Kenny Pearce

I read old books and am confused about God. Philosophy Prof, @JMU_Phil_Rel (formerly @TCDPhilosophy). Latest book: Is There a God?,

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

The official preprint of "Metaphysical Symmetry and the Modal Ontological Argument" is now available (open access!) from Religious Studies: https://t.co/taINbrCgh4

[Phil Vischer @philvischer]

Good morning!

God made you special, and he loves you very much.

That’s it. That’s the tweet.

[Phil Hoyeck @PAHoyeck]

Something like this happened to me recently and it is thoroughly depressing.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@Jeff_Palouse This is for a class on Locke on politics and religion. One of the things that's interesting about this document is that it very carefully documents everything from ancient sources, but it's not actually about 5th century Alexandria, it's about 18th century England.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

Really looking forward to discussing this text with my students tomorrow!

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@kvallier Despite the fact that there would be lots of different agents with lots of different goals, this is a scenario in which things like the collapse of the global banking system would be near-certain & much worse outcomes are possible.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

I know this seems technical and abstruse, but as someone with a little (now very outdated) computer science background, the suggestion that AI might be close to proving P=NP is the first time I've seriously worried about AI apocalypse scenarios.
https://t.co/ztTQpd0Ncv

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@kvallier Yes, that's right. But there's a realistic possibility (not a certainty, or even a probability!) here that we are months away from a world in which AI agents can easily compromise every internet-connected device.

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

One suggestion for legislation in a new Congress: A statutory Bivens remedy.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@Showtime1256763 Ah, I know Evans, but not that book. Thanks!

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

Apart from Kierkegaard, what should I read for philosophical reflection on the binding of Isaac or Ishmael? (Thinking about the nature of faith.)

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

Senior Advisor to Ken Paxton says “our churches, Christianity—it’s all gone” after the blue wave last night.

If you think Christianity is gone because of these election results, then you weren’t worshipping Jesus… you were worshipping the Republican Party.

[Kevin Vallier @kvallier]

This is, on balance, good news for the Church. Maybe the American people won't associate Christianity as much with the right as they do. Good. The Gospel should not be tied to any political party.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@SIUChasmite I don't know what that is.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@WilliamsAustinM Thanks!

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@SIUChasmite I am not a fan of Kierkegaard. But I'm writing a 50 thought experiments in philosophy of religion book. I can't not discuss this story, and I can't discuss this story without talking about Kierkegaard!

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@SchmittTheory Yes, definitely. Such a good book.

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@CharacterGap Ooh, thanks! I've read a lot of Adams, but haven't read all of that book and didn't remember there was a chapter on this!

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

@PAHoyeck Not sure if it has a name but that one about cutting up one healthy patient to harvest organs to save ten people sure sounds like a horror movie.

[Phil Hoyeck @PAHoyeck]

Some horror-themed philosophical theses and thought experiments for Halloween. Am I missing any?

• The Evil Demon thought experiment (Descartes)
• The Ghost in the Machine (Ryle)
• The Leviathan (Hobbes)
• Philosophical zombies (Chalmers)
• The Spectre of Communism (Marx)
• The Spirit of Revenge (Nietzsche)
• Spooks (Stirner)
• Swampman (Davidson)
• The Utility Monster (Nozick)
• The World-Spirit (Hegel)

[Kenny Pearce @KennethLPearce]

Friday afternoon office space.