August 28, 2014 by

EXTRACT 8 Legitimate War a Catholic View

Legitimate War Source: Compendium of the Social Doctrine of The Church © 500. A war of aggression is intrinsically immoral. In the tragic…

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October 28, 2013 by

EXTRACT 8: Brian Magee Terror of Determinism

‘The more I thought about time and space, the more the problems proliferated. One thing that came to puzzle me very…

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October 24, 2013 by

Extract 4: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein The following article by Albert Einstein appeared in the New York Times Magazine on November 9, 1930 pp 1-4….

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October 24, 2013 by

Extract 3: John Polkinghorne

John Polkinghorne ‘Theism presents an adequately rich basis for understanding the world in that it readily accommodates the reality of a…

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October 24, 2013 by

Extract 2: Irreducible complexity demystified Peter Dunkelberg

How do we make sense of the concept of irreducible complexity? Here are the conclusions of a longer article by Peter…

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October 24, 2013 by

Extract 1: The Flagellum Unspun

The Flagellum Unspun Behe’s intelligent design argument is unravelling. Professor Kenneth Miller explains how. Here is the conclusion of a longer…

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October 3, 2013 by

Extract 5: Keith Ward on the ontological argument

Why There Almost Certainly Is A God Keith Ward puts the ontological argument in its correct place as a reminder of…

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September 30, 2013 by

EXTRACT 8: Andrew Stephens Cornerstone Speech 1861

Andrew Stevens March 21st 1861 speech to the Confederate Parliament, Savannah, Georgia What does this speech illustrate about the weaknesses of…

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September 19, 2013 by

Extract 2: Morality as seriousness Mary Midgely

In Mary Midgely's Heart and Mind chapter 9, she agrees with Philippa Foot that morality is defined by its seriousness, and…

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March 25, 2013 by

Extract 9: Honderich and Free Will

Free Will: The Scandal in Philosophy by Bob Doyle. I found this source recently available from the informationphilosopher website, and I…

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