20 Punosonm Cust Praosomua Crest Vout NO? Cormac © 02 The Tristram Shandy Paradox A Reply to Graham Oppy Davo S. Oneraene apartment of Phiapy UUnraty of Reding Reading, England Groen Opp scat eof sixes of ay” in my dcunion of the Tram Shandy pron, nd he lo takes suneras vtec 0 ‘at Soom ohn to Be wig abou i Sie Tm ore red ‘ality tani appearance and i ovr rer ha ody tal confine ‘seit ising, poy pon ll othe makes 9 Oppys commen. Inc Iean seared ne hing nee sboat my Econ. abot ‘te Kalam cesmolgealargune!{KCA} i errata 8 it M0 OF ‘cafe Section 1 He sys “Ths explain sce awed: sry te most that could sensibly be requ oen fie ary is tame nite ump he ray iin al at once” B36). ply Na yen Bat ely ‘fine cllochos must te piven al atest hve ade ty (py tert abot ite bh pn and he docs not igen Section? smislesdng for Opy separate te egal Testa Sandy par ox no TSP; and TSP, Tre, Ruse’ discussion might be hough Tend af tts, bla remake, ths ele mseaiag Tere oe nan heron na Fa Apne en bac Pope eS ee eee ot en ee352, Punosoriia CHnisti aspects that need to be distinguished and understood, but not two paradon- es. The two aspects are illustrated by means ofthe quantifier shift fallacy 1 ‘mention in my original paper: that no day is unrecorded does not entail that Shandy can finish, as no traversal is possible inthe scenatio. Section 3 (a) 1 do not criticize “Russell's apparent carclessness”; I remark upon, nd implicitly criticize, his canniness (my word in the original paper). 1 do not think there is anything careless in his implicit refusal to equate there not being any part of Shandy’s diary that remains unwritten with Shandy’s com= ing 10 an end, He knew the difference, I submit, whatever impression he sought to give in his discussion. (6) The last paragraph of Section 3 contains 1 perverse misunderstanding of the dialectic between the supporter of the KCA and the opponent, Neither I nor William Lane Craig assume that any temporal series of events is formed by suc dition, because neither of us believes that an actually infinite series of events could be formed by successive addition. Nor do I “concede” that itis possible that the future is fan actual infinity—I assume it for the purposes of argument! My central argument is that ifthe future were actually infinite, it could not be formed by successive addition, since the future is @ temporal series of events, and temporal series of events are formed by successive addition; specifically, as far as the present discussion is concemed, that the Tristram Shandy paradox does not illustrate the possiblity of such formation. Hence Oppy is wrong to assert that “the envisaged scenario does indeed involve a logically con: sistent description of an actual infinity formed by successive addition” (338); for the whole point of Craig’s (and my) criticisms is that such a sce~ nario would nor be logically consistent, or at Ieast would involve the con- travention of a self-evident truth (the Principle of Sufficient Reason, about which more later), Section 4 As for Oppy’s misleading analogy with taxi rides in the second para- ‘graph, my reply is: neither Craig nor I offer the forwards case of TSP as ‘proof tat the infinite cannot be traversed, only that itis not a scenario which ‘Lets lene to oe sie the debate abou the Astor andthe Beton oF time. Craig sight o emphasize that the KCA depends onthe tthof th theory. Ith theory were fu, temporal series of events could be created or given as blocks ate than formed by sucesive dion, That they could nt be infinite woud depend on the impossibility of acta infin, ‘which the other nb ofthe KCA Davip $. OveRwerc aa shows ican? The it hat TSP “woul youl be icone wheter ot involedanactal infinity formed y scene soto ep entails