The UK Prime Minister, when they take office, has to write four letters ("Letters of Last Resort") as to whether or not they would retaliate to a...
Disclaimer: I know Sarkus personally (irl), and I now rarely post here because of what I see as James R's negative behaviour in discussions, this one...
I honestly see no particularly injured party. I do see a character clash between two Mods/Admins that erupts every now and then in front of the...
Does it help the matter to criticise in such a manner? Given what you seem to expect from "any person with an ounce of humility", I assume you think...
Yes. It really is. You have defined believing as being, or at least involving, an action. You then ask whether it is possible to believe (strongly)...
So the question lends itself to the trivial. Fair enough. I guess the thread has served its purpose, then.
You are mixing two things here: 1. the act of believing 2. action as a result of the belief Looking at 1... if the question of this thread is...
But, as pointed out previously, omniscience doesn't really allow this sort of switching on / off behaviour to have any effect on the question of free...
It is indeed a word. It means exactly the same as "thus", and is thus (see what I did there!) superflous in most people's view, as the -ly adds...
Nope. In some manuscripts he is indeed referred to as Jesus Barabbas. Some versions of the Bible, at least online, still refer to him thusly. It's...
Matthew 27:16 - "At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas." Mark 15:7 - "And there was one named Barabbas, who was...
I thought they originally tried to release Wodger, or Woderwick, or Thimon the Thaduces Thtwangler? ;)
I think you may be misunderstanding what the OP is suggesting. He seems to be suggesting (his theory) that those who placed the crown of thorns upon...
This is becoming somewhat bizarre, to be honest. As you say in post #20: "Being that this thread is posted in the Religion section, and talking...
They are inevitable paradoxes if such terms are applied, as understood, in the same reality. One can remove such paradoxes by reality only allowing...
Let me be clear: you're suggesting/arguing that it does when God decides to be omniscient. There is no evidence of this happening, at least as far as...
That is the argument, yes. It is not premised on that, but that is certainly the logical conclusion that arises from God being omniscient (see...
I'm not sure that this is sufficient, is it? Not looking at a predetermined result (i.e. switching off ability to scry) does not mean the result is...
We already have words for that sort of thing. The most obvious one is permissive. Note the spelling. Permissive: "allowing or characterized by great...
It is not an ordinary derivative. The ordinary derivative is permissive, whether you find that aesthetic or not. Permissive follows the general rules...
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