Philosophy Now Forum

Wouldn't your conclusion then have to be that nobody has any way of knowing God? Or would you suppose that maybe some might, but you don't know who they'd be? That's exactly my position. Which one of the above? There are two. Both. I don't think anyone has a way of knowing for sure that they know G...

Wouldn't your conclusion then have to be that nobody has any way of knowing God? Or would you suppose that maybe some might, but you don't know who they'd be? That's exactly my position. And here's another thing. I don't know if Jesus was God incarnate. I'm not interested in reading the Bible. I'm ...

Regardless of whether or not it's "socialism", it would be great if the US had the level of social programs that Norway does. The US is turning into a dump. Regardless of what we want to call people like Musk, Bezos, and Trump (whether they be "capitalists" or "socialist&quo...

Well, which "speculations" or "allegations" do you accept? Or none? I don't know which to "accept" as true. Wouldn't your conclusion then have to be that nobody has any way of knowing God? Or would you suppose that maybe some might, but you don't know who they'd be? Th...

Not me. The Bible says it. As for the knowledge of God, let me ask you this: how do you think we can have it? What resources would you point to, in order to decide who God is, or what He wants? Or is your position that we have no such thing, and thus we cannot possibly have knowledge of God? This i...

There's no such thing as "Capitalism." There never has been, and probably never will be. So it's not an askable question. Politically and economically, the USA is a democratic republic, as I understand it. It has a mixed system of state controls and free enterprise. What would you call th...

That's easy. Before there was Socialism, there were societies, and social groups, and social habits. But they are not SocialISM. They occur everywhere, and aren't specific to any political project. Likewise, before CapitalISM, there was capital, and free markets, and private property -- but nowhere...

Actually, according to the Bible, the answer would be "no." It's not automatic, that just because one was created by God one stands in a proper relationship to Him. As the book of John says, in its opening chapter, "He came to those who were his own, and they did not receive Him; but...

Yes, that's true. You can criticize free markets without ending up in a gulag. Would that Socialism were the same. But what's more common is that the Socialists insist that their way doesn't HAVE to lead to economic collapse, murder, gulags and the end of freedoms, whereas in reality, that's exactl...

But are you His son? According to the Bible, yes. Actually, according to the Bible, the answer would be "no." It's not automatic, that just because one was created by God one stands in a proper relationship to Him. As the book of John says, in its opening chapter, "He came to those w...

But are you His son? According to the Bible, yes. But I think the Bible is a heavily flawed account of the divine. If there is a God, then God is the creator of all that is. But I don't think God is human any more than God is an insect. Calling God our "father" is like calling a computer ...

"Capital" is just money. It's not an "-ism." Nobody worships it. It has no creed, ideology, manifesto or clubs. What you mean is free markets, I think. As for "only two options," why? Why only two? Why is Socialism (i.e. economic collapse, gulags, murder and the end of...

My point with my reference to my father is that God as a "father", according to the Bible, was not a very good "father". On the contrary: He's the best Father. But are you His son? Never mind. I think the Bible is a bunch of hogwash, a lot of which has been muddled by its author...

Please, tell me why slavery is wrong. Because it diminishes and undermines the abilities, self-confidence, strength and intelligence of the slave-owners. They become dependent, just like any receiver of welfare, on the work of others. The moment they own a slave, they start atrophying and slide tow...

If God is anything like my father, an overbearing and impatient male, then I'm not all that interested in knowing him. Well, thank you for your honesty, Gary. To explain your own feelings and experiences, particularly painful ones, is a courageous act. I am conscious of the trust that places in me,...