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Research post: The problem of natural selection

By milt0109 | April 26, 2012

I plan on writing my paper on evolution/natural selection and how we can consolidate the seemingly random processes at play with a God who is supposed to be in control of these processes. John Wilkins from the University of Sydney wrote a paper entitled “Could God have set up Darwinian accidents?” in which he described [...]

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Sider and identity

By milt0109 | April 23, 2012

I would like to comment on something Sider said toward the end of his paper on personal identity. After running into problems with all of his definitions of continuity, he suggests that maybe personal identity is not numerical identity, and may instead be based on some qualitative continuity. Throughout this paper, he had assumed that [...]

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Second graded post – The trinity in a cube

By milt0109 | April 13, 2012

I would like to propose an analogy that may be helpful in explaining the problem of the trinity. The issue seems to be this: If the trinity exists, then three beings must exist at the same time, independently of each other, but still be deeply connected in their divinity (they are not each other, but [...]

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First graded post – The case for agnosticism

By milt0109 | March 23, 2012

In C.S. Lewis’ first book of Mere Christianity, he presents a case for why we should believe in God. One of the ways in which he does this is by stating that there are two views one can hold about the world – the materialist view or the religious view. He implies that materialist and [...]

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The trinity in a cube

By milt0109 | March 2, 2012

During class on Monday, I started forming an analogy to explain the problem of the trinity that makes a lot of sense to me. It seems to resolve many of the issues we discussed.
Let’s think about basic geometry for a minute. Think about a cube, one of the simplest geometric objects. You define a cube [...]

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Choosing not to believe

By milt0109 | February 3, 2012

I was pleasantly surprised reading Lewis’s thoughts about Christianity and how he emphasized that Christians (and people of any faith) should have an open mind about other belief systems and not be so quick to throw down other faiths. What bothered me was his assertion that someone who considers themselves to be an atheist must, [...]

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