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Of all the things I said in that post, the rhetorical questions that practically answer themselves are what you chose to respond to? How about Hindus? Are there some saved Hindus? Perhaps there are saved members of NAMBLA! What about atheists? Are there any atheists that manage to get saved...

Calvinism: Inconceivable! The system of Calvinism presents itself as a faithful exposition of biblical truth. It is, in reality, a philosophical framework imposed upon Scripture. At its core lies not a devotion to the Word of God as it stands, but a prior commitment to a concept of God that was...

I've literally lost what it was we were talking about but in response to this specific statement... If someone who identifies as Catholic has come to trust in Christ alone for salvation, apart from the sacraments, apart from Mary, apart from the priesthood, apart from papal authority, etc, etc...

Good bye.

Which is the reason I'm not interested in discussing the age of the universe with you. A point you will not understand, nor care to.

No. You're as dishonest as the day is long. You don't respond to substantive posts and intentionally waste people's time. We can discuss the following article, if you like. (You won't even read it!) Contact: A Eulogy to Carl Sagan Written by Dr. Ray Bohlin The Paradox of the Movie Contact At...

@Avajs, You keep appealing to science and to experts as if that settles something, but what you are actually doing is outsourcing thought. You are invoking authority, not applying reason. That's not science, that's scientism, which is an issue I became familiar with back in the 80's when Carl...

No. I would agree that math and physics (i.e. logic/sound reason) breaks down if you presuppose your theories about the start of the universe. That's a statement about your theories, not the start of the universe.

Logic, that's how! Put some Cool-Aid inside a pitcher before anyone makes the pitcher. Take a photo of it and post it here. Go ahead, give it a shot. Whatever you do, don't drink the Cool-Aid!

What I provided was an argument showing that evidence cannot be recognized as evidence without presupposing the existence of God. Thinking itself, the very act of cognition, including the perceived need for, investigation and recognition of evidence is a series of actions that could not happen...

Do you even understand what the word "presuppose" means?

Saying it doesn't make it so. Do the brave thing and actually make an attempt to present a real actual argument instead of just making baseless statements like this. SHOW ME the circularity if you think it exists. People who attempt to refute the argument I've made seem to always do this. The...

You playing devil's advocate would pose far more of an intellectual challenge to me than the alternative but sadly, you're quite right, my post was intended to be aimed at Avajs.

It was perfectly responsive. Your lack of understanding it as such, not withstanding. The existence of God has to be presupposed for you to utter a single intelligible syllable. The question, "What particular EVIDENCE leads you to presuppose God?" is itself the evidence it purports to seek. The...

For the record, I hadn't ever heard the term "Apostolicity" either. I'd wager that barely 5% of non-catholic church goers have any familiarity with the term at all and likely less than half of non-Catholic pastors and otherwise seminary trained people would know it either. Also, if you ask...