that t would be inconsistent even if invlved soa fore by scsi alton; 0 camot be sere oe sl formed by successive addition! t Section 5 (0 With grt het pune ew wht he Ju (ne hed gph deasing Toy Oy a ssn tt Shy ty ops er Se eg ny eos na tat heen te no oan el hhamely “a one-to-one correspondence between days and years-in-which- ‘san Sanchar woaors coronene ah Te lath of conspmecncs ne bcivarr ene ememea te wef cay pt Aad sosacay io Seas ee veel Shandy’s geting infinitely far behind in his writing (inet ugg Opp dsp dec help his ease, sine he concedes tat “the eon of onenane sor sets tive the of Shiny’ ie nd he nee ea ro fe dst pnts ps Say ah ‘riting” (339), Well said; bu it is then a non sequitur for him to conclude "Soe he inn shen no man ee a as Gar cn sao ee sap he nm prema (09) Enoki Pe exon) Cars Pipi cepa npr mater acceptable in concrete situations because it implies that Shand ‘sh rT imps tt Shays a © ais his brides But, as Oppy acknowledges, eee So saree of Cars Pinion Ped rt ei does apply to other real cases, but then there are oot et rt ons panes a a Section 6 (a) I confess to being partly responsible for Oppy's sible for Oppy’s parenthetical con- fsion n paragraph tvo (40), 20 must larly myosin, Be ewsan that itislgizally imposible for Shandy to eatd hon fae Tee ” This remark maybe to weak. See my comments on Seton 1 "AM SSE Sa ao sat OR a es gS ATS2 Prueosorna Cust bya ind of mmr! knowing or exist. Thi is what take 1 be Jogicly ingens te fre not rel and ecrlein h wy tha the pate Bet Two il allow that Gol ray (indent doe) have Inmet fitr find wich He co ys ofa Std foe 12) Wit espe prgagh fou (41), emphasize spy hat els model a dese in my orginal pape ano Eel knowles, fn ht mode! Shandy cnn mish it atbogrghy. I a tha hs ‘eons rt lpealy incon, whatever to matboateal conten. But ll Opy des hare to chang he sear Wi fe! ting ‘TSP where each diy recoded (pled) occas oer Ie eored Oise, Section 7 (a) pragrpis two and ce Oy pee ofr an alee ‘explana of why Shu ies whet he docs in TSPy. “Given hte ‘this planing at oy tne ad given tat he ck xn to hs shee ‘ne can allt evaly when hs pling wil ‘ch up othe presen (Gal). Since I dont conde his Kod of avert my calengs as Opes, itis ard wo be eran wth ely wou be” Wal low me to ‘rovide some comity: Luu Opoy wil ot be fends if dete the (Sr oi jeteexplaaion. Fer we can ol kom he ste of Shays Panag at anytime becuse we aad Know wher be as fasbed 010 ty to caplan why Shay nies when be does by appl othe ae of Is pluming, which we only Know becuse we know when eis, vould be oof a prdigntic example of crcl explaton which Fo explanation a all (6 Lede Opps lim in pagan for hl TSPs is incomplete, ‘bat Tad at this precy bene cota a exlaay oe te ‘ss psig and gaping "Gras, pts. someting i the Soy ‘ha has ot bes ea an adage explanation (342) and rer als ht my “fvorse” pil of set reson alo the favor of wally phsowpser toeghout tary Bt that pas Oppy wast know whet "there could nt Be an dogs estonia an expanced versie of he stay.” Fo “expanded Tei we sold read "aered” Opp offers "one ine though at ‘ets tat perhaps Oder ugh be prapara oy a th we 0 tis question i "Yes! (342, emphasis ade) Oppysembarasent of fives oe in wich "tall es, God fas ely wild tha Staty soud "nis placing st init on December 12001” Fare my con ss cc CI Sa Sa a a eee TL ee ee Daw S. Oomaene ss soa, bt Fuhuph | was apposed tobe sing the Tristram Shand pan oxo cen he au cnmolopea pune, nd hee he existe of ‘Ganda te anne cies were yng the oppose Dos ‘Opy ao expect neo ae th cristae of Gain ty casio paradox? Or wors, des the opponent of he KCA wa fo make sich Sumpton? Think st (cnt allowing paragraph Opy wands why Cais ies shold sot init ong hatte KCA be shown to be unsure fy tens ef