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God in a Box

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer From time to time, philosophers have built categories, compartments, or “boxes” to keep the concept of “God” safe from the skeptics. Confined to His box, “God” seems tame, a domesticated divinity—a philosophical pet. And philosophers don’t … Continue reading →

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Linguistic Turnings (Part 2): Being Certain About Uncertainty in a Finite yet Unbounded World

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

*Posted by Kirk Spencer  “Can I say ‘bububu’ and mean ‘If it doesn’t rain I shall go for a walk?’” Ludwig Wittgenstein from Philosophical Investigations (PI) aphorism 38 [PI published posthumously from Wittgenstein’s aphoristic notes] This question about the meaning … Continue reading →

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