hyperdulia again Posted August 7, 2003 Author Posted August 7, 2003 Whether or not my examples are lacking, good is still not defined by intention which is what mrtl's professor said. Thhanx Pius that was a neat story.
vianney Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 Couldnt heat be what we describe as something missing coldness or Light being something we describe which misses darkness?
Jake Huether Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 Whether or not my examples are lacking, good is still not defined by intention which is what mrtl's professor said. Thhanx Pius that was a neat story. I don't think he meant "intention" as in "what I intend to do...". I think he was refering to the express purpose of the object in question. Something is good when it is doing what it was meant to do. In other words, the substance of "good" is God's intention for things. Things are good when they do what God intended them to do. God's intention in all things is good! So, good is not simply God. The substance of good is simply this: God's intentions. So while you may "intend" to do something good and royally screw up because it in fact was bad, when God has an "intention" it is always "good". Good is God's intention!
hyperdulia again Posted August 7, 2003 Author Posted August 7, 2003 I interpreted it as intention and his student correct that.
Jake Huether Posted August 7, 2003 Posted August 7, 2003 Couldnt heat be what we describe as something missing coldness or Light being something we describe which misses darkness? You can, only becasue we've defined "cold" as the opposite of "hot" and "dark" the opposite of "light". But in reality: No, because light is defined by a specific activity (the emission of photons and so forth). Heat is actually a substance - it is Energy (quantified by numerous equations, like E=MC^2). Cold and dark are simply words to define the opposite of heat and light. They themselves are nothing.
hyperdulia again Posted August 7, 2003 Author Posted August 7, 2003 you can't define a concept by what it lacks. that breaks every philosophical rule i've ever encountered that is false. you can define tangible things and thhings that can be scientifically demonstrated to exist by what they lack. you cannot seriously with any degree of intellectual credibility define a concept such as good or bad by what it lacks.
vianney Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 Holy carp i am going to love philosophy this fall at college! I see what you are saying Jake, we can prove light and we can prove heat they came first so to speak......we had to encounter light and heat first. hmmmmm this is good stuff.
littleflower+JMJ Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 have fun.....my brother nearly went nuts in that class! you have to be prepared cuz they love to battle religion...and you might have to answer questions upon what you believe in so have good answers for them.. represent ok? :D
littleflower+JMJ Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 i recommend st. augustine and Pope JPII works they have philosophical writings that will blow everyone away! ;)
vianney Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 Littleflower; Ha Ha naw it is a seminary/catholic college so the prof i will have is a priest. But I do know what you are talking about specifically in public universities...Hey can i ask a question....How do you get quotes like in that blue box? dont know if that made sense but can someone answer that for me.
littleflower+JMJ Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 Littleflower; Ha Ha naw it is a seminary/catholic college so the prof i will have is a priest. But I do know what you are talking about specifically in public universities...Hey can i ask a question....How do you get quotes like in that blue box? dont know if that made sense but can someone answer that for me. oh! :D sorry ! i thought you meant college!! oh okay...never mind....still rep. phatmass okaythen! LOL okay i think i shouldn't have skipped my afternoon nap today after all! hehe and if you want to quote you just go to the corner of the reply box to the reply you want to quote and press quote and it takes you where you can post your reply and also edit the other persons quote..... or you just copy the lines and paste Them in the reply box and put brackets in there like this.. then the quote and end it like this [/*QUOTE] but take off the * and you got it!! :D :D
vianney Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 and if you want to quote you just go to the corner of the reply box to the reply you want to quote and press quote and it takes you where you can post your reply and also edit the other persons
littleflower+JMJ Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 whoo hoo!! A+!! way to go vianney!!! quote me on that one please!! :lol:
God Conquers Posted August 8, 2003 Posted August 8, 2003 "it is good to praise the Lord, to ake music, in his name oh God most high..... to proclaim His love and faithfulness all the days and through the niiiiiiiiiiight.... lai lai lai......."
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