Sentences with phrase «philosophical arguments»

I believe, not because of philosophical arguments, but because of my own experiences.

Start with the science that shows the humanity and individuality of the embryo, and then make philosophical arguments about the equality of all human beings as persons possessing inherent dignity.

On the contrary, he does not see any legitimate philosophical argument against the Christian view.

Don't try to divert the subject with irrelevant philosophical arguments.

It may be that none has even succeeded as a self - standing philosophical argument.

I would have dismissed it immediately as one of those obscure and radical philosophical arguments of no real - life consequence.

We lost the luxury of such philosophical arguments about 0.5 degrees ago.

I encourage you to hang in there because I believe the point I'll be making hits on one of the most fundamental mistakes made in the church tradition regarding the nature of omniscience and offers one of the strongest philosophical arguments for the open view:

Consequently, the Church needs to make philosophical arguments in the public square, ones that show that the world is inherently intelligible (and that our minds are naturally made for objective truth).

Without getting into philosophical arguments about dollar cost averaging, my general principle has been to put the money...

Belief or disbelief in fairies or gods could never be validated by philosophical arguments made from first principles; the existence or nonexistence of Zeus is not a matter that can be intelligibly discussed in the categories of modal logic or metaphysics, any more than the existence of tree frogs could be; if he is there at all, one must go on an expedition to find him.

He feels that there are no compelling philosophical arguments which would lead one to move on to, or on the other hand to reject, the conception of subjective, or as he calls it «personal», immortality for men.

Sift through all relevant literature, think it over and create strong philosophical arguments.

A recent inquiry from a college instructor in search of philosophical arguments on the morality of abortion inspired us to compile the below list of resources, which, though far from comprehensive, may be of use to pro-lifers.

But a compelling philosophical argument can be made for the view that gay is not good, which means that it should be considered a disease in the same way as all the other sexual disorders in the DSM.

MacIntyre sometimes can not resist wickedly confirming his critics» prejudices about his work, but those who refuse to take MacIntyre seriously because they think him antimodern fail to understand the fundamental philosophical arguments that shape his position.

Ignorant philosophical arguments with flexible premises having ZERO basis in observable or measurable reality?

«I think that there's a Kantian philosophical argument to be made.

We have not mounted philosophical arguments that prove Christ is really present in the Eucharist despite appearances, or that He is wholly present in each part of each consecrated host; nor have we proved, from reason alone, that He is really present in a consecrated host in the Cathedral of Tokyo and Paris at the same time.

There are two points in Process and Reality at which he seems to give independent philosophical arguments for the existence of the consequent nature of God.

Mascall is aware that this subtle philosophical argument will leave the plain man unsatisfied.

Personal philosophical arguments, including specious anecdotal evidence, leads me to believe this «anonymous» person has an agenda.

You keep trying to excuse the RCC's criminal activities by cloaking them in silly philosophical arguments.

If reason, even when informed by faith, can not proceed from creation to God, then Brunner should not defend the analogy of being or treat philosophical arguments for God as a legitimate part of Christian philosophy.

Hartshorne offers a closely reasoned philosophical argument for a doctrine of God based, not on the classical metaphysical categories of traditional theology, but on process philosophy that allows some non-absolute aspects of God.

Arguments against atheism inevitably took the form of arguments from nature or design, i.e., philosophical arguments without reference to Christ, to the sacraments, to the practice of prayer, to the church.

That is, until Origen, the Cappadocians, and Augustine came along, all of whom recognized the uniqueness of Christian claims and the need for complementary philosophical arguments.

As a result, we can not assume that there are any self - evident unprejudiced philosophical arguments that do not presuppose some interpretive context and world view.

At no point in previous discussion have I intended to replace philosophical argument by dogmatic assertion or to distort Whitehead so as to render him more amenable to Christian use.

Though it's not a nutmeg, I think the Weeping Jesus deserves it's own philosophical argument.

I've seen and chronicled many disrespectful moves in soccer — Andre's tweet was a response to a running Twitter thread that I have called «Nutmegs as Great Philosophical Arguments» — but this move is a first and it's so damn beautiful that no description can really do it justice.

That's not the only philosophical argument (and not even the most common one, as far as what I've read on this).

The study of consciousness (see here and here) has long played a crucial role in the discipline of philosophy, where facts about such intuitions form the basis for some complex and influential philosophical arguments.

Eventually he arrives at his personal turning point, and his action writes the closing words of Spielberg's unspoken philosophical argument.

«Luck is not a superpower,» Deadpool insists, and his skepticism drives an almost - interesting philosophical argument.

There is a very clear sense in which I am being unfair to The Congress as I am writing about a dramatic film rather than a philosophical essay but Folman's decision to critique dramatic artifice whilst engaging in dramatic artifice means that The Congress draws your attention away from the drama and towards the film's flawed philosophical argument.

Lest you think that «Captain America: Civil War» is merely some pointless, dour punch -»em - up, the deceptively complex philosophical arguments at play are punctuated with great gags, many courtesy of Paul Rudd's Ant - Man and Tom Holland making his debut as Peter Parker.

This unit is about exploring philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God.

The first is that our field needs someone who consistently makes earnest, objective, sturdy philosophical arguments against chartering.

Today, I want to set aside for the moment philosophical arguments about the federal role, and talk about the design problems of NCLB, and why it's essential that any vision for reauth steer clear of repeating those.

Philosophical arguments also abound in the current ESEA debate.