Next week came and this time Rachel was already there. Andy was glad to see her, Sandra was uncertain how to feel, the rest of the group, well they were just there. What is the topic for today Rachel said. Faith and salvation Sandra announced sounding somewhat self assured. She Read more
…. and that is the good news, the gospel! The bad news is that you were lost in sin and destined for hell. But Jesus died for your sins and now you are forgiven and have eternal life. If you accepted Jesus as savior, you claim your identity as a Read more
Choice is a word that is employed in common speech to express a concept. That concept, when probed, exposes how we as humans view our consciousness. In this paper choice is contrasted with necessity in such a way as to expose two fundamental principles that govern how we view the Read more
In the last section I argued that if an agent is governed by necessity in the sense that there is a real inability to do anything else, that agent has no choice in the matter. I also argued that the real inability must be in the mind if it is Read more
Well next week came, but where was Rachel? Andy was disappointed but Sandra was somewhat relieved that Rachel wasn’t there. The group began talking among themselves when Sandra quietly said to Andy, What did you think of Rachel’s questions? Her questions were provocative for sure. I wish she was here Read more
The day was dark and had the threat of rain as Ross, Sandy and I entered the line to visit Auschwitz and Birkenau. Kinda fitting given the evil that haunts this place. First there is a security check of your ticket and passport to make sure the names on both Read more
Sandra was very excited. She had prayed that she would get the job and she just got off the phone with her future boss – she had the job. At Bible study that evening she exclaimed that God had answered her prayer. At the same Bible study was Andy, he Read more
1 The Concept of NecessityWhen a response to a situation is by rule in the sense that given a particular set of circumstances the response follows and it cannot be any other response, then that response is said to be a necessary response. If we define an agent as anything, Read more
The word choice is employed in common speech in a matter of fact way that disguises the complexity of thought that surrounds it. Choice expresses a concept and that concept when probed exposes how we view our consciousness. What do you mean by choice when you offer it to another? Read more
Dan was walking with a new friend, Rob, from school. They had much in common and were both anticipating the next year of college. Rob asked Dan to come to a youth group meeting at his church the next evening. He did. The meeting was lead by the youth pastor Read more