Category: philosophy
The Unity of Knowledge
The following is from Chris Matthew and his conversation with some atheist. He’s an up-and-coming presuppositionalist: There are a couple of remarks that merit response, @FondestAlloy. 1.) Do you deny the possibility of knowing whether something is objectively true? 2.) … Continue reading The Unity of Knowledge
Perceptions Boundary
Necessitarian takes on two atheists on the topic of empiricism. It is good for younger presuppositionalists to read how to perform presuppositionalism at a profound level. Necessitarian: I cannot agree that my system struggles with any such question. For Aristotle, … Continue reading Perceptions Boundary
Michael Jones on Idealism
Michael Jones recently was interviewed by Braxton Hunter and Johnathan Prichett. It was an interview styled like MSNBC interviewing Obama. You have to wonder if Hunter and Prichett even have arms with the softballs they threw for Jones. They start … Continue reading Michael Jones on Idealism
‘LGBT’: Intelligible or Incoherent?
This will be a collection of articles against transgenderism. Here are the points of privilege(he/him pronouns): Chris Matthew: ‘LGBT’: Intelligible or Incoherent? Benjamin H. Arbour: Transgenderism, Human Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Properties TheCouncil: Gender and Biology Thank You, Comrades! Continue reading ‘LGBT’: Intelligible or Incoherent?
The Book of Eli
Recently. Eli Alyala had a conversation with a popular Atheist YouTuber Tom Jump. I’ll give my thoughts about this conversation. Others have commented about the conversations Tom Jump have had at other times. http://triablogue.blogspot.com/2019/03/is-there-no-evidence-for-gods-existence.html The conversation starts with the issue of the foundation of ethics(metaethics). Tom Jump is a moral realist that bases his metaethical view on the basis of human intuition and consensus. Eli presses on the issue of subjectivity. Many people don’t have those intuitions and completely different intuitions. So, why privilege Tom Jump? Why does his intuition have the final say? Tom responds that most people have … Continue reading The Book of Eli
Fisher’s Reality
Here’s a collection of articles in response to the worldview of Chris Fisher: TheCouncil: Why I’m not an Open Theist God isn’t Open Open gods and Closed Minds Fisher on Divine Simplicity Fishing for God Fisher on Metaphysics Is Open … Continue reading Fisher’s Reality
Bosserman on Stroud’s Objection
Another objection to Van Til’s presuppositionalism is that it is covertly pragmatic. Far from making any headway toward demonstrating that Christianity is objectively true, Van Til has really only proven that Christianity represents a most, or even the most useful and desirable belief system. Yet, again, the objector has lapsed back into the very sort of position that Van Til has proven untenable. If reality were the sort of place where subjective and objective truth could be so disconnected, the objector would have no ground for supposing that his reasoning process advances by objectively valid inferences.413 Hence, the objection that … Continue reading Bosserman on Stroud’s Objection
A Primer and History of Philosophy
Spooftexting Panentheism
Does the Bible teach panentheism? The obvious answer is no. That doesn’t mean people don’t try to prove me wrong. We’ll briefly look at various text they use. Here are some of the reasons I reject panentheism is biblical. 1. … Continue reading Spooftexting Panentheism
The Council 
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