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Religion by David DempseyNov 27, 202010:28 pmNovember 27, 2020

Now and Forever

You hear these words throughout the Bible. And all this time I thought it was just a catchy salutation. But it’s much deeper than that.  Since we know that the present moment is all that […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyNov 11, 20206:06 pmNovember 11, 2020

Flipping Hitchen’s Razor

Hitchens’s razor is an epistemological razor expressed by writer Christopher Hitchens. It says that the burden of proof regarding the truthfulness of a claim lies with the one who makes the claim; if this burden is […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyNov 10, 20208:30 pmNovember 10, 2020

Experience is Evidence

And evidence is justification. And justification is what makes belief knowledge.  We’ve already discussed how knowledge is justified true belief. But most of our human experience is justified only by our senses. This is knowledge. […]

Apologetics by David DempseySep 20, 20202:15 amSeptember 20, 2020

Why is God good?

If you accept the Bible as true, this is a natural conclusion. But do we need the Bible deduce this? I don’t think so. In theism, we accept that God is the first, uncaused cause. […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyAug 31, 20203:52 pmAugust 31, 2020

Sin means Free

Sin is proof we have free will. If we didn’t have free will there would be no fall in Eden, no rebellion in heaven,  no need for Jesus. If there was no free will, there […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyAug 19, 20204:39 pmAugust 19, 2020

To matt

So one of the most popular atheists on the planet responded to my email. Maybe you’ve heard of Matt Dillahunty. Regardless, I pitched my We Are The Evidence argument for Christianity. Here’s his response:  Your […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyAug 11, 20207:11 pm
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C-theory of Time

If time exists inside our universe, and passes as it appears to pass, A-theory of time is true.  If a reality exists outside of spacetime, time is only an illusion. From this perspective, our past, […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyJul 26, 20208:59 pm

Exploring Beliefs

Beliefs are accepted propositions. I believe you means that I accept what you’re saying is true.  All knowledge is belief, but all beliefs are not knowledge. Beliefs do not require justification, but knowledge does. For […]

Miscellaneous by David DempseyJul 25, 20204:15 pmDecember 4, 2020
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Knowledge, Belief, and Fantasy

What is knowledge? It’s an awareness that something your head corresponds to reality. Of course, there may be justification needed to verify that what’s in your head does actually correspond with reality. Otherwise there is […]

Psychology by David DempseyJul 25, 20203:38 am
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Justifying the Justification

In our exploration of counterfactuals, we explored regrets and the principle of explosion, and how I think they could effect human behavior. In this post, we’re going to explore knowledge, and how its requirement for […]

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