This is Jimmy Stephens thoughts about human Conceptualism: We have to give him credit for avoiding saying abstracta are just labels. At least he’s only as stupid as to say universals are the map of them, instead of saying universals … Continue reading Conceptualism: A Problematic Tale
I recently posted a pro-YEC scholar, but here was Jimmy Stephens take on it: https://watchmencouncil.com/2023/12/07/dr-andrew-steinmann-on-genesis/ This is good stuff. I found his comment about the framework hypothesis toward the beginning somewhat incomplete. It’s true that people who hold an FH … Continue reading Jimmy Stephens on Steinmann
Here were some of Jimmy Stephens thoughts about Pallmann’s views: First, let’s grant that reasoning is never justificatory. Acts of reason only occasion things that lend justification and those acts never themselves lend justification. Even if that were the case, … Continue reading Are you assuming Reliabilism?
Jimmy Stephens: Philosophers are often not musicians, but being one, it’s so funny to see stuff like this. Wooten is a genius, but he completely misses the point. The reason why even his chromatic notes “work” is because they are … Continue reading There are no wrong notes?
Short Summary: David initially delineates between two distinct forms of authority. An authority figure typically possesses expertise in a particular domain. A deontic authority directs actions, dictating what one should do. For instance, a police officer issues commands based on … Continue reading Is Scripture our Highest Authority?
Jimmy Stephens states: I think I found an even more striking, simpler version of the eschatological issue. I formulated it like three different ways, and now I think it just winds down to a ground motive problem. All humans possess … Continue reading Eschatology Indispensability
From Jimmy Stephens: Cultures depend on their notion of love vs hatred, prosecution vs forgiveness, justice vs grace, etc. There are several intersecting tensions here, but the main issue is how to deal with guilt. All humans are guilty of … Continue reading Is Atonement Necessary?
This is a modified form of the conversation on the ontology of evil that I’ve partaken in. It centers on the denial of the privation theory of evil. Which is: According to the Neoplatonists, evil does not exist as a … Continue reading Privation, Evil, & Proportionate Causality
In this article, we will examine the charge against presuppositionalism that it involves circularity. Why isn’t circular reasoning a fallacy when it comes to fundamental (by which I assume you mean foundational or noninferential) beliefs?The very question “How do you … Continue reading Highest Authorities?
Jimmy Stephens states: This theory requires that epistemic virtues are distinguishable from vices. Further, in order for the theory to be consistent, knowing the difference should just involve exemplifying the virtues. The problem is that this question is metacognitive in … Continue reading The Virtue of Virtue Epistemology
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