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March 31, 2006
Plantinga, or why I was not a philosophy major
I went to hear Al Plantinga at Covenant College last night, and while I grasped most of what he was saying, I realized that the way my brain works is not totally in tune with the way a philosopher's brain works. Which is why I took only one philosophy course at Covenant (phil. of language, baby!), and why I didn't even consider majoring in it. However, good ol' Al was quite proficient at stating things clearly, and I was able to understand at least his definitions of evolutionary psychology and scripture scholarship even if I wasn't able to make all the connections. It was a great lecture, and a great crowd, and it made me want to read all of Warranted Christian Belief. I will leave it to a more astute student of philosophy to explain more in depth what he talked about. But I did walk away with my faith somewhat strengthened.
Off to Boston tonight, and a long weekend with the old 5N girls. I've arranged a visit with BU people on Monday. A report with pictures will be forthcoming.
| By heiders | 07:59 AM
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I was wishing I could be there. Glad to hear that Plantinga speaks English (unlike some philosophers). :)
Posted by: funke at March 31, 2006 05:28 PM
