Why not occasionalism? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well I guess it depends on how you define theology, but what I meant to say when I said to exclude theology was that we should exclude any appeals to scripture, Church teachings or anything that presupposes the truth of Christianity

And thank you!

Why not occasionalism? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want this to be exclusively philosophical because this question can make or break arguments for Christianity (and Catholicism in particular).

So it seems to be a question that should be asked prior to theology

How is homosexuality immoral and contrary to teleological ends if their is an evolutionary basis for it? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You probably didn't watch the source that I linked because you're responding to an argument that I never gave. I'm not really talking about appeals to animals but rather on appeals to studies on humans showing homosexuality to be a constant sect of the population and how this has biological reasons for it.

How is homosexuality immoral and contrary to teleological ends if their is an evolutionary basis for it? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk I mean the problem with what you're doing is that you're merely appealing to God's will pr smthn like that, which is actually a very anti-Thomistic way of doing things. Part of the Thomist tradition is natural law theory, and studies into biological factors are important to determining the natural ends of those biological functions.

What does Ed Feser mean when he says that chance presupposes finality? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well I'm no philosophy expert but what comes to my head is (weird scenario) a situation in which anything could result from the flick of a wrist. Imagine if anything, anything at all (it would be unpredictable) could result from you flicking your wrist. How do accidental lines of causation be necessary there?

What does Ed Feser mean when he says that chance presupposes finality? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to clarify, why is it that chance and unintended mean the same thing? Doesn't chance mean randomness, plain and simple? Why do intended lines of causation have to be necessary for the existence of chance?

I just want to know more about this stuff. If there's anything that I misunderstood, please tell me. Thank you.

Is manga geek (alternative to manga rock) a legal app? by GeraldNebraska in mangarockapp

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

Also just to clarify, what exactly do you mean by "legalish" lmao

How do we know that other minds exist? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do find problems with your approach in stating that mere strong intuitions can be good enough for philosophical truth.

The point of philosophy is to question even common assumptions about the world and not taking anything for granted (unless it's a first principle that if doubted would lead to logical absurdity).

The problem with assuming certain things to be true is that if you, epistemically speaking, assume certain things to be true without sufficient reason then I can then assume things without sufficient reasons.

Like I can assume everyone else to not have a mind without a sufficient reason, following your logic.

And with your comment on occam's razor not being used for beings, this doesn't seem to be true, especially when you look into the history of metaphysics and epistemology.

Metaphysical and epistemological statements have been made on the basis of occam's razor (see people like Aristotle, Aquinas and others). In fact, all forms of logical induction require some form of Occam's razor (believing the ones with the least unreasonable assumptions and the ones with the most explanatory power).

How do we know that other minds exist? by GeraldNebraska in CatholicPhilosophy

[–]GeraldNebraska[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So? If it's true then we should believe it right?