Comments from Jimmy Stephens: On my view, there are mind-independent affairs. Not that I’m committed to all universals explanatorily reducing to such an affair, but at least some universals seem to be patterns or principles of God’s activity in the … Continue reading God’s Design and Universals
From Jimmy Stephens old notes: Emanation: all contingent, secondary, “created” reality flows from the more default or prime reality. Unlike creationism, emanationism holds that derived existence involuntarily proceeds from prime reality. Empedodes and Democritus posited aporrhoea, emanations. Hylozoism might have … Continue reading Neoplatonism
Here is a good introduction to the issue: Further Recommendation: The Bahnsen Project: List of his Lectures Continue reading Foreknowledge & Free Will
If you are unfamiliar with Thomas Jay Oord view of creation: http://thomasjayoord.com/index.php/blog/archives/alternative-theory-initial-creation Here is a video that is critical of Thomas Jay Oord’s theory of creation. Continue reading Dr. Brian Orr- Creation Ex Nihilo or Ex Something-o?
Jimmy answered the question with this: Depends on the metaphysics of concepts, and whose concepts. If concepts are taken to be useful or social constructs for instance, then we have nominalism, since concepts are not existent classes of things but … Continue reading Is Nominalism and Conceptualism different?
Anderson discussion with Malpass: Continue reading Does Logic Prove God? | w/Alex Malpass & James Anderson
I have had many conversations with Open Theists. The recent statement from Cameron Bertuzzi that he can’t decide between Open Theism and Molinism (which are both two bad positions) makes me think it is worth putting some of what I’ve … Continue reading My Responses to Various Open Theists
Here is a conversation over the topic of Freewill, the coherence of compatibilism, and issues relevant to such. Spicy: Alright, well last note from me then: I dont think intermediate explanations will help. We may be able to appeal to … Continue reading Determinism, Control, and Human Desire
I was asked about universals and I asked Jimmy to comment upon the issue. Here were his thoughts: Scott the Classical Apologist: Reflecting on our conversation last week, in terms of the form and matter conception, do you hold that … Continue reading Universals
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