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Comment on About Tim by Tim Malone

Tim Malone — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:59:50 +0000

Thanks for the heads-up about the missing email address Chris. I have added it. It used to be prominently displayed when I was on Blogger. Didn’t notice that it didn;t transfer over when I switched to WordPress a few years ago.

Comment on About Tim by chris

chris — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:23:26 +0000

what is your email address? In several places you suggest that your visitors send you an email to get some stories that you have, but i cannot find your email address on the site anywhere. I was studying a few topics and some of your comments and stories may help me find what I am looking for.

Comment on Not Your Typical Disaster Fiction by Michaela Stephens

Michaela Stephens — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:17:08 +0000

Pretty gripping!

Comment on Not Your Typical Disaster Fiction by Carol

Carol — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:15:55 +0000

Great stuff. But then you’re a natural born writer, aren’t you. So says S & T. Pretty exciting.

Comment on In Defense of Virtue Ethics by Tim Malone

Tim Malone — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:44:45 +0000

This essay earned an A as the final term paper in our introductory philosophy class. We studied Epistomology, The Mind / Body Problem, Free Will, Existence of God, The Moral Life and Political and Social Philosophy. Who says the California Community College system doesn’t offer great instruction? It was a great class.

Comment on We Have Limited Free Will by Nadine Hays

Nadine Hays — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:40:42 +0000

Here’s an expansion of your thoughts, Tim.

I personally have been trying to figure out what is going on in our world…why are we in the position that we are?

I have come to the conclusion that our country, as prophesied in 2 Nephi 1, indeed was a “chosen nation”. 2 Nephi reads: ” 5 But, said he, notwithstanding our afflictions, we have
obtained a land of promise, a land which is choice above all other lands; a land which the Lord God hath covenanted with me should be a land for the inheritance of my seed. Yea, the Lord hath covenanted this land unto me, and to my children forever, and also all those who should be led out of other countries by the hand of the Lord.”

Our country was established on some incredible principles, as reflected in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. When you discuss agency, we must remember how privileged we have been to be able to exert our agency in matters that in other countries would have resulted in our being imprisoned or even sentenced to death.

Some of these privileges are gradually going away due to the direction our political leaders are taking us. Our political leaders are doing this because “the poeple” are allowing them to do so. A large percentage of our population are either indignant or ignorant regarding this, which is why this is happening.

People need to start speaking up if they want to have the gift of agency preserved. Some people say that the suppression that is going on has been prophesied and we can’t do anything to change it. Well, in 2 Nehpi 1:23 it says “Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness. Shake off the chains with which ye are bound, and come forth out of obscurity, and arise from the dust.”

We cannot shake off the chains if we are not informed. It is indeed my prayer that more people will start to wonder as I have. I have a testimony that as we search for the truth, it will be made known to us. We all must remember that it is indeed our agency that will decide whether we choose to do this or not. All that I can say to my fellow brothers and sisters in the world is: “CTR” (Choose The Right).

One of my favorite books is entitled The Five Thousand Year Leap. It was written by Cleon Skousen. This man has an incredible way of showing us how God’s way and man’s way should run together in harmony, and not antagonistically, as it is doing today. If one is short on money, I have posted this book on my blog SearchPonderAndPrayToday.blogspot.com. All I can say is try it, you’ll like it.

Thank you, Tim, for doing this post about agency on your blog.

Comment on We Have Limited Free Will by Tim Malone

Tim Malone — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:28:37 +0000

Thanks Kramer. I agree. It seems so obvious. That’s why I couldn’t figure out why so many philosophers (apparently about 90 percent) hold that position that we don’t have free will. They argue we can only act as if it exists (compatibilism) in order to make society work. Yet it seems so basic to the rest of us. Why do they have such a hard time with this concept from William James? One of the few who gets it today is Bob Doyle at The Infomation Philosopher:

http://www.informationphilosopher.com/

Comment on We Have Limited Free Will by kramer

kramer — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:02:59 +0000

Wow! You’ve stumbled onto what every 6 year old knows.

Comment on We Have Limited Free Will by Tim Malone

Tim Malone — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:55:30 +0000

I wrote this as a position paper for a philosophy class Carol and I are taking in the evenings at the local community college. I am definitely not a hard determinist but can understand why some people would take that position. I also think I am not a libertarian because I do believe that real, genuine free will is possible where a libertarian’s position is that we will just act as if we have free will to make our society work. Ultimately, we have adequate and sufficient free will to fulfill our purpose in life which is to learn and grow.

Comment on The Ambush by Stephen M (Ethesis)

Stephen M (Ethesis) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:16:05 +0000

Velikovsky was an amazingly sharp debater. He routinely engaged others in public fora and demolished them. It is fascinating to realize just how skilled he was and how that impacted audiences.