Round the Sphere Again: Languishing in the Link Pile

I try to have a category for each of these link round-up posts so that the links included are somehow related to each other. The only connection these two links have, as far as I can see, is that they’ve been so long in my clippings file waiting for a link partner that I’ve been tempted to delete them. But they’re too good for that.

Understanding Counterfactuals
It’s the context that determines the meaning of any counterfactual. It may be “literally telling the truth about counterfactual situations” or “figuratively telling the truth about the factual situation” (Brandon Watson of Siris).

You’ll find Brandon’s post especially useful if you do any discussing with Molinists. (For a while, it seemed like libertarian free will proponents tended to move toward open theism in their search for a coherent system. Now it’s Molinism that’s trending, or so it seems to me.)

True to Your Word
When people ask Andree Seu for prayer, she prays on the spot (World). Sometimes I do this, and I should try to do it more often, because it’s so easy to forget promises made.  Andree lists other advantages to this practice, too.

Comments

[rosemary]

When I read Andree Seu's post a couple of days ago, I thought I need to follow her example. It's something I've rarely done, but I need to take the initiative and pray on the spot instead of waiting until later.