Jerry R., List: JR: Is it your claim, then, that the actual proposition should matter?
All I am saying is that the title of Peirce's article strongly suggests that it is primarily about a neglected argument for the Reality of God. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 6:13 PM, Jerry Rhee <[email protected]> wrote: > Jon, list: > > > > You said: > > “ I find it rather implausible that a work entitled "A Neglected Argument > for the Reality of God" was somehow intended to be more about "the > *attitude *and *method *from which all decisions of importance to the > conduct of a life should begin," such that the content of the hypothesis > itself is secondary or even irrelevant.” > > > > That is an interesting statement. Is it your claim, then, that the actual > proposition should matter? > > > > If it matters so much, then, what is it for this situation, the > proposition/hypothesis; that thing that makes the matter answerable? > > > That is, if "The hypothesis cannot be admitted, even as a hypothesis, > unless it be supposed that it would account for the facts or some of them?" > what is the argument in logical form for the NA? Where is the beginning of > such a thing? > > Thanks, > Jerry R >
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