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Category Archives: Divine Essentialism
God wills it (right) because He is good — essentialism.
God’s nature, which is, granted, supernatural, is supreme over His will… check it oot… Quotes from “Intro. to Philo.” – Geisler, Feinberg… “Ethical Voluntarism – The ethical view that traces moral principles to God’s will; something is right because God … Continue reading
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Natural Empathy and Supernatural Love
Natural Empathy and Supernatural Love In this thread I’m just making sure my ideas on morality are consistent… Some verses on generally revealed morality: Luke 6:32-35; Romans 1:19; 2:14. A while back I compiled a list of potentially conflicting ideas … Continue reading
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Predestination and Free Will
This thread updates the old “determinism and free will” thread. Predestination and Free Will I start off asking a question for the purpose of introducing concepts in its answer: freedom and determinism: compatible or incompatible? Ultimately, though, the question is: … Continue reading
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The motivation to do good is God.
Some who glorify evil imply that the only motivation to do good is lost when God is not in the picture. In a way this is true, because, as Jesus said, “I am the vine and you are the branches … Continue reading
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Selflessness
You are definitely an other, otherwise you would be able to predict what I will say next, and vice versa. Even if our minds were hooked together, we would be able to recognize “self” thoughts from “other” thoughts (because, for … Continue reading
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