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Joseph Schmid

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Background

About Joseph Schmid

Joseph Schmid is a philosophy researcher and the creator of Majesty of Reason. His work explores the nature of reality, religion, and the mind. In August 2026, he publicly announced his return to the Catholic Church.

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Published debate record

6 eligible one-on-one scorecards. Average published score: 87.3/100. Scores describe these debates, not the person's overall ability or worth.

Joe Schmid vs Chris Tomaszewski: Is Divine Simplicity True? · 2020

Schmid presses simplicity through composition, Trinitarian asymmetry, and contingent knowledge; Tomaszewski answers through aseity, analogical predication, subsistent relations, and extrinsic differentiation.

Chris Tomaszewski: 86 · Joe Schmid: 87. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.

Josh Rasmussen vs Joe Schmid: The Argument from Limits · 2023

Rasmussen develops arbitrary limits into qualified perfection; Schmid’s holistic, axiological, symmetry, and necessity objections leave the God-like conclusion substantially underdetermined.

Josh Rasmussen: 84 · Joe Schmid: 90. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.

Gregory Pine vs Joseph Schmid: Is Divine Simplicity True? · 2021

Pine develops a coherent classical framework, but Schmid more effectively isolates missing causal bridges and unresolved differences between necessary divinity and contingent knowledge.

Gregory Pine: 75 · Joseph Schmid: 87. Scores assess the reasoning in this debate.

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