Post by Arlon10 on May 3, 2020 18:27:26 GMT
Did you know that the word "hell" in several parts of the Bible owes its origin to an early method of sanitation? There was a place just outside Jerusalem where all rubbish was discarded and burned. There are various descriptions of the etymology of the word though. It means "hole" in many other contexts and there was a hole where the rubbish was discarded.
A different sort of a rubbish heap is the list of topics on this board that are burned out.
Here are some topics it might be useless to try to raise again.
A) Is 0.99999 ... (to infinity) "equal" to one?
There are two "fair" answers. In any context of real world practical measurement there is no meaningful difference. For example 1 - that expression with just 16 of the trailing 9s number of meters that is already smaller than the radius of a proton. However In a purely philosophical context there is a difference that might have some meaning later in investigations of neutrinos. And It can represent the philosophical concept of "infinitely small" or "infinitesimal" meaning something like 1/infinity, however since division by infinity is not allowed, there is the other notation.
B) Are free will and omniscience compatible?
This dilemma is easily resolved by understanding the difference between "knowledge" and "agency." Simply "knowing" George chopped down the cherry tree (if he did) in no way implies any agency in chopping down the tree other than George's.
C) The problem of evil
The most burned out of all topics, it has long been resolved by the existence of beings with free choices. It can be obvious in this "fallen" world and might not appear in higher realms as far as we know.