Christianity everyone will be saved based on passages like Luke 3:6, “and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” A Catholic Universalist like Dr. David Goicoechea will argue that Hitler is in purgatory right now and we should pray for him. But, as the picture above illustrates, the idea … But I Said I’m Sorry!

Generally, biblical scholars agree there was a lost document “Q” that we detect as the material common to Matthew and Luke that didn’t come from Mark. One of the stars of this document was John the Baptist. I wanted to highlight this because previously on this blog I’ve critiqued the idea that Jesus knew John … CURRENT EVENTS: Exciting Upcoming Paper On Q And John The Baptist

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Previously: General Interest Postmodern Philosophy: Introduction To Derrida/Levinas On Ethics / Religion (part 1) General Interest Postmodern Philosophy: Introduction To Derrida/Levinas On Ethics / Religion (part 2) Now, the conclusion, What I tried to do with this introduction was present the theologically charged postmodernism of Derrida and Levinas with the hope we can ignore the … CONCLUSION, General Interest Postmodern Philosophy: Introduction To Derrida/Levinas On Ethics / Religion (part 3/3)

Last time: General Interest Postmodern Philosophy: Introduction To Derrida/Levinas On Ethics / Religion (part 1) Now, In the western philosophical tradition, Greeks such as Aristotle really emphasized an ethics of self-realization and did not emphasize my self-sacrifice to love and serve the needy other. In the preamble last time we talked about a loving, forgiving … General Interest Postmodern Philosophy: Introduction To Derrida/Levinas On Ethics / Religion (part 2)

Jacques Derrida Emmanuel Levinas In my previous project I looked at some of the key philosophical issues around Christian Origins. The conclusion was that a Moral Influence interpretation of the Cross can counter a Penal Substitution one. The two key sections were about Luke-Acts with Ehrman and Goicoeceha. We read: LUKE (Ehrman) ACTS (Goicoechea) So, … General Interest Postmodern Philosophy: Introduction To Derrida/Levinas On Ethics / Religion (part 1)

CNN reports “minorities, immigrants and now members of the LGBTQ community are being warned of the risks of visiting Florida after the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group issued a travel advisory following newly passed laws and policies that may be harmful to people in those communities.” From the article: This is a tough one. I … LGBTQ in Florida