Hume, the laughing Scotsman, woke Kant from his “dogmatic slumber” with his skeptical attempt to formulate a science of human nature and has continued to variously puzzle, provoke, and inspire philosophers ever since with his half-mocking and sometimes ambiguous writings. His views on religion, particularly his attack on miracles, have stimulated some outrage and a…
Category: College
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Brief Unorganized Notes on Dostoevsky’s “Demons”
I recently typed up some notes on truth-telling in writing – its importance, I suppose. I just realized its mad importance. I’ve been reading Dostoyevsky’s “The Devils” and it’s been a long time since I ached to read after I put the book down. I’m flying through it. It began as a rather silly, cute…
3/18/18 ~ thankful list of Spring
We must live life joyfully because God has painted this picture for us in vibrant tones and pastels and sombre black, he has written this dance for all to play a part, created a clock of intricate delicacy, and it ticks and tocks to the beat of his heart. Therefore, “remember your Creator in the…
Smashing the Dasein(er) Glasses: How Can I Act Restfully and Exist Selflessly?
God says that man can rest secure if he loves God and neighbor, but man would only love God and neighbor if he already rested secure. This maze began in the Bible. It eventually makes it back there. We are reading through the book of Hebrews in my community Bible study. A couple months ago,…