Economics, politicsLeave a comment

Inequality of Argument

TheSire

So, I was sent an article to look over to show that income inequality is a bad thing. It made me chuckle because it appealed to the moral wisdom of Peter Singer. I’m sure the man that believes we are morally justified in killing people because they have very low IQ’s must have some wisdom about organizing society. Let’s see what the article says: One obvious reason for redistributing resources from the rich to the poor is simply that this is a way of making the poor better off. In his TED Talk on “effective altruism,” Peter Singer advances powerful … Continue reading Inequality of Argument

Abortion, EthicsLeave a comment

Memes to an End

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I was asked to comment on a pro-choice meme. I don’t think abortionist are intellectual heavy-weights so this will be interesting. i) This is sneaking in the idea that consent makes sexual interactions perfectly fine. But that just presupposes Christianity is false. Fornication, adultery, and other such things can be perfectly voluntary and consensual. But it is obvious that we wouldn’t consider them ethical practices. Furthermore, we have thought experiments that undermine that intuition: A mother voluntarily choosing to have sex with Nazi guards in a concentration camp to protect her attractive daughter. That’s consensual but seemingly immoral. ii) It … Continue reading Memes to an End

Freewill, MetaphysicsLeave a comment

Teleological Explanation

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Recently, I commented on an article about LFW being intuitive: http://spirited-tech.com/COG/2019/07/02/intuition-and-choices/ Later, John Cranman shared his thoughts about my response: TheSire, if you’re going to quote Taliaferro (and Goetz) on free will, you should probably quote him entirely. From the same piece you’re pulling from: “For example, in light of both our desire that we make clear that there are no good objections to the idea that we make uncaused choices and our belief that writing this essay would fulfill that desire, we chose to write it for the purpose that we make clear that there are no good objections … Continue reading Teleological Explanation

Arminianism, Calvinism, FreewillLeave a comment

Intuition and Choices

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I was asked to read and comment on an article. So, let’s take a look: https://arminianperspectives.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/the-reality-of-choice-and-the-testimony-of-scripture/ It begins by stating: It may seem strange to some that there even is a debate as to what constitutes free will. The average person believes that he has free will. Whenever he is confronted with a choice he believes that he can either choose this way or that, and that either choice is a real possibility. In fact, this is what we generally think of when using the word choice. We think of the power to choose between alternatives. But the simple concepts … Continue reading Intuition and Choices

Ancient Near East, Mormonism, Sentinel ApologeticsLeave a comment

A Mormon’s venture to the Planet Sentinel

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There was a recent conversation between Robert Rowe and Kwaku El. The conversation wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. The conversation kicks off with Robert saying he was wishing for Kwaku to refute Dr. James White. That came across as a bit petty on the part of Robert. Why not route for Dr. White to change Kwaku’s mind? Is it better to win a theological argument or that someone becomes a Christian? That doesn’t mean Dr. White is without fault or that his position is correct. Rowe simply comes across to someone as wishing for the wrong … Continue reading A Mormon’s venture to the Planet Sentinel

Abortion, FeminismLeave a comment

Fletcher’s Finale

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Shane Fletcher has responded to my article. I have to admit this is his finest responses yet. These arguments probably will stand the test of time: i) June 19th I mention the exceptions of IVF, etc https://t.co/AAG6nENfMOYou immediately respond pointing out that there are methods of impregnation that don't require sex.6 days later, I believe these exception are agreed by us, but apparently not. — Shane Fletcher (@Fletch_smf) June 25, 2019 Fletcher already knows about the counterexamples to his stated position. He hasn’t been able to reformulate his position in order to avoid the same counterexamples. So, it is his … Continue reading Fletcher’s Finale

Abortion, FeminismLeave a comment

Do Men have Bodily Autonomy?

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i) I bought up IVF and other exceptions BEFORE you raised this point the first time. Then I thought it was because you didn't read my Tweet thoroughly. This time it seems you are choosing to deliberately ignore it to appear "smart" in your blog post. — Shane Fletcher (@Fletch_smf) June 24, 2019 Shane responded to my article written in response to his position. Shane abandons his prior position because I brought up that it is obviously false. His position is analogous to a person that states the NBA hall of fame is filled with only black men. You respond … Continue reading Do Men have Bodily Autonomy?

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Fletcher’s Cause

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My position is that men are causally responsible for all pregnancies. That’s a biological fact. Women can have plenty of sex & orgasms with 0 chance of pregnancy. I am not sure if you can separate morality and causality, but pregnancy is 100% caused by men’s pleasure, so … — Shane Fletcher (@Fletch_smf) June 24, 2019 i) Men can’t be responsible for all pregnancies given the reason two lesbians can go to a sperm bank. Or suppose we can even make synthetic sperm. Clearly, then a man wouldn’t be causally related. ii) It seems like Shane operates on a false … Continue reading Fletcher’s Cause