Philosophy Now Forum

Basically, the Orthodox Church is the true, historic church. After the western half of the Roman Empire fell, the church in western Europe became disconnected from the rest of Christianity. The only unifying force in western life, the Apostolic See of Rome, became the de facto governing force out of...

Mathematics, engineering and the sciences are all important to maintain and advance civilization. Without them, we might as well be living in caves. But to what end? Is being a worker bee in an aimless beehive any dfferent than being a caveman? You spend fourty years as a mechanical engineer designi...

It amazes me that the critics here (and in general) seem oblivious to the fact that the Catechism addresses this issue, and in great depth. It's shouldn't be too surprising, though -- when Pope Francis acknowledged the need for the Church to avail itself in the "Blood of Christ," the armch...

Maybe that's why I like it.

Well, I have been studying proof-based mathematics for the past couple years.

I just like the idea of deducing ideas from a set of established axioms. (There really is no reason why.)

You're "revelation" regarding Genesis is about two millenia late! Origen (183-253), in his Commentary On Genesis: "Very many mistakes have been made because the right method of examining the holy texts has not been discovered by the greater number of readers....because it is their hab...

Hello! I'll keep it short. I am a 23yr old high school drop out who loves to write science fiction and play music. In recent weeks, I have become fascinated by the nature of formal logic, causing me to purchase just about every (cheap) book on Amazon I can get my hands on. If I ever get the opportun...