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Author Archives: Maryann Spikes
Memories with Mom
A Mother’s Day tribute to Mom: My mom is an Elvis-loving Okie with mostly Irish roots, a public relations editor turned elementary school teacher. She is putting the finishing touches on a biography of Nellie Cashman, a hero of a … Continue reading
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The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge
Our beliefs, moral or otherwise, in order to be knowledge, must be ‘both’ justified (ought) by reasons ‘and’ true (is) to reality, satisfying both Plato and Hume. Read my latest post all about that here. About Portfolio Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Request Project
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The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge
The Humean-Platonic tripartite (Ought-Is-Belief) theory of (moral) knowledge It is possible to blend Hume’s is-ought distinction (1) in Ethics with Plato’s justified-true-belief theory of knowledge. Simply put, whatever sort of beliefs one is talking about, including moral beliefs, they must be … Continue reading
Haimerick Maneuver
There was an old soul with an abysmal hole and shadow puppet ends. They were true for him until he realized they lacked real correspondence. Rarely, if ever, did he question whether he hungered for nothing. About Portfolio Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Request Project
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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.6: Truth Defined and Defended
The apologetics study group LOVES this quote from Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics: “We may be entitled to our own opinions, but we are not entitled to our own facts.” p. 124 It’s actually a variant of a quote commonly attributed to Daniel Patrick … Continue reading
Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.5: Distortions, The God I Don’t Believe In
This chapter of Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics is full of good stuff. “The rise of science in the West is unique in world history. As Stark says, Real science arose only once: in Europe. China, Islam, India, and ancient Greece and Rome each had … Continue reading
National Day of Prayer v National Day of Reason
My most recent Examiner.com news articles just in time for tomorrow’s National Day of Prayer: In Modesto: Pray Modesto continues despite secular call to National Day of Reason May 2, 2012 In San Francisco: Congressman Pete Stark calls for National Day … Continue reading
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Go Nuts! at John Thurman Stadium
Today my mother-in-law Jae and her new hubby Bobby took us to a Nuts game at John Thurman Stadium. We got together with some of their church friends and tail-gated pizza, hotdogs, grapes, chips and sodas in the Neece parking … Continue reading
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Christian Carnival, April 18, 2012
Welcome back to the Christian Carnival! For those new to this gig, the Christian Carnival is a weekly collection of some of the best posts of the Christian blogosphere. It’s open to Christians of Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic convictions. We … Continue reading
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This week’s Christian Carnival is…
…here. I host it at my new on-line portfolio blog :) I am not including my own submission this time, because I am still chewing on an idea for an article that talks about the difference between Hume’s is-ought distinction, which … Continue reading
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