Philosophy

To see part 2 of this response click here . Summary: In an episode of "The Dividing Line" entitled William Lane Craig, the Lowered Bar, Molinism, and Erasmus , James White argues that middle knowledge undermines God's sovereignty. This essay argues that White's criticisms either yield trivial conclusions, yield self-undermining premises, imply a viewpoint that is wholly unintelligible, inter alia. In light of these shortcomings, I reconstruct White's argument in two differen

Resumen: En el segmento de la película Calvinist ( Calvinista ) que aborda sobre la Elección Incondicional varios entrevistados describen el concepto, proveen textos prueba y relatan sus reacciones a estos. Yo concluyo que el segmento carece de claridad, que los textos prueba no cumplen con su objetivo y que la reacción de una persona a la Elección Incondicional hace evidente una verdad intuitiva. Introducción La película Calvinista introduce a su audiencia al sub-grupo de

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Abstract: Naturalized Epistemology is usually seen as Quine’s attempt to move epistemology away from philosophy to science. Some ill-advised Naturalists make use of Quine’s response to Carnap to justify the “end of Philosophy” (or at least Epistemology), and to affirm the primacy of Naturalistic Scientism over other disciplines. Nevertheless, I suggest that such readings of Quine’s essay might reveal some Naturalistic aspirations, but it surely does not reveal Quine’s intenti

Resumen: En la película Calvinist ( Calvinista ) los entrevistados (aparentemente) argumentan en favor de la doctrina de la depravación total y que ello hace imposible el Libre Albedrío Libertariano (a partir de aquí LAL). En este ensayo demuestro que los entrevistados cometen una petición de principio en favor de la depravación total y en la idea de que está en contradicción con el LAL. Introducción La película Calvinista incluye una sección que está dedicada a articular y

Question: Dear Tim, William Lane Craig suggests that God “has to play with the cards he’s dealt.” Tim, do you agree with that sentiment? If so, doesn’t that imply that there’s a “dealer” dealing God the cards which He must work with? -Sean Tim's Response It amazes me how a single off-hand remark can be made and Calvinists take it out of context , and run with it as their foundational attack against Molinism! What is really sad is that many of these folks do not even try to

Summary: The two main arguments the Calvinist movie present against unlimited atonement are: 1) that unlimited atonement diminishes the effect of atonement and 2) that unlimited atonement fails to countenance the double jeopardy argument. Within this essay, I contend that these two arguments violate three basic principles within Biblical theology and the arguments are both question-begging, as we will see. Therefore, given the lack of Biblical defence on the side of the Calvi

Summary: In the segment of the Calvinist movie covering Unconditional Election, several interviewees describe the concept, provide proof texts, and recount their initial reactions to it. I conclude that the segment lacks nuance, that the proof texts fall short of their target, and that one man’s initial reaction to Unconditional Election evinces an intuitive truth. Introduction The movie Calvinist introduces its audience to the Reformation-based sub-group of Christians know

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So you want to be an apologetics writer or speaker. Or maybe you already are one. How can you become a better communicator? Here are 5 quick pointers: 1. Watch Your Language No, I don’t mean profanity. I mean your vocabulary. If you’re like me, you’re immersed in the apologetics world. You read apologetics books, you listen to apologetics podcasts, you devour all things apologetics. So you’re used to the language, the ideas, the jargon. But your audience may not be. Find

I recently had the pleasure of meeting the former atheist and French Calvinistic philosopher named, Guillaume Bignon ( Click here to read his amazing story). I attended the EPS/ETS conference in Rhode Island and was invited to lunch with a few philosophers, theologians, and apologists. I happened to sit right next to Bignon as I was sipping my warm soup on a cold Northeastern day. One professor sitting on the other side of the table encouraged me to continue my work at Free

On July 8, 1741 the famed revivalist  Jonathan Edwards  preached his legendary “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God ” sermon wherein he metaphorically raked his audience across the coals as he terrified them with the vision of a God whose attitude toward sin was so scornful, it was the stuff of nightmares. Here’s a brief sample: “They are now the Objects of that very same Anger & Wrath of God that is expressed in the Torments of Hell: and the Reason why they don’t go down

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Recientemente, he estado teniendo buenas conversaciones con muchos en el movimiento por los derechos de los gays. Mis amigos en la comunidad LGBTQ y sus defensores a menudo intentan argumentar que la homosexualidad y el cristianismo bíblico son perfectamente compatibles. Esta táctica no debe emplearse ya que finalmente falla por varias razones que hacen referencia solo al Nuevo Testamento. Primero, Jesús hizo muchos mandamientos, y en Mateo 19:18 Él dijo: "No cometerás adult

En un episodio de televisión de The West Wing , el presidente Josiah Bartlet (interpretado por Martin Sheen) se ve irritado por una personalidad conservadora de la radio quien defiende llamar a la homosexualidad una "abominación" al citar Levítico 18:22 – "No te acostarás con varón como los que se acuestan con mujer; es una abominación." Esto irrita al presidente liberal que luego se da cuenta de ella entre la multitud en un discurso que está dando y procede a hacerle algunas

One of the most common protests against Molinism today is a purely philosophical argument known as the “Grounding Objection.” This complaint is based on a controversial version of the correspondence theory of truth known as the theory of truth-makers. Accordingly, in order for a statement to be true, then there needs to be something else in virtue of which the statement is true. The advocates of the grounding objection typically assert, therefore, that “God cannot know someth

¿La verdad objetiva se aplica a la moralidad? Esta pregunta tiene importantes ramificaciones dependiendo de cómo la respondas porque básicamente pregunta, "¿EXISTE DIOS?", Podemos ver esto demostrado a través del uso de la lógica en un silogismo deductivo conocido como "El Argumento Moral". Aquí está: 1- Si Dios no existe, los valores y deberes morales objetivos no existen. 2- Los valores y deberes morales objetivos existen. 3- Por lo tanto, Dios existe. Para evitar esta c

Recently I’ve been working my way through Victor Reppert’s “C.S Lewis Dangerous Idea.” In Reppert’s book, he draws from C.S. Lewis’ ideas about man’s ability to reason and subjects them to philosophical rigor to produce a well-developed series of arguments which suggest that if naturalism is true then “reasoning” itself is likely impossible. In reading Reppert’s book I got the sense that his goal was not only to stand on the shoulders of giants but also to breathe new life in

Me parece notable cómo tantos ateos están saltando sobre esto, "Jesús estaba casado y tenía hijos", tendencia. Sin embargo, este salto parece ser una inconsistencia flagrante, ya que muchos escépticos e incluso "Mitistas de Jesús" están afirmando ahora este llamado "evangelio perdido" que reporta que Jesús estaba casado con María Magdalena. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/11/10/the-book-that-claims-jesus-had-a-wife-and-kids-and-the-controversial-author-

Los incrédulos arrancan sus versículos del contexto textual e histórico. Los cristianos usan las leyes expiradas como garrotes y las promesas de otros como versos de vida. Sólo admítelo: Tú no entiendes el Antiguo Testamento. Y eso está bien. Las escrituras del AT tienen miles de años. Ellas consisten en varios géneros literarios como historia, poesía y profecía. ¿Y qué hay de todas esas leyes extrañas? ¿Por qué los cristianos les gusta citar restricciones contra la homosexu