13 ideas
7910 | Pursue truth with the urgency of someone whose clothes are on fire [Ashvaghosha] |
5831 | The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP] |
5829 | We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP] |
5830 | The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP] |
5826 | The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP] |
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7599 | Around 800 BCE teachers superseded gods in India [Armstrong,K] |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] |
7909 | The Eightfold Path concerns morality, wisdom, and tranquillity [Ashvaghosha] |
7596 | Faith is not just belief in propositions, but also putting trust in them [Armstrong,K] |
7908 | At the end of a saint, he is not located in space, but just ceases to be disturbed [Ashvaghosha] |