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Philosopher at Wichita State University At PhilPapers: https://philpeople.org/profiles/scott-hill Wichita State University Philosophy: https://www.wichita.edu/academics/fairmount_las/philosophy/faculty/index.php

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · 1d

My paper 'Earthly Life is Not Pointless for Universalists' is forthcoming in Religious Studies. An unofficial, uncorrected draft is available at PhilPapers.

Scott Hill, Earthly Life is Not Pointless for Universalists - PhilPapers

Some philosophers and theologians argue that if God will save everyone, then earthly life is pointless. No matter how good earthly life is, heaven would be far better. So there is ...

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Aug 5

Official version here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Classical theism and universalism - International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

In Not a Hope in Hell, James Dominic Rooney argues that universalism, the view that necessarily God will save everyone, is inconsistent with classical theism. I show that Rooney’s argument is unsound....

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Why people who believe in God fear death

Abstract. People who report believing in God fear death. They also experience grief when someone they love dies. Philosophers and social scientists sometim

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jul 29

Penultimate draft here: philarchive.org/rec/HILWPW

Scott Hill, Why People Who Believe in God Fear Death - PhilArchive

People who report believing in God fear death. They also experience grief when someone they love dies. Philosophers and social scientists sometimes claim that this can only be plausibly explained by ....

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jul 29

My paper, 'Why People Who Believe in God Fear Death' is now online at Analysis. academic.oup.com/analysis/adv...

Why people who believe in God fear death

Abstract. People who report believing in God fear death. They also experience grief when someone they love dies. Philosophers and social scientists sometim

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jul 13

Congrats!

Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jul 11

Well done!

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Jul 8

“An under-discussed aspect of striving to have conversations across serious disagreement is the personal value they can bring... I think they make me a better philosopher” — Elizabeth Barnes explains why, at Daily Nous
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The Personal Value of Conversations Across Serious Disagreement (guest post) - Daily Nous

"I know that people are reluctant to voice objections to things I’ve said, not because I’ve given a convincing argument, but because I’m a person with a disability making claims about disability, and ...

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jul 4

My paper 'Classical Theism and Universalism' is forthcoming in the International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. An unofficial draft is available at PhilPapers. philpapers.org/rec/HILCTA-3...

Scott Hill, Classical Theism and Universalism - PhilPapers

In Not a Hope in Hell, James Dominic Rooney argues that universalism, the view that necessarily God will save everyone, is inconsistent with classical theism. I show that Rooney’s argument is ...

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Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · Jun 20

Dear all,

Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Jun 11

Congrats

Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · May 23

I get that. Seems like it's made for people who want to tinker and craft.

Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · May 23

Don't know which I prefer. But I gather that most people like totk better.

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · May 23

Why not one boxing? Why not totk?

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Apr 19

I can't believe some people are happy that this man is our president. As the tattoo on his forehead clearly shows, he is a member of the MS-13 gang.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 18

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks kind of you not to post it.

Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Apr 3

I'm dying to know if you were reading a particular paper that sparked this observation and if so what paper it was.

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Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · Mar 28

I made a 10-minute, richly illustrated summary of Margaret Cavendish's Blazing-World (1666), a very early (some say earliest) Science Fiction novel. Please have a look and share if you like it!

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The Blazing World (1666) by Margaret Cavendish

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Helen De Cruz @helendecruz.net · Mar 26

New post (it's been a while) on Lady Li (Zhuangzi) and the badness of death

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Lady Li: Death and the maiden

Lady Li was a daughter of the border guard of Ai. When she was first captured and brought to Qin, she wept until tears drenched her collar. But when she got to the palace, sharing the king’s luxurious...

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The Journal of Philosophy @jrnlofphil.bsky.social · Mar 20

#newarticle "Strawsonian Hard Determinism" by Scott Hill

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Strawsonian Hard Determinism - Volume 121, Issue 12, December 2024

Strawsonian accounts of moral responsibility are widely associated with opposition to hard determinism. However, it is only a historical accident that these views are bundled together. I show that Str...

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Scott Hill @scotthill.bsky.social · Mar 11

Congrats!

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SERRC @serrc.bsky.social · Mar 10

Particularism and the Conventional Wisdom Revisited, Scott Hill

I thank Kurtis Hagen for his reply (2025). It is valuable for people with very different perspectives like us to candidly lay out our disagreements. While Hagen makes several points that merit engagement, I focus here on Hagen’s…

Particularism and the Conventional Wisdom Revisited, Scott Hill

I thank Kurtis Hagen for his reply (2025). It is valuable for people with very different perspectives like us to candidly lay out our disagreements. While Hagen makes several points that merit engagement, I focus here on Hagen’s defense of Charles Pigden’s diagnosis of the Blair example and Hagen’s argument that I have not met Pigden’s (2007) challenge. ... .

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Foxy @foxylustygrover.bsky.social · Jan 1

What did you do on New Years Eve 1999?

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SERRC @serrc.bsky.social · Dec 24

Particularism and the Conventional Wisdom, Scott Hill

I am very grateful to Kurtis Hagen (2024) for pressing me on this topic. Working through his criticisms helped me to refine, modify, and improve my thoughts about where particularist allegations against the conventional wisdom go wrong. Hagen…