Is the absence of evidence an evidence for absence? Over the years, this question has troubled not only philosophers who specialize in epistemology but also those who dabble in philosophy of religion which deals with the existence of God where this problem came to be known as divine hiddenness. Religious believers will often deny the […]
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It is not events that disturb people but their judgments concerning them. – V, Enchiridion, Epictetus It is a common response for man to cry out when he experiences a misfortune and undergoes the trials of life. However, according to the Stoics like Zeno, Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius, it is not really the misfortunes
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“Beautiful things take time but the wait is the best part. The anticipation, the hope, that’s what keeps everyone alive. That’s what makes us, us. Our desire to see our wishes come true. Our desire to one day touch the stars and not be afraid of the emptiness beneath us.” – Kian Sabik, “And the
Plato’s Allegory: Modern Perspective by Angelo Greñas Batangas Three years ago, I have encountered the Allegory of the Cave by Plato. There was this uncanny feeling that among all other subjects, it was during Filipino class that I encountered it. I have always considered myself an average junior high school student and I am
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HAPI CALL-TO-ACTION on COVID-19 PANDEMIC Written by FilipinasDelValle March 26, 2020 Manila, Philippines Being crisis and disaster manager, I have networks of acquaintances and friends that I get to call and can call on me if and when we need each other. The global pandemic have affected us as well. The Philippines have announced
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What is sympathy, empathy, altruism in humanism? The English dictionary contains many words that either have the same meaning, almost have the same meanings, opposite in meanings, pronounced the same way but of different meanings, and so forth. Thus we have what we call homonyms, antonyms, heteronyms and synonyms. Today I would like to talk
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On Presuppositionalist Apologetics by Ben Sackenheim Cincinnati, Ohio, United States April 8, 2019 Many readers may not even be familiar with this term, but you will need to know it because if you are involved in the messy business of counterapologetics for long, you will eventually encounter it. Presuppositionalism is a drastically different method of
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