tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post2685522662412981718..comments2024-02-29T19:21:32.831-05:00Comments on Possible Worlds: God and Possible WorldsRandy Everisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-32984349174024545692021-08-04T08:32:34.593-04:002021-08-04T08:32:34.593-04:00Good question! So here we'd want to distinguis...Good question! So here we'd want to distinguish between knowing and showing, in that both concepts differ from one another and you can know something without showing it (I could be said to know my own name, even if somehow all evidence external to me were erased, people silenced, etc.).<br /><br />That said, I will try to answer the question: first, I would appeal to people's sense that it really is possible that God exists. Many people have that intuition, after all.<br /><br />But failing that, or if they think it's just as likely as not that God's existence is even possible, then you can just run through all sorts of various evidences (e.g., the kalam, teleological, other arguments). While none of these establish a full-blown picture of God on their own, collectively they give us something that seems both to pick out God and to be at least possible!Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-22916499425442319892021-03-22T02:06:30.188-04:002021-03-22T02:06:30.188-04:00Hi Randy,
I appreciate that I may be late to the ...Hi Randy,<br /><br />I appreciate that I may be late to the party, but I have a question that seems not to have been addressed. I understand the logic of the argument that you present and have no issue with that. <br /><br />My question is this - how would you show that God's existence is possible?<br /><br />rgds, Ian.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01156265303159447064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-61425593267942277142014-05-26T18:38:03.585-04:002014-05-26T18:38:03.585-04:00Indeed. I'm sorry about all that James; it was...Indeed. I'm sorry about all that James; it was great fun, but I didn't think I might be disappointing some others who may have been watching and hoping for something more interesting. :)Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-16222459791724075332014-05-06T21:39:35.782-04:002014-05-06T21:39:35.782-04:00I was surprised to find the amount of comments lef...I was surprised to find the amount of comments left on this post had risen from 0 to 35 since my last view. I thought 'Wow, what the heck happened?'. Sadly (in a way) I didn't miss some great battle of intellects but just some troll getting outwitted. Pretty funny stuff though :) Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-87188772088777425592014-05-05T22:24:15.252-04:002014-05-05T22:24:15.252-04:00This is hilarious lolThis is hilarious lolRandy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-46216928689083832762014-05-05T21:24:40.815-04:002014-05-05T21:24:40.815-04:00Yes I have.Yes I have.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-16031641373466465882014-05-05T21:08:43.867-04:002014-05-05T21:08:43.867-04:00No you haven't. And the more you avoid doing s...No you haven't. And the more you avoid doing so the more you show everyone that you don't have a coherent argument. Give a definition from a linked online dictionary. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-88416614726011937042014-05-05T21:00:58.792-04:002014-05-05T21:00:58.792-04:00Second post question, rather.Second post question, rather.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-63637800568619308092014-05-05T21:00:09.740-04:002014-05-05T21:00:09.740-04:00I've given it multiple times. Ironically, it i...I've given it multiple times. Ironically, it is you who have not offered any definition, and you asked the question (your second question, to be precise). You may avail yourself of a reading tutor, if necessary. :)Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-20303459248445015582014-05-05T19:41:09.638-04:002014-05-05T19:41:09.638-04:00How is this in any sense of the word ambiguous?
...How is this in any sense of the word ambiguous? <br /><br />"Define omnibenevolence."<br /><br />You won't define it because you know you don't have a coherent argument. Otherwise you would have given it long ago.The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-13533045198234112272014-05-05T09:01:51.784-04:002014-05-05T09:01:51.784-04:00See guys, The Thinker has a track record. As soon ...See guys, The Thinker has a track record. As soon as I saw he wasn't going to disambiguate the question, it was all fun from there!Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-55955084996342609532014-05-04T22:08:21.660-04:002014-05-04T22:08:21.660-04:00No, I don't know it. Next.No, I don't know it. Next.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-28892617648975255912014-05-04T22:06:46.393-04:002014-05-04T22:06:46.393-04:00LOL. You don't have a coherent definition or a...LOL. You don't have a coherent definition or argument and you know it. Just as I suspected. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-37498581218372553042014-05-04T22:04:20.920-04:002014-05-04T22:04:20.920-04:00The Randy Online Dictionary, precisely two entries...The Randy Online Dictionary, precisely two entries so far.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-56835204912652507572014-05-04T22:01:12.151-04:002014-05-04T22:01:12.151-04:00Cite an online dictionary that uses that same defi...Cite an online dictionary that uses that same definition. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-40887972709151789512014-05-04T21:56:15.146-04:002014-05-04T21:56:15.146-04:00That's easy: "omnibenevolence" means...That's easy: "omnibenevolence" means "funny" and "evil" means "Steve Carrell."Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-60628820477783924472014-05-04T21:48:11.636-04:002014-05-04T21:48:11.636-04:00Define omnibenevolence first.Define omnibenevolence first.The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-13792298974175764602014-05-04T21:41:52.833-04:002014-05-04T21:41:52.833-04:00All of it.All of it.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-11295316866376052642014-05-04T21:37:52.581-04:002014-05-04T21:37:52.581-04:00Explain what? Explain what? The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-924742528902626702014-05-04T21:30:43.501-04:002014-05-04T21:30:43.501-04:00That doesn't make any sense. You explain that ...That doesn't make any sense. You explain that in detail, otherwise it's obvious you don't have an answer.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-30979053532992002802014-05-04T21:26:23.126-04:002014-05-04T21:26:23.126-04:00Ok then explain in detail, otherwise it's obvi...Ok then explain in detail, otherwise it's obvious you don't have an answer. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-18778095621820477742014-05-04T21:19:16.813-04:002014-05-04T21:19:16.813-04:00It was an actual answer, and you just didn't l...It was an actual answer, and you just didn't like it.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-76613844704011918912014-05-04T21:17:07.318-04:002014-05-04T21:17:07.318-04:00That wasn't an actual answer and you know it.That wasn't an actual answer and you know it.The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-38149556921592581992014-05-04T21:06:22.431-04:002014-05-04T21:06:22.431-04:00It's only a few comments up.It's only a few comments up.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-82214895883504697222014-05-04T20:57:33.608-04:002014-05-04T20:57:33.608-04:00Where? I've read and critiqued your response t...Where? I've read and <a href="http://www.atheismandthecity.com/2014/04/randy-replies.html" rel="nofollow">critiqued</a> your response to me and I didn't see it anywhere. Could you reprint them here for clarity? The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.com