This brief essay intends to touch on two important questions related to the philosophy of time as well as the philosophy of religion. We will first look at what it […]
Over the last few decades there has been much debate within the philosophy of science over which interpretation is the most adequate for interpreting scientific theories that refer to the […]
The philosophy of religion typically includes analyses of religious concepts, beliefs, arguments, and practices of religious adherents. One of the central tenets to this branch of contemporary philosophy is the […]
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that examines questions pertinent to knowledge and belief, and the related issues of justification, truth, and types of certainty (1). There are a number […]
Many people think that scientists, and science itself, operate independently from underlying beliefs. However, this is quite untrue, and we shall examine why in this short essay. For one, it […]
This paper intends to achieve several outcomes. First it will examine the positivistic paradigm, define it, elucidate its methodology, and examine its philosophical assumptions. The paper will then conclude with […]
A proposition can only be said to be true if it corresponds to reality. For example, if I told my friend that I ate eggs and bacon for breakfast this […]
Bayes’ theorem, named after the English mathematician Thomas Bayes (1701-1761), is a way to figure out conditional probability, namely, the probability of an event happening given specific conditions. For instance, […]
What is Historical Realism? Historical realism is the view that we can really know history, as well as study it. Philosopher William Lane Craig explains that “on the realist view […]
Many have wondered if praying to God is in any way productive. After all, there are billions of people and surely God can’t hear all of our prayers at one […]
