Archive for January 24th, 2007
An Argument Against God’s Omniscience and Its Refutation
Can God know that He is omniscient? That is, can He be justified in holding the true belief that He is all-knowing? God, being supremely actual, knows Himself by vision; He “sees” Himself. But how does He know that His vision is completely reliable? After all, God cannot examine Himself to find out. For if [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2007 under Philosophy, Religion.
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Dawkins Evolves Spider Webs, Wings, and Shells
Spider Webs. Our author showcases a computer program that can automatically, via simulated natural selection, adjust the parameters of a web through generations of spiders in order to improve its efficiency. The variables include the number of randomly shot flies caught and the cost of silk, both possibly subject to the law of diminishing marginal [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2007 under Science.
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On Regret in General
A paper I am reviewing defines regret as follows: A painful negative feeling experienced by an agent as a result of feeling responsible for some unpleasant, unfavorable, or unacceptable outcome of a situation that presented some alternative choice the agent could have selected in the past and in fact, wishes that she had selected. This [...]
Posted: January 24th, 2007 under Philosophy, Politics.
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