he ‘uments spares acknowledging the posbity of God's oring a8 ‘cial infin collcton by sucemive adn. The reson the ties ‘owl! not fi congenial sta st wuld meu tlutng tc KA by ‘sain the extn of God. Ifthe KA is uu Bsus igor the posi tht God could waver the nine whichis nome would not as the KCA abide the pre of dete itr ener hs (Parag ih of Scion 7 dos ocason mild amusement, on fs, Fit Oppy sis tat he bees the scm TSP be gil Posie, bt hat do nt hak ht ve a auc tht ogi oe ‘de Odea Crag tha ths 0 (83). Far omg He hen offers * Shecpishpesumsion in fv fll posh) eran cox oncloing "tis ot lear tat very mach weigh shoul be geno his kind of argment” Olay so why meio 1” And ihr show he hs ‘ows, given al th points Ihave sof lise tale hse a) ht te argent ofthe preset ppc this poi i cong esac ta, «things sand (tee hat res), the alan Cosmological ener tied a Section i fare” (43). Maybe the "Kinds of reasons eile elewher™ wll Jo the wiki in Oppy's "Arguing Abo te ‘Kalan Cosmological Arpamert™ Section 8 (6) Onn ass athe gl tse Rees com Sy ‘sem pling sic try a) hi at Shey nin ht ote ete Oey oe ‘Senin adn canbe cali, since te sump ‘Sposa pn aod hh pve ba c= Ca‘and when aing 1 expt ow 1 ae fr opal insoasteny in ween) ad (2) he ones my cla ha wihou ied ing pont Ire cannot cto sy in nile which year eorespons fo which dy. ‘Opry hs ined uted me core unornatl the gti fer 10 ‘TEP nr Tsp, (crt he scenario nich Shandy hat ben wing is {etobiophy fom cry ps wt as lived precding yen which they at eorded oer wo the stnaro whic plans iif om eter tg) So th part of Opps nig in Seton 8s an leant con finn. bused an simple misening of my Pas. {b) Wnt aot the second par? Oppy sla tht one ne 0 pos tt TSP, oa ml ha prover haa colecon Frm scene “on canbe aly nlite odr spon at his argue sethmetypoposton (1-2) lk ont by bin ei. Wl the etc oss ie prove tat T3Py at ot logically ps (tht i opel poe ‘elo orale este emonabl roto eth of (Le. eae {Suc TSP fat opal possible), In ter word the ei mist ger SEG crumb ogy pout And Oppy as 0 ‘pen come coe \c) He the entvely sagas an inconsistency in my own ema out arin (1 aod (2, tinge gaat le. ti wl ha ayn may adcappven: bose nat erm incon. When {yacht the Team Shay ade pesca an inte ser, {tang xp abo TSP, TS, TSP a TSP TS, Wah ‘opto th th vn, sy ta he oneal conse) a (OE CI) and) are compte nthe ay te ser dese that {he cnr silvia he Principle of Sic Reason and enc i the broad ses, ogally impossible Section 9 (o) Oppy scuss me of ushrable ntpeatons of toes who ese. Hebegin with Rowell scusingme of shaping Rusel with ng ‘EBinaty eontsed™ Were he gt ihat for Td ot know. sne wha me Rel os oot ig comida ing com (he worse ty oii pe) (snc) Swot epi egg TSP, and Sry wis png the prea the eto ae that es making [iach a cquton Patapon racing to much it Russel hee er ‘ape ne i jt pln cnet or enoined But ha ne—Opny ass tein ele acess or umllyoptimiete” So K seems unstary show or may jst icone 1a) lam net cased of aking a sof Quen Sis views bu Copy dacs not fe spec instances, ning oly tat pose cis ipo i NN Davo S. Ovensenc sa Sith inno py 10 TSP ind py TSP cso in ‘ren nga pp Tan gly hs mut coe What {Sano hfe ot Sih scutes Tra Shen npn of {being one RCA vant fe Gewese tae tothe qui of wet Ruane oer of epponingon ‘tyne as ana mo me Shan ath ow sco orgie ro in he pet oy ta ppm ae {Oa acomed of miseyreing Oy Bis. omy is a the ne ule for mt Rend eat fy gl poet {hotly Opy i Seton thea Ops owed te! eh ‘Iayaterwede. ive stenrod het Abid ead He 1 Oppy mass ow facta once at an a et pe {e umenonsempetaton on hs nr by ying hcl whl sta tat et i yw ch Org ds ‘htc ta way lmoned boa Pns {on poe here ‘inaling seek he wor eve‘ ow ke ‘Tero wor oop tert of amos pangagh a wc Opp ri na eect (G) “Perks he che thee