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Measured Time and Experienced Time
Eternity in an Hour —
Authority: 129
Philosophy has traditionally two views concerning time, namely, the ‘static view of time’ and the ‘dynamic view of time’. The static view of time as embraced by philosophers like Parmenides and Zeno of Elea held that the appearance of temporal change is a mere illusion. This means that events deemed ‘past’ ...4 days ago -
A thread on probabilistic causation
Sublime Bloviations —
Authority: 135
I think I have a workable model of libertarian free will, though I havent made much progress on a planned graphic illustration. I stumbled across a thread at "The Garden of Forking Paths" that focuses on one of the critical issues facing libertarian theories of free will. The list of contributors is ...5 days ago -
Freedom of the Will: A Wesleyan Response to Jonathan Edwards by Daniel D. Whedon (Book Review)
Arminian Perspectives —
Authority: 107
Many thanks to John D. Wagner for the reiview copy. ************************* John D. Wagner has edited and republished another classic and yet little known work on the freedom of the will by Methodist Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885). It is extremely significant as the discussion over the freedom of the will has ...5 days ago -
A REJECTION OF CALVINISMS THEOLOGICAL DETERMINISM
Classical Arminianism —
Authority: 127
Since every effect must first have a cause, which in itself is an effect necessitated by a cause ad inifitum , then there must be an uncaused cause for the existence of all things (since an infinite regress of cause and effect is logically impossible). From a Christian worldview, the God of Abraham, ...5 days ago -
Free Will Astrology
The Scope —
Authority: 138
Rob Brezsny loves to prove Sagittarius wrong.5 days ago -
Grow in Spirit by Accepting Yourself and Accepting Responsibility for Yourself
Community Marketing Blog —
Authority: 139
Grow in Spirit by Accepting Yourself and Accepting Responsibility for Yourself Too many personalities Most of us are good by nature, but to become a better person is to grow, and grow in the right directions. We are all so human and make mistakes all the time. We have to many parts of us divided into ...5 days ago -
Ancient Roman Existentialism?
Prometheus Unbound —
Authority: 437
Jean-Paul Sartre, I think, would have like this. It’s from Carlin Barton’s Roman Honor: The Fire in the Bones (pg. 32, UC Press 2001): As the art historian Bettina Bergmann points out, the Romans had a taste for moments of high tension, frozen instants of “explosive emotions,” “excruciating suspended ...6 days ago -
More Pronoic Antidotes And Hot Scopes!
hazel8500 —
Authority: 112
Well had to go and get my computer up and running after checking my mail and finding Rob Brezney’s delightful news letter. I had to share a few things with you. But first, I should stop being so surprised at how this guy is able to put down so easily, some of the things [...]6 days ago -
Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for December 2009
North Atlantic Books Blog —
Authority: 117
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY December © Copyright 2009 Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): When Carolee Schneeman was a kid, her extravagant adoration of nature earned her the nickname “mad pantheist.” Later, during her career as a visual artist, she described her relationship with the world this way: “I assume ...1 week ago -
MONTHLY NUMEROLOGY – DECEMBER
Creative Numerology —
Authority: 112
Creative Numerology by Christine DeLorey © Copyright Christine DeLorey – 2009 – All Rights Reserved Your personal number for 2009 is obtained by adding 2009 to your month and day of birth. For example, if you were born on May 29, add 5+2+9+2+0+0+9 = 27. Keep adding until you reach a single digit. 2+7=9. In ...1 week ago -
Is God really all that interested in our efforts to make Him our own?
The Old Adam Lives! —
Authority: 122
I don’t think so. I think He is busy trying to kill off our efforts. I think our efforts at making God our own are misguided at best and very damaging at worst. We are His own. He makes believers out of us. The person who believes he is still in charge needs to be killed off. That’s what God ...1 week ago -
Free Will, ep 02
Literary Abominations —
Authority: 116
Download Subscribe And now, Episode 2 of Free Will and Other Compulsions. Story So Far by J.R. Murdock - find his books at Podiobooks . Cast this week (in order of appearance): Andrea Fender as The Moon Girl Michael Lemonjello as Search Party Leader Mark Smith as The Third Search Party Member Miss Kalendar ...1 week ago -
Adams and "The Virtue of Faith"
The Prosblogion —
Authority: 461
I recently finished Robert Adams old article "The Virtue of Faith" (chapter 1 of the book The Virtue of Faith ), and I found a really interesting point. Uncertainty and faith are necessary for a certain sort of special good in a relationship. I think its worth quoting Adams on this: Well, suppose we always ...1 week ago -
Fate, Free Will, and The Wyrd
Electric Children —
Authority: 115
I discovered this while tripping through Wikipedia recently. It’s an old English and Norse concept of non-linear destiny called the wyrd, which adds an interesting dimension to any dualistic discussions of fate versus free will. In a simple sense, Wyrd refers to how past actions continually affect and ...1 week ago -
weekly numerology-November 26
Creative Numerology —
Authority: 112
CREATIVE NUMEROLOGY by Christine DeLorey The weekly forecasts are updated each THURSDAY The monthly forecasts are updated on the 1st of each month © Copyright Christine DeLorey 2009 – All rights reserved * Your personal number for 2009 (you keep this number for the entire year) is obtained by adding 2009 ...1 week ago -
Dr. Rob On My Mind, November 25th, 2009
Mind Body Smile —
Authority: 145
Dr. Rob on my mind; I am here again to share my thoughts, of the beauty of life and all that you bring to the day and the night. The Universe and man is a desiring entity. We have constant needs and wants, all at the pushing and pulling of the creator, the software that drives all of us. This is what pushes ...1 week ago -
"Chance cannot directly cause our actions"
Sublime Bloviations —
Authority: 135
So states astronomer/philosopher Bob Doyle, the creator of the " Information Philosophy " Web site. With context added: Chance cannot directly cause our actions. We cannot be responsible for random actions. Doyle appears to adhere to a type of compatibilist free will, though he may well consider his view ...2 weeks ago -
Richard Double pans libertarian free will
Sublime Bloviations —
Authority: 135
Philosopher Richard Double has some unkind words for libertarian free will: (W)hy bother to deliberate if you are just as likely to opt for either of two contradictory alternatives? One wonders how Double determined that either of two contradictory alternatives were just as likely. But I will offer an answer ...2 weeks ago -
Robert Kanes reservations about libertarian free will
Sublime Bloviations —
Authority: 135
At a terrific site for philosophy I just stumbled across, I found a long article on libertarian free will. The piece covers the views of quite a few philosophers, and in particular I was interested in Robert Kanes apparent concerns about libertarian free will. Kane, after all, has produced one of the more robust ...2 weeks ago -
The Ego Tunnel (pt 2)
Conscious Entities —
Authority: 100
Among a number of interesting features, The Ego Tunnel includes a substantial account of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and similar phenomena. Experiments where the subjects are tricked into mistaking a plastic dummy for their real hand (all done with mirrors), or into feeling themselves to be situated somewhere ...2 weeks ago
