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50 important Philosophical Questions••••
Does God exist? (Metaphysics + Philosophy of Religion)
How can we know that He exists? (Epistemology + Natural Theology + Philosophy of Religion)
Does God have a nature? (Phil. of Religion + Metaphysics)
Does God have properties? (Phil. of Religion + Metaphysics)
Can we gain knowledge about God’s nature or properties? (Epistemology)
Is God the source of all reality? (Metaphysics + Phil. of Religion)
What does it mean to say that God is transcendent over His creation? (Phil. of Religion)
Is God the source of morality? (Ethics + Phil. of Religion)
What is Morality? (Ethics)
What is Good? (Ethics)
What is Evil? (Ethics)
How can we tell what is Good and Evil? (Ethics + Epistemology)
Why should I be moral at all? (Ethics)
Are humans just physical entities or do they have an immaterial self? (Metaphysics)
Do humans have an essential nature? (Metaphysics)
Do humans have free-will? (Philosophy of Mind + Metaphysics)
Are humans morally responsible for the things they think, do, intend, etc.? (Philosophy of Mind + Metaphysics)
Does the personal identity of a human persist through change? (Metaphysics)
What are the anthropological implications of determinism? (Metaphysics)
If we can prod the brain and produce a physical or even a mental effect, what implications follow? (Phil. of Mind)
How can God know the future? (Philosophical Theology + Phil. of Religion)
Does God know counter-factuals? (Phil. of Religion)
Is God within time or outside of time? (Metaphysics, Philosophy of Time/Science)
What is time? (Phil. Of Time/Science)
Is time a physical entity or a metaphysical entity? (Phil. Of Time/Science)
How can humans have free-will and God be sovereign all at the same time? (Phil. of Religion)
Is science compatible with religious belief / Christianity? (Philosophy of Science)
What is science? (Phil. of Science)
Is there only one scientific method? (Phil. of Science)
Do the findings of science imply naturalism or materialism? (Phil. Of Science)
Which fields of study count as science? (Phil. of Science)
What theological implications follow from the findings of Quantum Physics? (Phil. of Science)
Is scientism a rational view? (Epistemology)
Isn’t Evil incompatible with God’s being real? (Phil. of Religion)
Do God’s “omni” properties make sense? (Philosophical Theology)
Can God do anything? Even something logically incoherent? (Phil. of Religion)
What is Truth? (Epistemology)
How can only one religion be true? (Phil. of Religion)
How can one effectively compare different religions or views to see which one is true? (Phil. Of Religion + Epistemology)
Is the trinity a coherent concept? (Phil. of Religion)
How could God become a man? (Phil. of Religion)
What does it mean to say that Jesus has two natures? (Phil. of Religion + Metaphysics)
What are miracles? (Phil. of Religion)
Are miracles possible? (Phil. of Religion)
Can we examine ancient documents and gain knowledge from them? (Epistemology + Philosophy of History)
Can we know certain truths without evidence? (Epistemology)
What role do “supernatural experiences” or “mystical experiences” have to play? (Phil. of Religion)
Do abstract objects exist (i.e. does the number 2 exist)? (Metaphysics)
If abstract objects exist, what is God’s relation to them? (Metaphysics + Phil. of Religion)
Do universals exist? (Metaphysics)