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THE FATHERS, COMPUTERS AND US

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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Neoclassical Theism and the Problem of Foreknowledge and Passibility

TheoLogica
Though it is often not recognized, there are multiple models of God being affirmed and debated throughout the history of philosophical theology. In contemporary discussion, we have developed labels for these models such as classical theism, neoclassical
Ryan T. Mullins
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Austere Moral Ecologies and Artificial Agents

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract There are underappreciated moral costs for deploying artificially intelligent agents in our present bureaucratically and market‐structured world. Currently, AI systems lack the interiority and mutual vulnerability required for genuine moral relationality.
Manuel Vargas
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An epigrammatic analysis on open theism and its impact on classical Christianity

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2013
Open theism is a theological position taken by a number of scholars and deals with human free will and its relationship to God, including the nature of the future. This brief article explores this relationship and challenges the tenets of open theism by
Mark Pretorius
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Providence

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2022
Though not linguistically prominent in Christian scripture, the theology of providence captures several recurring scriptural themes. These include the order of the cosmos, the wisdom reflected in the natural and social worlds, the direction of the ...
David Fergusson
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Theologies of Mind: Eriugena and Pratyabhijñā Śaivism

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Though Eriugena's affinities with several Hindu traditions are clear, this article offers to my knowledge the first detailed discussion of Eriugena's theology in relation to any Indic theological school, here, the nondualist Śaiva tradition known as the Pratyabhijñā (“Recognition”) lineage.
Matthew Z. Vale
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The Emotional Impact of Evil: Philosophical Reflections on Existential Problems [PDF]

, 2019
In The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky illustrates that encounters with evil do not solely impact agents’ beliefs about God (or God’s existence). Evil impacts people on an emotional level as well.
Colgrove, Nicholas
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Anselm's Temporal‐Ontological Proof

Noûs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In his Reply to Gaunilo, Anselm presented two additional arguments for the existence of God beyond those that appear in the Proslogion. In “The Logical Structure of Anselm's Argument,” Robert M. Adams isolates each. One, he develops into a modal ontological argument along the lines of other 20th century ontological arguments (e.g., those of ...
Daniel Rubio
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Spinoza and Letters on Evil

Din ve Bilim Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi İslami İlimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023
The letter is a communication tool used by many thinkers and scientists. It is generally written to disseminate ideas, criticize, and open discussion. The tradition of philosophizing with letters is a method and a form of philosophical discourse widely ...
Fatma SOMUNCUOĞLU ERKAN
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Cosmological Argument: A Pragmatic Defense [PDF]

, 2010
We formulate a sort of "generic" cosmological argument, i.e., a cosmological argument that shares premises (e.g., "contingent, concretely existing entities have a cause") with numerous versions of the argument.
Megill, Jason L., Sandsmark, Evan
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