School of thought: With Chucky and some guy in the background

 

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Note the distant background voice is intentional for potential humour, as in sort of an intellectual heckler. Of course I could have moved closer to the microphone.

Saturday, August 18, 2012 The Lord's Prayer as read in Cockney by Chucky 

BLACKBURN, SIMON (1996) Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

LANGER, SUSANNE K (1953)(1967) An Introduction to Symbolic Logic, Dover Publications, New York. (Philosophy).

PIRIE, MADSEN (2006)(2015) How To Win Every Argument, Bloomsbury, London.

PhD: Twitter quote 86

PhD: Twitter quote 86

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2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter

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Thursday, November 03, 2011 John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit)

Edited from PhD 

John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit) 

Twitter version I

Sixth of eight ways God could eliminate evil, Feinberg notes that God could only allow people to will good things and not bad things. Feinberg (1994: 133).

Twitter version II

Feinberg then points out that the restrictions on human freedom would, once again, work against God’s plan. Feinberg (1994: 133). 

Twitter version III

According to Mackie, God could have formed some type of beings that obeyed him without committing any wrong actions. Mackie (1955)(1996: 250-251). 

Twitter version IV

Phillips noted God could have limited human freedom at certain key points to avoid horrendous evil. Phillips (2005: 106).

May 26, 2021

By the way, I reason God does limit human freedoms at points. Practically, none of us always gets our way. Thank you, Lord.

Twitter version V

It is possible God understands the imperfect human beings that presently exist are more valuable creations than the hypothetical ones that would have never rebelled against him. Feinberg (1994: 131). 

Twitter version VI

The development and ultimate restoration of a number of these imperfect human beings may be worth the problem of evil in God’s estimation. Feinberg (1994: 131).

Key from PhD

My theory, which provided a significant level of PhD thesis originality, is that human beings in Christ with the use of compatibilism will eventually have greater spiritual maturity than Adam and Eve did prior to a fall from God. Theologically, God ultimately prefers human beings as they will be in the culminated Kingdom, over persons in a different scenario that would have never freely chosen to disobey God. Perhaps these actual people, trusting in the Gospel work of Jesus Christ will have greater spiritual maturity having experienced problems of evil, suffering, death, and the applied atoning and resurrection work (the resurrection work, post-mortem), completed in Jesus Christ.

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1986) Predestination and Free Will, in David Basinger and Randall Basinger (eds.), Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press. 

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House. 

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (2001) No One Like Him, John S. Feinberg (gen.ed.), Wheaton, Illinois, Crossway Books. 

FLEW, ANTONY (1955) ‘Divine Omnipotence and Human Freedom’, in Antony Flew and A. MacIntrye (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology, London, SCM, in Paul Edwards and Arthur Pap (eds.), A Modern Introduction To Philosophy, New York, The Free Press. 

FLEW, ANTONY (1955) ‘Theology and Falsification’, in Antony Flew and A. MacIntrye (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology, London, SCM, in Paul Edwards and Arthur Pap (eds.), A Modern Introduction To Philosophy, New York, The Free Press. 

FLEW, ANTONY (1983)(1996) ‘The Falsification Challenge’, in Antony Flew and A. MacIntrye (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology, in Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger (eds.), Philosophy of Religion, Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

FLEW, ANTONY, R.M. HARE, AND BASIL MITCHELL (1996) ‘The Debate on the Rationality of Religious Belief’, in L.P. Pojman (ed.), Philosophy, The Quest for Truth, New York, Wadsworth Publishing Company. 

FLEW, ANTONY AND A.MACINTRYE (1999) ‘Philosophy of Religion’, in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds.), A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, Kent, SCM Press Ltd. 

MACKIE, J.L. (1955)(1996) ‘Evil and Omnipotence’, in Mind, in Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger (eds.), Philosophy of Religion, Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

MACKIE, J.L. (1971)(1977)(2002) ‘Evil and Omnipotence’, in The Philosophy of Religion, in Alvin C. Plantinga, God, Freedom, and Evil, Grand Rapids. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 

PHILLIPS, D.Z. (2005) The Problem of Evil and the Problem of God, Fortress Press, Minneapolis. 

PLANTINGA, ALVIN C. (1977)(2002) God, Freedom, and Evil, Grand Rapids, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 

PLANTINGA, ALVIN C. (1982) The Nature of Necessity, Oxford, Clarendon Press.

PLANTINGA, ALVIN C. (2000) Warranted Christian Belief, Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

archives: compatibilism

PhD: Twitter quote 85

PhD: Twitter quote 85

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A reasonable, yet imperfect, finite image to demonstrate the infinite God's gospel plan for finite humanity, that through regeneration (John 3, Titus 3), trusts in the applied atoning and resurrection work of Jesus Christ that is God the Son, God incarnate.

Hebrews 7:26-27 New American Standard Bible (NASB_ 

26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens; 27 who has no daily need, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because He did this once for all time when He offered up Himself. 

2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter

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Thursday, November 03, 2011 John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit)

Edited from PhD 

John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit) 

Twitter version I

Fifth way God could eliminate evil; for this point Feinberg attempts to separate desires from intentions, noting that intentions are actions fueled by those desires. 

Twitter version II

Feinberg states that God could eliminate human intentions; however, eliminating the intentions, or restricting them, would be just as problematic as God eliminating desires. 

Both from Feinberg (1994: 133).

