I am Jeffrey Williams, and welcome you to my blog. Most know me as a simple semiliterate biker who lives somewhere under a bridge – an occupation that affords ample time for reflection on things in the world. My primary interest is our time of vertigo as announced by the Madman in Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft and poetic thinking of Sein.
This blog concerns thoughts, poems and arguments on Being, philosophy and our place in cosmos. All comments are welcome.
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Wir kommen für die Götter zu spät und zu früh für das Sein, dessen angefangenes Gedicht ist der Mensch.
Martin Heidegger: Aus der Erfahrung des Denkens
Part II: Response to Bob Felts on Mathematics and Reality
In Part II Bob gives us an impressive and interesting overview of the mechanics of computation. The problem is that it skipped over the questions at hand, which are whether the mind really is fundamentally a computer, and why reason should accurately describe reality. Those questions remain and I will go on to address them.Continue reading “Part II: Response to Bob Felts on Mathematics and Reality”
Comments on William Lane Craig’s Attempt to Rebut My Article on the Illusion of Fine-Tuning
Just this week I discovered that, on his website last August, William Lane Craig attempted to rebut my article on the fallacy of intelligent design. I suggest you read his rebuttal before going any further: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/the-illusion-of-design/ And for those who haven’t read my original piece, you might want to take a look at it here:Continue reading “Comments on William Lane Craig’s Attempt to Rebut My Article on the Illusion of Fine-Tuning”
Part I: Response to Bob Felts on the topic of Applicability of Mathematics to Physical Reality
Bob Felts has provided several extremely interesting responses to my initial post and has come to a brief pause so I can catch up to what he has written so far. My response will also divide into several sections over the coming days. Here I will begin with thoughts on his Part I and anotherContinue reading “Part I: Response to Bob Felts on the topic of Applicability of Mathematics to Physical Reality”
Continuation of a Conversation with a Mathematician on the Seeming Applicability of Mathematics and Reason to Physical Reality
This is a continuation of a Twitter discussion I am having with wrf3 on the applicability of mathematics and reason to physical reality. We have moved it here for a more convenient forum for lengthy responses. Wrf3 is a mathematician and software engineer. I’ll briefly restate my position on this question and then respond toContinue reading “Continuation of a Conversation with a Mathematician on the Seeming Applicability of Mathematics and Reason to Physical Reality”
Script to YouTube Video: William Lane Craig’s 14 Ridiculous Responses
Introduction On Cameron Bertuzzi’s YouTube channel, Capturing Christianity, William Lane Craig appears on a recent video entitled “Dr. Craig Rebuts the Best Atheist Arguments”, to which I’ve linked above. I am convinced that Craig is a dishonest apologist who knowingly presents false arguments and empty rhetorical tricks, not to actually convert anybody, but to playContinue reading “Script to YouTube Video: William Lane Craig’s 14 Ridiculous Responses”
Script for YouTube Video: Refutation of William Lane Craig’s Argument for God From Mathematics
William Lane Craig and his sidekick, Cameron Bertuzzi, recently responded to a video by Rationality Rules’ rebutting Craig’s five-minute cartoon presentation of his argument for god from mathematics that was based on a paper by Eugene Wigner. Being mired in the reductionist and trivializing nature of analytic philosophy, Rationality Rules did not mount a veryContinue reading “Script for YouTube Video: Refutation of William Lane Craig’s Argument for God From Mathematics”
Response to Eckels on the Messiness of Applicability of Mathematic to the Universe
This is a response to a question arising from my recent video on the error of the argument for god from mathematics, which Eckels raises the question of messiness. The video can be seen here: This becomes somewhat demystified if we take Kant’s view of mathematics as our starting point and focus on Poincare’s demonstrationContinue reading “Response to Eckels on the Messiness of Applicability of Mathematic to the Universe”
Response to Eckels on Heidegger and Being
An overview of Heidegger is extremely difficult, dangerous in that it can give a trivialized impression that obscures the great profundity of his thought, and perhaps even impossible. Consider what follows to be less than even a mere introduction, and if it interests you then ask lots of questions. First let’s put him in historicalContinue reading “Response to Eckels on Heidegger and Being”
Reply to John Mark Reynolds on the significance of William Shakespeare
I started a conversation with my good friend, the Christian philosopher John Mark Reynolds, on Shakespeare’s pivotal cultural role with this article published in John’s blog: Eidos. He responded here, but due to events surrounding the Covid virus he wasn’t able to publish my counter-response: Due to several requests, I present my last response below:Continue reading “Reply to John Mark Reynolds on the significance of William Shakespeare”
Answers to Questions from Chris Rhodes on Epistemology, Physics and the Kalam
This is in response to a conversation between Chris Rhodes and me on Twitter. The subject is too involved to attempt on Twitter, so I am answering here. 1. Why should we believe it to be true and what evidence is there for it? A. The physical structure of perception and cognition suggest it. TheContinue reading “Answers to Questions from Chris Rhodes on Epistemology, Physics and the Kalam”
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