Tag: philosophical theology
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Why arguments almost never change minds
This is a short excerpt from highly esteemed Professor Graham Oppy’s Reinventing Philosophy of Religion: An Opinionated Introduction. (link) Even though it is very short compared to the original, it covers the most significant points. The text presents a deep critique of how arguments function in philosophy, especially in debates about religion. It challenges the…
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The Post-Holocaust philosophical theology
The Holocaust broke the old religious world. It killed the illusion of a God who protects the innocent. It destroyed the belief that history unfolds under divine supervision. And it forced every serious thinker to confront an evil so engineered that older doctrines fell apart instantly. Earlier centuries tolerated contradictions inside theology. They allowed people…