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Boethius and the Block Universe: Physical and Metaphysical Considerations of Time [PDF]
, 2012 In this exploration of the nature of time, the author shows that more than a superficial belief in a creator God invites the person of faith to engage with some of the unsettling questions presented by modern physics and cosmology. He considers how human
Kerr, S.O.Sc., John Maxwell
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The Relevance of Apology to Reparations for Historical Injustice
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explains the centrality of apology to an adequate account of reparations. I look in depth at what goes on in apology. As I have previously argued, apology is an expressive action through which we seek to mark adequately the significance of our own wrongdoing. I claim that apology so understood is not merely ornamental.
Christopher Bennett
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Kant’s religious argument for the existence of God: The ultimate dependence of human destiny on divine assistance [PDF]
, 2009 After reviewing Kant’s well-known criticisms of the traditional proofs of God’s existence and his preferred moral argument, this paper presents a detailedanalysis of a densely-packed theistic argument in Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason ...
Palmquist, Stephen R.
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.Abstract Background Children growing up in low‐resource settings are at greater risk for lifelong psychiatric problems. They are both more likely to have risk factors for early psychopathology and to be less likely to seek help and engage support for these problems.
Julia E. Michalek +4 more
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Growing Up Thinking of God’s Beliefs: Theory of Mind and Ontological Knowledge
SAGE Open, 2018 The study of social cognition involves the attribution of states of mind to humans, as well as, quite recently, to nonhuman creatures, like God. Some studies support the role of social cognition in religious beliefs, whereas others ascribe religious ...
Cinzia Di Dio +4 more
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An Economist’s Guide to Heaven [PDF]
This paper is the first to offer an economic model of God and humanity as optimizing agents in the context of concrete belief archetypes (religious ‘contracts’) in Judeo-Christian theology.
Gray, Jo Anna, Muller, Nick, Stone, Joe
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Emerging Issues for Counselors Applying Neuroscience With Black Clients: Avoiding Scientific Racism
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Neuroscience‐infused methods are heavily impacting the manner in which counselors, educators, and researchers approach working with clients and conducting research. While some scholars perceive neuroscience as scientifically objective and culturally neutral, that is not entirely true.
Isaac Burt
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Tyndale Bulletin, 2003 The man whom Jesus healed at the pool of Bethesda in John 5 harboured a magical belief that God’s power was at certain times impersonally resident within the water and thus accessible apart from any direct intention or action by God.
Steven M. Bryan
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SHORT ESSAY: SHOULD WE GRANT EPISTEMIC TRUST TO OTHERS? [PDF]
In the essay “Epistemic Self-Trust and the Consensus Gentium Argument,” Dr. Linda Zagzebski examines the reasonableness of religious belief. More specifically, she argues that truth demands epistemic self-trust—roughly, a trust in the reliability of our
Briggs, Geoffrey
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Quantum mechanics and consciousness: Thoughts on a causal correspondence theory [PDF]
, 2017 Which way does causation proceed? The pattern in the material world seems to be upward: particles to molecules to organisms to brains to mental processes. In contrast, the principles of quantum mechanics allow us to see a pattern of downward causation.
Thompson, Ian J.
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