{"id":489,"date":"2016-06-24T13:06:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=489"},"modified":"2017-10-31T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T15:39:32","slug":"appendix-z18-a-fix-it-conceptual-plug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.potentialismtheory.com\/td\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"APPENDIX Z18: A Fix-It \u201cConceptual Plug\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-height: 1600px\">\n<div class=\"pc pc9c w0 h0\">\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h6d y7b6 ff1c fs29 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">APPENDIX Z18:<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h6d y7b7 ff1c fs29 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h6d y7b8 ff1c fs29 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">A Fix-It \u201cConceptual Plug\u201d?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x44 h2d y7b9 ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7ba ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">The Summa series started out with God and Evil<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7bb ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">(1988). In that work it was demonstrated how Q4P\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3c h2b y7bc ff19 fs20 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">\u221e<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7bd ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">potentially might not just solve the classic<br \/>\n                philosophical-\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7be ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">religious conundrum of Theodicy<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>, but would seem\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7bf ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">to simultaneously solve as well several other key\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c0 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">philosophical issues in metaphysics.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h2d y7c1 ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c2 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">As pointed-out in this volume, God and Good, many\/\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c3 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">most\/all major \ue0c4elds \u2013 not just Metaphysics \u2013 would<br \/>\n                seem\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c4 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">to have gaping holes in them. The appendix relating<br \/>\n                to\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c5 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">noted scientist Atkins, for instance, highlights via<br \/>\n                excerpts\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c6 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">from his works \u2013 gaping holes in the physical<br \/>\n                sciences.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h2d y7c7 ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c8 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">This \u2018gaping-hole\u2019 issue ranges through Astr<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ophysics,\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7c9 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Biology<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>, Anthropology<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>, Philosophy<span class=\"_ _e\"><\/span>, Theology<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>,<br \/>\n                Cosmology<span class=\"_ _e\"><\/span>,\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7ca ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Life Sciences and <span class=\"ff2c\">on-and-on<span class=\"ff1b\">. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h2d y7cb ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7cc ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">The key \ue0c4elds \u2013 and probably all r<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>elated \ue0c4elds \u2013 have\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7cd ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">major gaps.<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y315 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Now<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>, adroitly plugging Q4P\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x4c h2b y7ce ff19 fs20 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">\u221e<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x72 h55 y315 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">\/Extraordinariation into the<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pc pc9d w0 h0\" style=\"top:500px\">\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7cf ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">respective gaps, seems to potentially<br \/>\n                close-the-gaps.\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7d0 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">(Is that the world\u2019<span class=\"_ _0\"><\/span>s most<br \/>\n                grandiose assertion or what?)\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7d1 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Thus, we have an intriguing potential<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7d2 ff2c fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">simultaneous<span class=\"ff19\"> solution on a very grand scale.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7d3 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Are we <span class=\"ff2c\">catching your attention<\/span> yet?\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7d4 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Several examples:<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h55 y7d5 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Evolutionary Biology: What drives Evolution?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h55 y7d6 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Physiology: What drives Consciousness?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h55 y7d7 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Astrophysics: What ignited\/dr<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>ove the Big Bang,\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h55 y7d8 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">in particular?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h2d y7d9 ff1b fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h55 y7da ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Cosmology: What ignited creation and maintains<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7db ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span> <span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span>the Cosmos more generally?\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x67 h55 y7dc ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Metaphysics: What is the <span class=\"ff2c\">purpose<\/span> of Man, the\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x3a h55 y7dd ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span> <span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span>cosmos?\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"pc pc9e w0 h0\" style=\"top:1000px\">\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7de ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Astronomy: Why is the cosmic or<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>der so <span class=\"ff2c\">wondrous<\/span>?\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7df ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Life Sciences: What drives Life? What is Life?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7e0 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">What makes Life so tenacious?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7e1 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Anthropology: what drives the \u2018Ascent of Man\u2019?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7e2 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Love Science: What drives Love?<\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7e3 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">and, of course, our initial inquiry into the<br \/>\n                Theodicy\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y7e4 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span> <span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span>question-\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x55 h55 y7e5 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\">Religious Philosophy: Theodicy question \u2013 If there<br \/>\n                is\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y7e6 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span> <span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span>a God who is all-powerful and merciful, why is ther<span class=\"_ _2\"><\/span>e\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"t m1 x73 h55 y7e7 ff19 fs4 fc0 sc0 ls0 ws0\"><span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span> <span class=\"_ _69\"> <\/span>gross evil?\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APPENDIX Z18: A Fix-It \u201cConceptual Plug\u201d? The Summa series started out with God and Evil (1988). In that work it was demonstrated how Q4P \u221e potentially might not just solve the classic philosophical- religious conundrum of Theodicy, but would seem to simultaneously solve as well several other key philosophical issues in metaphysics. 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