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By his question's premise, one might wonder why Paul seemed to think salvation coming the Gentiles was a new thing! Romans 11:11 I say then, have they stumbled that they should fall? Certainly not! But through their fall, to provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles.

I've quoted Calvinists on this topic in a view notable places. This is just one prominent example. Another is in my essay, "Our Moral God" where I quote Gordon H. Clark's "God And Logic". Calvinists aren't wrong because they're stupid. They're wrong because they choose to be. They will use...

Consider yourself corrected. Ability? Of course. One's skill in the use of sound reason is very definitely on a scale. No question about it. It's a skill like any other. Someone who spends hours a day in the water is going to be a better swimmer than someone who spends all his time behind a...

To whatever degree you undermine our ability to use reason is the degree to which you hobble our ability to tell right from wrong and truth from error. To whatever degree you believe we are incapable of using reason is the degree to which you are arguing that we are amoral and, as a consequence...

So this isn't going to be a comment about the Big Bang and so forgive the rabbit trail but I just wanted to make an observation about the way Answers in Genesis (AiG) does their videos and see if anyone agrees with me or if I'm just all wet. Am I wrong or is there just no comparison in...

How does that imply that there are multiple universes? There is exactly zero evidence that whatever is past what we can see is appreciably different than that which we can see. There is an equal amount of evidence that "space" is infinite. That is, if by "space" you mean the physical universe...

My advice is to go in knowing that you're not going to get them to move an inch off their doctrine no matter what you say or how you say it.

We can't understand any of it if reason doesn't work. We cannot understand a thing about God if logic doesn't apply to God. And in what manner was Eve's reasoning "lesser" except that it was flatly false? She, as you said, had all the information she needed to resist the temptation. That...

In addition to asking anything that is relevant to this discussion in this thread, please feel free to ask any question you might have about that essay in the thread about that essay. Two things here.... First, you should understand that reason is so foundational to any meaningful...

I get that this was your point and I feel like I did a rather good job of refuting that point, did I not? I'd enjoy reading any response you might have to my three point argument on this specific point.... First, I would refer you to an essay I wrote that covers some important ground in this...

Whether you were consciously an Augustinian or not, if you ever believed that God is immutable, you have Augustine to thank for it. He is THE source of the doctrine in Christian doctrine and at least to that extent, all believers in the Classical attributes of God, which are all logically...

So, because of a decidedly boring lack of substance from most everyone here on TOL who doesn't already agree with me, I've not posted here in the last couple of weeks. It was my intention to stay away for at least the rest of the summer and that may still be what I do because it has been a nice...

The only people I care anything about are actively reading this thread and so I'll just say this here.... I have to get away from this place. At least for a while. There isn't anything happening here that's worth the time and effort that it requires and there hasn't been for a very long time...

Liar. Welcome to my ignore list.

Completely unresponsive waste of time to read. Nothing at all other than you repeating your position as though nothing has been said to prove it false, like the repeated quoting of God's word including where it directly quotes God Himself saying things that directly contradict your doctrine...

Once again, you might could get away with this with someone else, but I'm not nearly that stupid. You DO NOT realize that you're doing it until I (we) point it out and then you ignore the point. Now, if you'd like to make an actual argument that supports this new contention of yours that our...

On the contrary. People disagreeing with me is one major reason I'm here! If there's anything frustrating me at all, its the complete lack of substantive response. I could repeat the fact that you are using OUR arguments for the next ten years and you'd still have never responded to the point...

It's stupid because you are intentionally ignoring the text of scripture, ignoring every descent argument put against you and then responding to ancillary points in a manner that is literally as if you don't know right from wrong! It's also as if you know nothing of Christian doctrine...

You are acting stupid.

The undermining and eventual destruction of the United States of America.