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https://metacrock.blogspot.com/2020/06/laws-of-physics-beyond.html This is a major issue in my TS argument, the notion of laws of nature imply God. modern thought changes the meaning of law but hey can't stop using the word.  They get into double talk to avoid the contradiction

Derrida 1930-2004 My old adversary 'I am Skeptical; (aka "Skepie") attacks my TS argent, [1]  My last exposition of this argument was fairly recent on this blog. [2]  Skepie opens:  Joe Hinman has posted a new article defending his "Transcendental Signifier Argument". This is an argument for God that Joe has developed based on Jaques Derrida's philosophical concept of the "transcendent signified", and which I have criticized in a previous post of my own*. In my review of Joe's argument, I pointed out that the argument is not logically valid, and that it is based on a gross misunderstanding of Derrida's philosophy.  Skepie doesn't know anything about Derrida. I studied Derrida with a professor who was a student of his in Paris,.  Skpie doesn't read most of the things he critiques. Which are you going to believe knows more about Derrida? Of course says nothing  specific about Derrida lest he demonstrate his ignorance. ...

https://metacrock.blogspot.com/2020/06/how-do-we-know-god-is-not-evil.html A basic assumption for theodicy is the idea that God is good, why should we assume that? I offer three reasons

        "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." (Mark 1:1)         The gospel, or good news, is the message of salvation from sin by Jesus Christ. It consists of His death, burial, and resurrection. The gospel is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes (Romans 1:16). Christ is both the object and the source of the gospel.         Mark may have been alluding to the introductory words of Genesis ("In the beginning...") as he began writing his account ("The beginning of the gospel..."). This language points to Christ as the New Adam who presides over a new heaven and a new earth. There are two different narratives of events in a single glorious story of redemption.         To be called the "Son of God" entailed deity from a Jewish point of view and thus the usage of that title would be blasphemous if given to a mere man. Moreover, the Roman Emperor would be called...

there is post see "read more" 1. Something exists. 2. Whatever exists does so either because it exists eternally or because it's existence is dependent upon some prior cause or set of circumstances. 3.If all things that exist are dependent for their existnece there is no actual explanation of causes 4. Therefore, there exists at least one  eternal thing 5. The  one eternal thing is the logical explanation for all causally dependent things 6.Any eternally existing cause of all things is worthy of the appellation "God." 7. Therefore God exists. There are different types of necessity and contingency, Truth itself can be either necessary or contingent: Distinction between kinds of  truth . Necessary truth is a feature of any statement that it would be  contradictory  to deny. (Contradictions themselves are necessarily false.) Contingent truths (or falsehoods) happen to be true (or false), but might have been otherwise. Thus, for example:  "S...