This work seeks to address flat-earthism from multiple angles. It addresses its conspiracy claim,... more This work seeks to address flat-earthism from multiple angles. It addresses its conspiracy claim, it scientific evidences, and biblical arguments. It does so by utilizing philosophy, science and sound hermeneutics.
How do we know what is or is not possible? Traditionally, the answer was that whatever is conceiv... more How do we know what is or is not possible? Traditionally, the answer was that whatever is conceivable is possible. However, since Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity and Identity and Necessity, this line of thought has fallen on hard times. Modal Skepticism replaced modal rationalism. This paper explores the issue of modal epistemology, arguing that through conceiving properly, we can have some reliable modal knowledge despite incidents of modal error.
This is the second post from my series on the Teleological Argument as found on my blog http://ma... more This is the second post from my series on the Teleological Argument as found on my blog http://matthewfiles.blogspot.com/. In this post I discussed Thomas Aquinas' Teleological Argument and its relation to Aristotle.
This is the first of seven posts from my Blog Faith and Knowledge (http://matthewfiles.blogspot.c... more This is the first of seven posts from my Blog Faith and Knowledge (http://matthewfiles.blogspot.com/) concerning the Teleological Argument for God's Existence. In this particular post I provide an a short historic overview of the Teleological Argument from Plato to Paley.
This work seeks to address flat-earthism from multiple angles. It addresses its conspiracy claim,... more This work seeks to address flat-earthism from multiple angles. It addresses its conspiracy claim, it scientific evidences, and biblical arguments. It does so by utilizing philosophy, science and sound hermeneutics.
How do we know what is or is not possible? Traditionally, the answer was that whatever is conceiv... more How do we know what is or is not possible? Traditionally, the answer was that whatever is conceivable is possible. However, since Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity and Identity and Necessity, this line of thought has fallen on hard times. Modal Skepticism replaced modal rationalism. This paper explores the issue of modal epistemology, arguing that through conceiving properly, we can have some reliable modal knowledge despite incidents of modal error.
This is the second post from my series on the Teleological Argument as found on my blog http://ma... more This is the second post from my series on the Teleological Argument as found on my blog http://matthewfiles.blogspot.com/. In this post I discussed Thomas Aquinas' Teleological Argument and its relation to Aristotle.
This is the first of seven posts from my Blog Faith and Knowledge (http://matthewfiles.blogspot.c... more This is the first of seven posts from my Blog Faith and Knowledge (http://matthewfiles.blogspot.com/) concerning the Teleological Argument for God's Existence. In this particular post I provide an a short historic overview of the Teleological Argument from Plato to Paley.
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