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Category Archives: Evil
Do transplants transfer moral qualities?
Will getting a transplant from a murderer make you evil? More people willing to refuse transplant from a criminal.
Posted in Evil, Religion Blog, Science
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Subjectivity and evil
I was thinking that Kierkegaard’s objectivity/subjectivity distinction could help me articulate my views about evil and the “problem of evil”. I gave a first try in class on Thursday. I think one inescapable difficulty is the “public” nature of evil … Continue reading
Posted in Evil, Kierkegaard, PHIL 500, PHIL 525, Religion Blog, Theorists
Tagged Evil, Kierkegaard
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It is well with my soul
One of my favorite hymns. I only recently read about its history. From Wikipedia, here’s a snip: “It Is Well with My Soul” is a very influential hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. This hymn … Continue reading
Posted in Evil, Hymnody, PHIL 500
Tagged Hymns, It is well with my soul, Spafford, suffering
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Questions, questions, questions
I’m struggling to find questions for my PHIL 500 class forum. I don’t want to have the class devolve into a theological slugfest. Here are some ramblings courtesy of a medium Americano at my local Peets. If Hick is right, … Continue reading