bo ern is oro Pos Cb ih wb ese on om) hu CE ep) wee ‘ree (6). Talis Opp atin, ple ay thin ‘owl, Dative dots amass Ci pany oe {can sak for al, dh adr waved oops ona ‘ep Thscop of my rial apes mes oc ag ch Oppy oma hve mined te eopmng Cag cecton TS) at Dar whch Sty got sty rid ni tr fi tors ad po fac att her fg | ch ‘take to be more inthe way of an original contribution to peas ‘imple toe ofthe Plo Scent Renn n TSP a la ‘Somes, mip be eo cope comets whch Osc {ppm cson of 35a Ido a any Oder ne Pst wt an a Oy Sr pe en cope Paco ig downs ale ane tay xe a Palen. hy by appeaing oP Tae mx gpd wat Cig Fstng smb own sas cise of Tis hn Thane tt ‘Sth Bt sum hae cpa suet eon ps Si sand of Cres iced Seton an yy ht spe wm jtioonn matinee To ae bev ith Ops oak at "pal Vos fhe icp of ein etn i sos rl Sim beso fit mone he ers usin” (0)a8 Praxosoma Cumsrt ‘Wyte eiamainn nik? The bueno i ie i cand eri wy aR mar oy. Oy tae Tener be once of he KCA to come i witha arc orn helo forme by see om an ly "Poni! 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For pes pre srg sha Wt nth ay of mova he at of Opp and myst Section 10 (o)Inpamgph four this discussion (nd rejection) of Wiensein's {amos thought aboat he eves cation of a nite eis of manos, (Oppy sy "Ia oder forthe soo hve epoca etaitency sts be Bal he pt as aay ber outing and his Dano , Ooenuexe = ‘Daye Kose 0 Ser sia! eh hy been ied wt he dso yin an tp counting ws foonas se iret G8). Welt Wa spt Undone dhs ot cate, ne fr a pares fh ett ena eee ity machin” cry ou twain urn: Bal ale Sie 1 whee: Opy tka Wapssans emets eetete aly comin as sytingprpotcnosburd sar ety ‘ich vote sme elfen tho end ie Wi ins it doy and ts sooth ecto wc ae te Ciao thnks # dc Dees Ory (0 The al part of Sete consis ew, weno snve ofthe siti af commana pune The tno eee ‘omen inner pot of scene ech sce os ee, ‘Soe yf pce mo pi sc) og eb ‘equ: “The po moweat ane hems os yoe nein Yer nt ear as ade whey eee jearbote nea Yr befor tht and soon Whee lon” a) Toate the) forthe reason leds mentioned, ht he longer Shandy es the fuser he gts fom his ak Many pope domo (rales shold nt) spon thre to ews ciference Doce he cepa of TSPs ant ‘T3Pe—aaheraeacepble. Winer ee my be said abot TSP om the ther band a happy to astume prey fr the purpose of rest a= ‘met thet i hing urceepable abut. smo fa act ‘nity forse by sucess ation, since the whol io the spe {oon bythe ei ofthe RCA saute way of Stn om ‘loon at the very aver of the infinite whe posit fh (gucton In TSP nothing renting compte al het “isan Shandy’ teal wing Pamosora Cust Vous, No.2 Corvacier ©2002 The Antinomies of Divine Providence WintiaM Haske Hunton Cole Huntington, nda Now dos Cid un th work That i the cata qution abou vie proven. Av anseroisquton, ts sutable fv! oF en ‘i shat lather of proadence. Thi esny wl vv nd ‘ss the pal arctan man this of pide ht a let rode Chins. The en hae «opr frm somes ke 1 arched enya. The pillars on ether se ofthe eayay cont ‘aloe amines ising fom te dnone of provide. tess ue poe lesies tht ve ocired to mary eefleve beers td thy sare tne the range fotos tat are sail ous Te cone ach ‘tween he plas const off adn anno fhat postr eae articulatory of rvidene. Is ope tht, by sing bom the varus theres of povdene make ter way among the stinones. We wll tive ata beter apyeciaon of he atactons and naan ft ‘ews that comput fr or aptanc, ‘The First Pill The Antinomy of Divine and Human Controt The ft atnomy af providence i amie oll of ws: ter it he aninomy of dine and daman cont. There no ution a te {tos min in ceri cots, wits frm that everyting a takes place occu acorance whe vin wld con To al yas would be old te abou, 0 wil ota! ysl wih sg bbl tex, Epes 111, wich re “te pln of in who yoda aba ogy em wea