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It Could Have Been Worse
When people learn that I tore my quadriceps tendon in a fall, they tend to say “it could have been worse.” Their main intent is, of course, not to state the obvious but to make me feel better about my plight. Presumably, when I ponder that I could have landed on my head and died, [...]
Can God Be Perfect if We Exist Apart from Him?
As I do every Spring Semester, I am once more teaching Modern Philosophy. While the Modern era was marked by the rise of what is now taken to be modern science, it was also a time of great faith. Philosophers such as Descartes and scientists such as Newton advanced arguments for God’s existence and considered [...]
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