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Prolegomena to the Concept of God When Dealing with the Question: Is Ethics Without God Possible?

Religions
This article examines the assumption that, in order to respond adequately to the question in the title, one must have the classical concept of God in mind. Classical theism is criticized and neoclassical/process theism is briefly defended.
Daniel A. Dombrowski
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The role of self‐criticism and self‐compassion in psychotic experiences and associated distress – Risk or resilience? A systematic literature review

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Research suggests that both self‐criticism and self‐compassion may be associated with psychotic experiences, but the nature of these relationships is unclear. Understanding this further could provide insight into the aetiology of psychotic experiences and support the development of effective interventions.
Megan Crawford, Rachel Terry, Leila Jameel   +2 more
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A qualitative analysis of a psychoeducational video resource to reduce stigma for those who hear voices: The compassion focused therapy ‘Stuart video’

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Societal stigma towards individuals who hear voices (auditory verbal hallucinations) is a significant barrier to help‐seeking and has been resistant to traditional anti‐stigma campaigns. In this context, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) presents a promising alternative approach.
James N. Kirby, Kaedee Abel, Charles Heriot‐Maitland   +2 more
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Simulations All the Way Up! An Atheist's Response to the Fine‐Tuning Argument

Analytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT So the Fine‐tuning Argument goes, because it is so unlikely for the physical constants of the laws of nature to have taken the values that they in fact take, we should significantly raise our credence that God exists. Simulation Arguments argue that our world might be (or, in stronger versions, that it probably is) a mere computer simulation ...
Nikk Effingham
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Utopia Remembers: The Soviet Past in the Imagined Communist Future

The Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract After a twenty‐five‐year hiatus, the reappearance of utopian literature in 1957 prompted Soviet literary watchdogs to corral the subgenre into an ideologically‐acceptable mold. A key requirement was for future generations to be depicted as reverently commemorating the past.
Antony Kalashnikov
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The Paradoxes of Omnipotence

, 2015
Paradoxes of omnipotence pointed out various difficulties of defining attribute of God's omnipotence. One of clarification of the paradoxes of omnipotence is paradox of the stone, which has been extensively discussed in contemporary analytical philosophy
Mordarski, Ryszard
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Political Fictionality: Vladislav Surkov and the Rise of the Authorial State

The Russian Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article introduces the concept of political fictionality as a theoretical framework for analyzing the convergence of literary authorship and political power in Russia during the Putin era, using Vladislav Surkov—a longtime presidential advisor and ideologue as well as fiction writer under the pseudonym Natan Dubovitskii—as its principal ...
Ekaterina Vassilieva
wiley   +1 more source

THE PARADOX OF OMNIPOTENCE

, 1980
The problem which structures this dissertation is the consistency of omnipotence and free choice. I take the Paradox of Omnipotence to be the apparent inconsistency of the freewill defense with the existence of an omnipotent deity.
ZEIS, JOHN FRANCIS
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Some remarks on formal description of God's omnipotence [PDF]

, 2011
There are proposed two simple formal descriptions of the notion of God’s omnipotence which are inspired by formalizations of C. Christian and E. Nieznański. Our first proposal is expressed in a modal sentential language with quantifires.
Świętorzecka, Kordula
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Il Dio Onnipotente (The Almight God)

Science & Philosophy
Sunto Questo contributo si propone di riflettere e indagare su cosa debba intendersi stricto sensu con il termine “Onnipotenza”, cioè cosa comporti supporre l’esistenza di un essere reale Onnipotente, il quale non può quindi subire ciò che non vuole o ...
Rosario D'Amico
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