Ersatz Doctor Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@SecularOutpost John Walton has *excellent* work on Genesis arguing that it’s not about creation ex nihilo. He has a popular level book on it called “The Lost World of Genesis One.” He says it’s a narrative about God ordaining creation as his temple. He does a ton of work showing how ANE…

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@rkmosser I joke but I will say that rule util. seems to have a dilemma. Either it becomes a “gov’t house” utilitarianism (Bernard Williams’ critique) or simply isn’t a consequentialist theory in any meaningful sense (which isn’t nec. a bad thing).

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Just finished “The Code Breaker” by Walter Isaacson. Very well done. A bit hard to keep track of at times given how many different people are involved at different times. But overall a fascinating account of scientific competition and the intersection between business and… https://t.co/yEpWSapJLl

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Finally read “Story of Your Life” and absolutely loved it. I really enjoyed the film “Arrival” and get they had to stretch the short story and why they added dramatic elements. But the high global stakes made the protagonist’s choices feel less significant, unlike in the book. https://t.co/LFOZfl9FeX

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@JoshuaLWatson I ended up using a paper by Eleonore Stump "Love, By All Accounts." It's an APA presidential address she gave where she briefly mentions a few accounts of love and then explores on by Thomas Aquinas. It was short, clear, and a good example of analysis without being too technical.

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It might seem cliche but Descartes’ Meditations is one of my favorites. I think this is nostalgia driven because it was one of the firsts texts I really engaged with and it blew my mind at the time. I also really enjoy Plato’s Apology, Crito, and Phaedo. Lots of rich ideas. https://t.co/vwTIHw0tPc

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This also reminds me of the classic Lewis Carroll quote: "Would you tell me, please," said Alice, "what that means?" "Now you talk like a reasonable child,” said Humpty Dumpty, looking very much pleased. "I meant by 'impenetrability' that we've had enough of that subject… https://t.co/h62X9BiA8z

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This also reminds me of the classic Lewis Carroll quote: "Would you tell me, please," said Alice, "what that means?" "Now you talk like a reasonable child,” said Humpty Dumpty, looking very much pleased. "I meant by 'impenetrability' that we've had enough of that subject… https://t.co/h62X9BiA8z

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Reading WL Craig’s 1980 “The Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz” and he introduces Thomas Aquinas as “underrated by non-Thomists and overrated by Thomists” which I think is hilarious.

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@PressX_toDoubt It’d be interesting to track usage across time. I think the lacking belief definition was rarely ever used even outside of philosophy. I suspect it traces to Antony Flew’s famous essay in the 70s where he stipulates the negative def. but notes how non-standard it is. Then in…