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Materialism Philosophy
Materialism philosophy comes in too different brands. There is metaphysical materialism which is concerned with the nature of things that exist. There is also political materialism which is concerned with human behaviour and social organisation. This article is concerned only with the former type of philosophical materialism.
In recent decades there has been [...]
Materialism and Monism
From a purely rational perspective it seems that we are forced to accept that there is only one thing that exists in the universe. What it is we should consider that thing to be is a very difficult problem to present a conclusion to. Materialism and monism are presented together as the [...]
December 13th, 2007 | therationalgod | 0 comments | Continued
Christian Science and Pantheism
During my surfing hours the other day I came across what to me is a little known organisation called Christian Science which was founded by Mary Baker Eddy towards the end of the 19th century. She wrote an article called Christian Science and Pantheism which was aimed at damning pantheism and promoting [...]
Understanding Spinoza (part 3): Freedom and Necessity
When understanding Spinoza we discover that the most profound conclusion from his philosophy is to be found in Part I, Proposition XXIX.
‘In the nature of things nothing contingent is admitted, but all things are determined by the necessity of divine nature to exist and act in a certain [...]
Understanding Spinoza (Part 2)
This post is to develop further towards understanding Spinoza’s metaphysics and to look at the crucial ideas he raises. Spinoza’s main work, The Ethics, in effect introduces a set of definitions and elucidations of each of the fundamental notions of substance, cause, attribute, freedom and necessity, explaining each in terms of the [...]
Understanding Spinoza
If you are ever going to get more than a brief understanding of pantheism then it is vital to get to grips with understanding Spinoza. Spinoza was not the first pantheist, but he is probably the most influential pantheist since the time of the enlightenment. The decline of theism and the rise of alternative [...]
Define Pantheism
Pantheism is one of the oldest belief systems there is which purports to offer an overall view about the nature of the universe. It is a metaphysical scheme that is robust to criticism more than most and a worldview which is often supported by intellectuals and scientists. How we define pantheism can allow for [...]
Verification and Falsification
The process of science is undertaken through two similar but distinct paths; verification and falsification. The two, though different, have more similarities than they have differences. Verification and falsification are based on two strands of knowing something; these are empirical data and rationality.
Empirical knowledge is basically that knowledge which is presented to our [...]
Physics and God
It is often claimed that physics and God are attempts at explaining the same thing. That thing is the universe. The four big questions of existence are: “Why are the laws of nature what they are? Why does the universe consist of the things it does? How did those things arise? How did [...]
Introduction to Philosophy and God
How should we treat questions regarding philosophy and God? Does philosophy stray from its purpose when it discusses God? Do questions concerning God merit philosophical analysis? Or in the broadest terms, are investigations into philosophy and God really investigations of the same thing?
Philosophy and God have never really existed as two [...]
It's amazing that the religious will try anything to discredit the athiests or agnostics of the world.
One of the main ...
I have enjoyed reading about the Rational God on the website but that also raised a lot questions I had ...
to me dawkins seems to stuck in Cause-and effect science to make any substantial statement on god and universe at ...
bit new at this - so if you reply, please let me know at rafa@blueyonder.co.uk There should ideally be a double definition of monism. You are talking about "substantive monism". There should also be a ...
This same thing came to mind as I reviewed the recent works of rambling atheists. To to be philosophical ...
Jpmanzi,
The answers to your questions would probably depend on who you were talking to. I think the phrase "scientific pantheism" ...
Geez,
Took me forever to find your site again. Accidently deleted it off the blogroll. I really need to ...
interesting observation. 
Very interesting and enlightening. Thank you... I've been trying to find that "clear daylight". I'm abandoning theism yet ...
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