PPT-Doubt as a Virtue

How to doubt and have faith without exploding Travis M Dickinson Doubting Do you fly Doubting Doubting Typical prescription for doubt Wait it out Treat symptoms as best you can Hope it goes away. Blank Slate vs. Hard Wired. When we come into the world at birth, the mind is like a blank tablet. . Or. Some ideas are directly known by the mind and are not learned from experience: a. the laws of logic; b. the basic principles of mathematics; c. cause/effect; d. concept of perfection; e. idea of God; f. moral concepts.. A service LetŽ may be called by either player/team. Foot faults may only be called by an Official either allocated for that purpose or a person performing a Chair Umpire function. Player 13.2 Subjunctive with verbs of doubt or denial. Whenever a sentence express . doubt or denial . in the main clause, the . subjunctive. will be used the subordinate clause because it implies uncertainty.. ETHICS BOWL. STARTER QUESTION. Think of someone who you think of as . a good person. .. It could be a family member, friend, someone famous – anyone!. Q: What . makes. this person good?. List the . Themes in Ethics and Epistemology. Shane Ryan. s.g.ryan@sms.ed.ac.uk. 09/10/13. Topic. What is virtue ethics?. Structure. 1. The Motivation for Virtue Ethics. 2. Virtue Ethics: historical background. A service LetŽ may be called by either player/team. Foot faults may only be called by an Official either allocated for that purpose or a person performing a Chair Umpire function. Player Virtue vs. Impurity. “The moral excellence evident in my life as I consistently do what is right.”. Showing integrity by making good choices in every situation. . Virtues" are attitudes, dispositions, or character traits that enable us to be and to act in ways that develop this potential. They enable us to pursue the ideals we have adopted. Honesty, courage, compassion, generosity, fidelity, integrity, fairness, self-control, and prudence are all examples of virtues.. By the end of Chapter 2 we had made it to 1840 with the discovery of stellar parallax and correspondingly ridiculously large distances to the stars.. At this point, it is useful to introduce a device, similar to the Evil Genius device of Descartes, known as the Random Alien Test (or RAT). Under the RAT device, an alien spontaneously appears and asks random planetary inhabitants basic knowledge questions about the Universe that any "intelligent civilization" would know. So, in 1840 the RAT question would be:. Two myths about doubt. A fundamental approach to take toward our doubts. The main cause of our doubts. The kinds of doubt we have. When in doubt.... Doubting God's love or goodness. Four Major Areas of Doubt. Good life Final end Rational. . Function Flourishing . . Eudaimonia. Virtues Doctrine of the mean Vices . 1. What are the vices for each of the following virtues? . Recap – The Virtues. STARTER QUESTION. Think of someone who you think of as . a good person. .. It could be a family member, friend, someone famous – anyone!. Q: What . makes. this person good?. List the . qualities or character traits . Travis . Dickinson. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. @. travdickinson. www.travisdickinson.com. These slides can be found at:. www.travisdickinson.com. Do you fly?. Making your faith your own. Morality, Sin, and Virtue OUR FEARLESS SEARCH FOR A MORAL INVENTORY Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. At its core, working Step 4 reflects our willingness to trust the HP of our understanding uncovered with Steps 1, 2, and 3. better and more active men if we believe it right to look for what we don