Category: Lupu, Peter
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Professor Anderson and the Hyper-Inscrutability of the Trinitarian Doctrine (Peter Lupu)
(This gem is pulled up from the vasty deeps of the ComBox to where it may shine in a more fitting setting. Minor editing, bolding, and comments in blue by BV.) 1). Let us say that a *real* contradiction is a sentence which comes out false according to every possible model (M): i.e., M =…
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Is The Doctrine of the Trinity Logically Coherent? (Peter Lupu)
In this installment, Peter Lupu, atheist, defends the logical coherence of the doctrine of the Trinity. My critical comments follow in blue. It may be somewhat of an astonishment to those who know me well that I should venture to defend the doctrine of the Trinity. I am not a Christian; I am not religious;…
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Souls and Murder
A guest post by Peter Lupu. Comments in blue by BV. If there are immortal souls, would murder be a grave moral breach? 1) Theists, like their atheist adversaries, consider murder a severe breach of morality. Unlike causing a minor physical injury to another or damaging or even completely destroying their home, car, or other belongings,…
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Eliminative Materialism and Belief: Another Wrinkle
I've made it clear that I think eliminative materialism (EM) is a "lunatic philosophy of mind" to borrow a phrase from A. W. Collins. Peter Lupu basically agrees though he may not care to put the point in such an intemperate way. What follows is an excerpt from a recent e-mail of his. Since I…
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Lupu on Rosenberg on Scientism: The Mother of All Self-Defeating Notions
Another guest post by Peter Lupu who apparently is as exercised as I am about the pseudo-philosophy that Rosenberg's been peddling. Minor editing and comments in blue by BV. Prompted by your recent post on Rosenberg, I checked again what he says about scientism. Here is the actual statement (emphasis added): Scientism is my label…
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A Conundrum for Eliminativist Naturalists
A guest post by Peter Lupu. Minor edits by BV. His comments in blue at the end. Suppose I am a naturalist. Then I take science seriously just as Alex Rosenberg counsels.I also provisionally trust Rosenberg's argument, thereby, I find myself inclined to believe the conclusions of Rosenberg’s argument. One of these conclusions is 1) There…
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Imago Dei and the Meaning of Life (I)
This is a guest post by Peter Lupu. Lightly edited by BV with his comments in blue. In a post titled Imago Dei, (December 4, 2009), Bill clarifies the meaning of this important theistic concept. However, in his typical way, he does much more. He offers us guidelines to see and appreciate the broader implication…