However, the objection could be raised once again that within a compatibilistic system significantly free beings could be made in order not to have wrong intentions. In light of Flew and Mackie’s compatibilistic criticisms discussed Flew (1955: 150-153) Mackie (1971) in Plantinga (1977)(2002: 32-33). Mackie (1955)(1996: 250-253). 

I would reason that God could create significantly free human beings with only good intentions, in the same way persons could be formed to only have good desires and do good actions. God knowingly created beings that he knew would freely fall and planned to save some through the atoning and resurrection work of Christ. 

Feinberg’s lack of clarity concerning the issues of desire and intentions are a weakness with his theodicy, although not devastating to his primary concepts in regard to presenting a logical and reasonable sovereignty theodicy. Feinberg reasons that prohibiting human intentions would greatly limit human freedom Feinberg (1994: 133), and a race that had no intentions would not commit significantly free actions of value to God. Feinberg (1994: 133).

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.

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FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1986) Predestination and Free Will, in David Basinger and Randall Basinger (eds.), Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press. 

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House. 

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (2001) No One Like Him, John S. Feinberg (gen.ed.), Wheaton, Illinois, Crossway Books. 

FLEW, ANTONY (1955) ‘Divine Omnipotence and Human Freedom’, in Antony Flew and A. MacIntrye (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology, London, SCM, in Paul Edwards and Arthur Pap (eds.), A Modern Introduction To Philosophy, New York, The Free Press.

FLEW, ANTONY (1955) ‘Theology and Falsification’, in Antony Flew and A. MacIntrye (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology, London, SCM, in Paul Edwards and Arthur Pap (eds.), A Modern Introduction To Philosophy, New York, The Free Press. 

FLEW, ANTONY (1983)(1996) ‘The Falsification Challenge’, in Antony Flew and A. MacIntrye (eds.), New Essays in Philosophical Theology, in Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger (eds.), Philosophy of Religion, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

FLEW, ANTONY, R.M. HARE, AND BASIL MITCHELL (1996) ‘The Debate on the Rationality of Religious Belief’, in L.P. Pojman (ed.), Philosophy, The Quest for Truth, New York, Wadsworth Publishing Company. 

FLEW, ANTONY AND A.MACINTRYE (1999) ‘Philosophy of Religion’, in Alan Richardson and John Bowden (eds.), A New Dictionary of Christian Theology, Kent, SCM Press Ltd. 

MACKIE, J.L. (1955)(1996) ‘Evil and Omnipotence’, in Mind, in Michael Peterson, William Hasker, Bruce Reichenbach, and David Basinger (eds.), Philosophy of Religion, Oxford, Oxford University Press. 

MACKIE, J.L. (1971)(1977)(2002) ‘Evil and Omnipotence’, in The Philosophy of Religion, in Alvin C. Plantinga, God, Freedom, and Evil, Grand Rapids. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 

PLANTINGA, ALVIN C. (1977)(2002) God, Freedom, and Evil, Grand Rapids, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 

PLANTINGA, ALVIN C. (1982) The Nature of Necessity, Oxford, Clarendon Press. 

PLANTINGA, ALVIN C. (2000) Warranted Christian Belief, Oxford, Oxford University Press.

PhD: Twitter quote 84

PhD: Twitter quote 84

Thursday, November 03, 2011 John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit)

Edited from PhD 

John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit) 

Photo: Google Maps, Aberystwyth, which is on the way via bus, after trains to the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter 

Twitter version I

Third, Feinberg’s next option for having God eliminate moral evil would be to eliminate desires. 

Twitter version II

Since Feinberg assumes desires lead to choice, he believes that if God prevented human desires, no moral evil could exist. 

Twitter version III

Additionally, Feinberg notes that without desires human beings would not have the will to acquire things essential for life, and the human race would eventually cease to exist. This, of course, would have contradicted God’s plans.

Twitter version IV

If human desire was eliminated completely an important aspect of human freedom would vanish, that being the potential human desire to freely follow God. 

Twitter version V

It seems reasonable that humanity would have to desire to freely return love to their creator, as it would be questionable whether or not true love could exist merely instinctively and without desire.

Referenced: Feinberg (1994: 132).

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.

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FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1986) Predestination and Free Will, in David Basinger and Randall Basinger (eds.), Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press. 

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House. 

FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (2001) No One Like Him, John S. Feinberg (gen.ed.), Wheaton, Illinois, Crossway Books.

2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter

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You Tube sermons and teaching

Like many 'younger' people (this seems to mean, being not of the traditional generation, more and more, which makes me snicker), I view/listen to a significant amount of You Tube, especially sermons and teaching. Pastor Courson has his Searchlight with Jon Courson, channel. Although his theology is not as Reformed as mine; I have listened to him since 1987 when I was just beginning to engage more with serious scholarship. Over the years, I have respected his increased emphasis on being guided by the Holy Spirit, prayer and scripture in loving those within the Christian Church, and those outside of the Christian Church, in truth. This opposed to overly argumentative political and theological approaches, which to be honest and blunt, can be observed from many present Christian sources.

I also listen to sermons in regards to dating and marriage in the western world, from both Christian and secular teachers, both male and female. In my humble opinion, there has been significant sinfulness and reasoning errors exposed on You Tube, as in there are tremendous problems with the usually non-biblical approaches from both sexes. I, can relate as someone that is both finite and sinful, saved and justified by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 1-2). For me, I prayerfully apply Pastor Courson's approach to all issues including dating and marriage.

COURSON, JON (2005) Application Commentary, Thomas Nelson, Nashville.

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