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Re: Slow Read: Thought and World (Chap. 1, Section I Contrasting Nat

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Questions: · I assume the distinction between “necessities of nature” and “formal necessities” is similar to the one that Kripke made. What do
John Strong
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Feb 25, 2014

Slow Read: Christians Get the Best of Evolution

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James Barham, IMO any good study is question driven, so I’ll offer some of mine up and then I hope you will volunteer a few. I’ll number the paragraphs to
John Strong
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Feb 25, 2014

Slow Read: Thought and World

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James Barham and I couldn’t decide whether to start a slow read of Thought and World or Christians Get the Best of Evolution, so I think I start two threads,
John Strong
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Feb 24, 2014

P.S.

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Here is the Jim Ross paper: "Together with the Body I Love" his address on embodiment in the afterlife.
James Barham
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Feb 24, 2014

Slow Read

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Go ahead and finish reading Christians Get the Best of Evolution and we’ll talk about which work is best to read. Oderberg writes with exception rigor and so
John Strong
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Feb 21, 2014

Hans Jonas

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Just some thoughts from one who has not read Jonas: 1. The tradition sees life as characterized by immanent activity. I read that as self-directed activity.
John Strong
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Feb 20, 2014

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John: I am coming at things from the opposite direction. I started out as a mainstream atheist-materialist-reductionist. Gradually, I began to realize that my
James Barham
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Feb 20, 2014

Introduction and Request

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Dr. Polis: Yes, by all means, I would love to have a copy of the paper you refer to on a Thomistic conception of evolution. Best regards, James Barham On
James Barham
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Feb 19, 2014

Humans by Reason . Participate in Divine Providence

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Hello All, As I mentioned in a previous post, I was invited to make a presentation on my book, God, Science and Mind: The Irrationality of Naturalism
Dennis Polis
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Aug 7, 2012

My Presentation at Genetic Engineering & Human Dignity Conference

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Hello All, As you may know my book, God, Science and Mind: The Irrationality of Naturalism, has recently been published. In connection with its publication, I
Dennis Polis
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Jul 17, 2012

My Book is Done at Last!

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Hello All. My book, God, Science and Mind: The Irrationality of Naturalism, is now available from Lulu, and will shortly be on Amazon and available through
Dennis Polis
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Jul 15, 2012

Real VS. Formal Possibility in Duns Scotus

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Read the article you uploaded, Jim. Very interesting. In Peter King's rendering of Scotus' treatment of potency, there are 3 kinds of possibility: (1)
pluviosilla
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May 29, 2012

Effect of Fall on Human Understanding

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Ø Can certain elements burn underwater? Can hobbits exist (however we define that term)? We may never know. I believe this is a result of human Fallennness,
John Strong
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May 27, 2012

Re: Essences and Science

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I’ve been thinking some more about your last email. Seems to me that the Thomistico-Aristotelian treatment of essence is the one that is least burdened with
John Strong
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Aug 23, 2011

Essence

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I’ll copy the group just in case someone is interested in this tangent. I’m probably not far enough along in my reading to engage you effectively on this
James Given
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Aug 14, 2011
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