11 ideas
7388 | McGinn invites surrender, by saying it is hopeless trying to imagine conscious machines [Dennett on McGinn] |
3185 | Multiple realisability rules out hidden essences and experts as the source of water- and gold-concepts [McGinn] |
17371 | Some kinds are very explanatory, but others less so, and some not at all [Devitt] |
17373 | Species pluralism says there are several good accounts of what a species is [Devitt] |
17372 | The higher categories are not natural kinds, so the Linnaean hierarchy should be given up [Devitt] |
7602 | In the Bible God changes his mind (repenting of creating humanity, in the Flood) [Armstrong,K] |
7605 | Monotheism introduced intolerance into religious thinking [Armstrong,K] |
7599 | Around 800 BCE teachers superseded gods in India [Armstrong,K] |
7597 | There is virtually no sign of monotheism in the Pentateuch [Armstrong,K] |
7606 | The idea that Jesus was God was only settled in the fourth century [Armstrong,K] |
7596 | Faith is not just belief in propositions, but also putting trust in them [Armstrong,K] |